lecture 9 Flashcards
select the top nominee from each party; step one
the primary elections
must be registered with a party to vote in the party’s primary
closed
you can choose a party primary regardless of your affiliation
open
registered voters must got in their own party primary
mixed
in a few states (including la ) all primary candidates run on the
same ballot
the _______system is not allowed for presidential primaries
top two
lousisana is ______ for presidential primaries
closed
presidential primaries will begin in early ___before the november 2016 general election
2016
traditionally ___ and ____ have the first primary
iowa and new hampshire
iowa has the first primary
caucus
new hampshire has the the first
primary elections
after the state primaries final party nominees are chosen at the
party national conventions
conventions take place in the summer before
the november election
each state sends delegates to the conventions based on the rules of their
party
the delegates select their
party nominees
the ________ regulated campaign finance
federal election campaign
a Politcal action committee (PAC) allows voter to pool their
campaign donations
_______were created by the 2010 decision of the supreme court in citizens united
super PACs
interest groups seek to influence government on behalf of
their members
the ______ is a powerful interest group on behalf of business
the chamber of commerce
the chamber is usually aligned with the
republican party
the ________is a powerful interest group on behalf of unions
AFL-CIO
the ALF-CIO is generally aligned with the
democratic party
11% of the american workforce is ______. but about half union members are public employees
unionized
