Campaigning

Question 0

Glittering Generalities

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Vague description of what a politician will do but not how they will get it done

Question 1

Emotional Appeal

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Appealing to the emotions of your audience

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Testimonials

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Famous people or figures who appear trustworthy speak to the audience

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Propaganda

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Messages aimed at influencing opinions and/or the behavior of people when voting

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Bandwagon

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The appeal is that everyone else is doing it, so you should too

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Scientific Approach

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Test, statistics, survey and scientific jargon are used to convince the audience

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Snob Appeal

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Giving the impression that people of wealth and prestige are on board.

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Card Stacking

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Only presenting one side of the issue

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Transfer

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The politician groups thing that the audience likes and things they would accept

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Name-Calling

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The politician will blame problems on a particular group, person, or idea.
Associate a person with a negative symbol

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Euphemisms

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The politician may make an unpleasant reality more acceptable

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Precinct

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A district of a city or town used for administrative purposes

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AARP

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Works to defend and protect the rights of the elderly

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NAACP

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Works to defend the rights of minorities

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PAC’s

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Raise money for politicians

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Plain-Folks

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Appeal to your sense of home and family.

The politician’s ideas are “of the people”

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Special Interest Groups

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Raise support for candidates

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Run Off Elections

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When no one candidate wins the majority because of a tie.

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Lobbyists

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Go to congress and meet with politicians to offer them support in exchange for the politician’s help in law making

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Primary Election

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An election where delegates are chosen

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Ballot

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Document listing the candidates in an election

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General Election

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A national or state election

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Recall Election

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When people vote to remove someone from office

Question 23

District

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Regions marked off for administrative purposes