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Electoral Process, Mass Media, Interest Groups Flashcards

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1
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2 Steps of United States Election

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Nomination

General electionq

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Ways in which candidates are nominated

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  1. Self Announcement (Write-In on Ballot)
  2. The Caucus
  3. The Convention
  4. The Petition
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Petition

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Candidates must get a required number of signatures to get on the ballot

Often used on local level

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The Caucus

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Series of meetings held within a state

Grass-roots approach to democracy

Town hall style meetings

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Which Caucus is first?

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Iowa

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When is primary season?

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January

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When is the general election?

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Tuesday after first Monday of November

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Primaries

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Vote on machine

open and closed primaries

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Open primaries

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Do not have to be in the party to vote

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Closed primaries

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Have to be in the party to vote

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When are the conventions held?

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July (used to be August)

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Purpose of the convention

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Party candidates are officially announced

The party’s platform is announced

Selection of a running mate, vice president

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Super Tuesday

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Significant number of states hold their primaries

usually in Februrary or early March

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Blanket primaries

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Idea to allow voters to vote in different primaries depending the office (party does not matter as much)

Office by office basis

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How are electors granted?

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Based on the number of representatives in the house

Plus one for each senator

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Electors cannot be…

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people who already hold an office in the government

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17
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How many electors does the District of Columbia have?

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3 electors

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18
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Total number of electors

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538

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Who chooses electors?

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Political party committees

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20
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How many votes are required to win a presidential election?

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270

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Precinct

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Voting district

Smallest geographic units to carry out elections

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Polling place

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Where the voters who live in a precinct go to vote

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First campaign regulations

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Tillman Act

1907

24
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The Federal Election Campaign Act

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Full disclosure on campaign contributions and spending

Limited spending on media

Limits on campaign contributions

No overseeing agency

25
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Federal Election Comission

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Created by Congress in 1975 to oversee and regulate the FECA

26
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Reform Law/FEC

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Sets limitations on individual donations

27
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Who can not give to federal elections?

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Foreign nationals

Charitable organizations (churches, Salvation Army)

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How much can individuals give to candidates and national party committee?

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2,700 to candidate

33,900 to national party committee (33,400 on notes)

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PAC Requirements

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At least 50 voluntary members

Give to at least 5 federal candidates

Limited to giving $5,000 per election per candidate or more than 15,00 to another party

Can spend as much on advertising as they want as long as they don’t coordinate with a candidate

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Connected PACs

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Connected to corporations or labor unions

Does not need to report fundraising

Contributions from employees or members

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Unconnected PACs

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Financially independent

Pay membership

Open to anyone in the public

Needs to report fundraising

32
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Example of unconnected PAC

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NRA

33
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McCain-Feingold Bill

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Bipartisan

Use of soft money restricted

direct contributions from PACs forbidden

(Don’t think this worked out)

34
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Super PACS

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2010 created

Can raise as much money possible to support a candidate

can spend as much as they want

report to FEC monthly

35
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How are Super PACs not like PACs

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They cannot give money directly to candidates

36
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Soft money

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Money given to state and local party organizations for “party building” but actually goes to campaigns

37
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Independent Campaign spending

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A person unrelated and unconnected to a candidate or party can spend as much as they want to benefit or work against candidates

38
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Issue ads

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take a stance on certain issues in order to criticize or support candidates without actually mentioning the person’s name

39
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Who owns the media?

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Corporate conglomerates

40
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Journalist influence on public policy

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  1. create the reality in which government leaders act
  2. playing the role of public opinion reps
  3. give attention to particular issues
  4. act as a link between governmental bureaucracies
  5. some admit they are active members in the political process itself
41
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Public policy

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principles on which social laws are often based on

not set in stone

more of doing what is right type deal

42
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Muckracking

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Journalistic investigation

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Interest Group

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Private organization that tries to persuade public officials to respond to the shared attitudes of its members

Want to influence policy

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Functions of Interest Groups

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Help to stimulate interest in public affairs

represent groups of people with similar attitudes

provide information to government

check the government

45
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Criticism of interest groups

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influence far of of their importance and size

many do not represent the people they claim to represent

some tactics used to make changes in governmental policy is bad

46
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Economic Issues Interest Groups

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Buisness Groups

Labor Unions

Agricultural groups

Professional Groups (medicine, law)

47
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Agricultural Groups

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Interest group

withold produce to adjust food prices

farmers unions

48
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Interest Groups that Promote a cause

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American Civil Liberties Union

National Wildlife Federation

Planned Parenthood

NRA

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Interest Groups that Promote Welfare

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American Legion

NAACP

Japanese Americans League

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Misc. Interest Groups

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Religious Organizations

Public Interest Groups (League of Women Voters)

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How do interest groups alter public opinion?

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Use propaganda

52
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Lobbying

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Interest groups present expert testimony

Shape the interpretation of legislation

Direct contact made by a lobbyist in order to persuade government officials to support the policies their interest group favors.

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Link between Interest Groups, PACs, and Lobbyists

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Interest groups can have both lobbyists and PACs within it

54
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What are the majority of intererest groups based on?

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Economy

55
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Why are public opinion polls important

A

they tell us what portion of a population has a specific view

campaigns can be built around it

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