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Campaign strategy

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The master game plan of candidates to guide their electoral campaign

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What are two types of campaigns

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Election and nomination

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National party convention

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It meets every four years the side the parties president and vice presidential nomination

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What was that Mcgovern-Fraser commission

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nomintees had to be selected in state run primary at local level or state meetings it was a response to re form groups that were not getting equal representation
Help stop elitism

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What is a delegate

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A representative that can vote for the nominee at the national convention

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Who to become a delegate

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A registered party member

18 + US citizen

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how do You become a delegate

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By being voted by your party

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What are delegates required to do

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Focus on People’s preference

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What are the superdelegates

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National party leaders get a delicate slot at the national convention they can vote on their own terms

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What is the invisible primary

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Before any votes are cast try to make a positive impression and show leadership skills a lot of schmoozing by pertaining to Rich people the press and delegates

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What is the caucus (nommination)

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A system for selecting nominees open meeting at local party level meetings only registered party members can vote/attend

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Primaries nommination

Who can vote and voting method

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Sometimes only registered party members are lots of others is John the same day some are completely open to all members of state
Election is secret ballot

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When is the nomination primary season

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January to June

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what State begins the primaries/caucus season

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iowa

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What is super Tuesday

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A day where many states hold primaries and caucuses contributes to frontloading

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What is the first state to hold the presidential primary

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new Hampshire

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What is Front loading

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The tendency of states to hold primaries early in the calendar year to capitalize on the attention

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What are the five major criticisms of primaries

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Too much attention to early from the
for politicians it takes time away from their outside duties
Money place too big of a role
participation is too low for favorite precipitation
gives too much power to the media

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How are National conventions used now

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They send off for the nominees because they usually already chosen

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Winner take all voting system(republicans)

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The winner gets 100% of the votes if there superdelegates (3) and they vote differently the winner gets 97%

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Proportional voting system (Democrat)

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The every candidadte gets a portion of all the votes they win Superdelegates can put their boats anywhere they want count more than others

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Congressional District voting system

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Where the state is divided into districts and each winner of the district gets all the votes

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People what might deter people from running for office

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too much money too much time , stress backrounds

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Blanketed primary

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Everyone on the ballot can cross vote was ruled unconstitutional

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What are 10 things you need to organize a campaign

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Campaign manager

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Who makes the most campaign contributions

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The rich and companies

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What are two basic ways to contribute to campaigns

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Campaign contributions and independent expenditures

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Campaign contributions

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Donations made directly to the candidate or party reported to the fec

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Independent expenditures

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Expenses on behalf of political message are made by a group and corrugated with the candidates campaign

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Federal election campaign act FECA

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Provided limits and disclosure on hand pain contributions

Who donated how much where it went

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Political action committees PAC

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Groups that raise money from individuals and distribute the money and form of contributions to the candidate

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What are the limitations on PAC’S

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individual⬜️ 5000 per year per pack

Independent expenditures ⬜️15,000 to party 5000 per year to a candidate 5000 per year to a different pac

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Super PAC

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No limits on how much one can donate only independent expenditures

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Hard money

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Donate directly to the campaign or candidate

highest amount is 2600 for an individual

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Federal elections commission FEC

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It reinforces the regulations on campaign funding

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Soft money

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Donated to the party usually used for party building

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Dark money

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Funds used to pay for election campaigning doesn’t have to be close to the FEC 501(c) only

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How do you donate to Federal campaign

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Check the whatever on your tax thing

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Why are candidates opting out of federal funded campaigns

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The restrictions placed on them and the amount of money they can raise- a lot more

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Buckley v Valero

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You can donate as much personal money to your own campaign the reasoning you cannot corrupt yourself

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McCain-feingold act

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  1. Banned soft money contributions
  2. Increased amount that individuals could give to candidates from $1000 to $2000 and can rise with inflation
  3. Barred groups from running “issue ads” within 60 days of a general election if they refer to a federal candidate and are not funded by a PAC
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Mc Cornell v Federal election commission FEC

Why did it backfire

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upheld the McCain feingold act stating that money was property not speech
The use of 527 and 501C groups

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527 groups

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Independent political groups are not subject to contribution restrictions because they’re not greasy collection of particular candidate independent expenditures
Just be reported to the IRS and FCC

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Citizens United v Federal election commission FEC

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ruled unions incorporation could donate UN-limited amounts of money to independent political expenditures
reasoning Limited free speech, and limit on timeframe

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501(c) groups

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Groups that are exempt from reporting their contributions and can receive unlimited contributions
Port to the IRS

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What are some examples of 501(c) groups

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Nonprofit organization or tap the tax exempt groups breast cancer reasearch church

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What are the restrictions of the 501(c)

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They cannot donate more than 50% to politacal campaigns

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What are 527 groups

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Super pacs

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political Efficacy

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The belief that one’s political participation matters

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voter registration

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System adopted by the state which requires prior or on the day of election

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Motor voter act

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 At that require states to people to register to vote when they apply for drivers license

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Who are more likely to vote than others

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Education highly educated vote
Age more older vote
race and ethnicty  whites majority vote
Gender women vote
Marital status married vote
Government employment more likely to vote
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Mandate Thoery of elections

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Idea that winning candidate has a mandate from people to carry out his or her platform or politics
The people voted for me so I can do whatever I want with my policy

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Policy voting

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Her choices are made on the basis of voters policy preferences and where candidates stand on the issue

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17th amendment

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Direct election of US senators

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Gen. citizenship act

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Gave Native Americans citizenship giving them the right to vote

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Voting rights act

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Prohibited discrimination no literary test no grandfather course etc.

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24th amendment

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Prohibited poll tax

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26th amendment

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voting age Lowered to 18

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Who are the most conservative religious groups

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Protestants Catholics are slowly becoming conservative

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Hispanics are important vote because

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Swing vote

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Jewish voters are usually

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liberal

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ballot Fatigue

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The more smaller the election the less voter turned out

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Nonvoter definitions and examples

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Someone who chooses not to vote

examples or reasons -doesn’t like candidates of time lack of efficacy voter ID

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Cannot voter example and definition

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Someone who physically cannot vote for whatever reason

example out of the country mental capacity move to recently or physically ill

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What are voter ID laws

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We must show of government issued identification to vote

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The main issue with voter ID

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Can discourage people like the port to both because we cannot afford to get an identification

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15th amendment

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Gave all males the right to vote

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citizens United v Federal election committee FEC

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2010 supreme court decision, provision to BCRA prohibiting unions/corporations/non-profit organizations from broadcasting electioneering communications within 60 days of general election or 30 days of primary election violates the free speech clause of the 1st amendment

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Speech now v FEC

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Ruled that donations to PAC that makes only independent expenditures and could not be limited

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