Elections, media, and Interest groups

Question 1

Nomination

Answer 1

The official endorsement of a candidate for office by a political party. Generally, success requires momentum, money, and media attention.

Question 2

Campaign Strategy

Answer 2

The master plan candidates lay out to guide their electoral campaign.

(must have visibility, a message, and a campaign strategy)

Question 3

Primary elections

Answer 3

Allow citizens to choose their party’s candidates for general elections

Question 4

Who originally pushed the idea of primaries

Answer 4

Progressives (they wanted to remove power from the party bosses)

Question 5

When was the first mandated primary held

Answer 5

1903

Question 6

Primaries were reformed in…

Answer 6

1968

Question 7

Superdelegates

Answer 7

people who are awarded automatic slots as delegates based on office they hold, like member of Congress or party’s national committee. Democrats use Super delegates.

Question 8

McGovern-Fraser Commission

Answer 8

changed rules to make delegate representation more inclusive of party & took away party leaders handpicking the delegates in secret.

Question 9

The invisible primary

Answer 9

Woo support out of the public eye like state Congressmen/women, top fundraisers, and skilled political aids.

Question 10

What percent of voters vote in primaries

Answer 10

25%

Question 11

What percent of voters participate in caucuses

Answer 11

5%