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Political Participation (20-27%) Flashcards

Unit 3

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Franchise/Sufferage

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a. Voter eligibility
b. Voting barriers
c. Voter turnout

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Expansion of Voting:
a. Civil Rights Act of 1957
b. Civil Rights Act of 1964
c. Voting Rights Act 1965

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Suffrage Amendments:
a.15
b.19
c. 23
d. 24
e. 26

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17th Amendment

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Historical barriers to voting:
a. Poll tax
b. Literacy tests
c. Grandfather clause
d. White primary

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Voter registration policies

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National Voter Registration Act (NVRA)

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Help American Vote Act (HAVA)

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a. Conventional political participation
b. Unconventional political participation

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Ticket-splitting

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a. Retrospective judgment
b. Prospective judgment

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Two-party system

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a. Third Parties
b. Minor Parties

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Party platform

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a. National Convention (DNC, RNC)
b. National Chairperson
c. National Committee

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a. Delegates
b. Superdelegates

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Mandate

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a. Primary
b. Closed primary
c. open primary

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Caucus

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New Hampshire Primary

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Super Tuesday

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Crossover voting

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Runoff

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General election

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a. Ward
b. Precinct
c. Polling place

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Ballot measures:
a. Initiative
b. Referendum

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Recall

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Front-loading

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a. Electroal college
b. Electors

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a. Red states
b. Blue states
c. Swing states

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a. Winner-take-all primary
b. Proportional primary

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a. Reapportionment
b. Redistricting
c. Gerrymandering

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Incumbency

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Franking privileges

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Coattail effect

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Midterm elections

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Nomination campaign

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General election campaign

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Campaign:
a. Campaign manager
b. Finance chair
c. Communications director
d. Press secretary
e. Campaign consultant

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a. Canvass
b. Get-out-the-vote (GOTV)

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Independent expenditure groups

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a. Public funds
b. Matching funds

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Political Action Committee (PAC)

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a. Super PACs
b. 527 Groups
c. 501(c) group

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Campaign finance reform

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a. Hard money
b. Soft money

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a. Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA)
b. Federal Election Commission (FEC)

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Buckley v. Valeo

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Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA)

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McConnell v. FEC

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Citizens United v. FEC

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Interest groups

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Think tanks

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Free Rider problem

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Iron Triangles

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a. Positive campaign ads
b. Negative campaign ads

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a. Contrast ad
b. Inoculation ad

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Horserace Journalism

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Does not focus on candidate policy. Instead focuses on differences on candidates rather than similarities, polling data, and public perception in elections. They want the media to focus on who is winning during a campaign.

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Narrowcasting

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  • Has a specific audience with a tailored message
  • Highly targeted and defined by values, preferences, demographic attributes

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