study guide two Flashcards
the democrative platform emphasizes the need for government intervention and
social justice
fair share taxes, government investment, stronger regulation to protect consumers and environment
economy ( democratic )
government intervention in health care, housing, education, retirement
middle class security (democratic)
government protection of women, minorities, and same sex couples
social justice
the conservative republican platform promotes
less government intervention and traditional values
reduce taxation and regulate balance budget
economy ( republican )
strong military, secure borders
defense security
pro life, favor traditional family and faith structures
traditional values
democrats view freedom TO
bigger government promotes important social goals
equality of opportunity means the government
actively promotes the rights of the disadvantages groups
republicans view freedom FROM
smaller government protects individual choice and responsibility
equality “ before the law” means that the government
protects all parties equally including the unborn and traditional institutions
federal elections are a two step process
the primary and the general elections
the primary elections select the
top nominee from each party
in the general elections, the party nominees
run against each other for the office
you must be registered with a party to vote in that party’s primary
closed primaries
you can choose a party primary regardless of your affiliation
open primary
registered voters must vote in their own party primary but unaffiliated voters can pick
mixed primaries
in each of these systems you can only vote in _______primary (s)
one
in a few states including LA, all primary candidates run on the same ballot
TOP Two primaries
in LA the majority candidate wins
if there is no majority candidate, the top two have a
runoff election
the top two system is not allowed for presidential primaries– Louisiana is ___for presidential primaries
closed
_____is the day in FEB/ MAR where the greatest number of states vote
Super tuesday
when are the Louisiana presidential primaries scheduled?
march 5
traditionally _____ and _______have the first primaries
iowa and new hampshire
after the state primaries final party nominees are chosen at the
party national conventions
the general election uses the
electoral college system
the general election will be
tues nov 8th
who will elect 6 members of the house (one per district)
1 senator
and a president
Louisiana voters
how much was spent during the last presidential election cycle?
over 7 billion
members of congress spend a significant amount of time
fundraising for reelection
what does the federal election commission do ? (FEC)
regulates campaign finance
a political action committee (PAC) allows voters to pool their
campaign donations
a _____is not affiliated with any particular campaign and is allowed to freely engage in independent spending
super PAC
PACs and Super PACs are formed by
interest groups
the ______is a powerful interest group on behalf of businesses
chamber of commerce
the chamber is generally aligned with the ________party
republican
the AFL- CIO is a powerful interest group on behalf of
unions
the AFL- CIO is generally aligned with the ______party
democratic
every 5 years congress passes a farm bill which authorizes hundreds of billions of dollars of spending. the bill contains both
farm subsidies and food stamp/ nutrition funding
interest groups are sponsored by many organizations and industries such as the
agricultural inducstry
planned parenthood
NRS-ILA
lobbyists
direct contact with member of congress; highly regulated and must file disclosures; legally bribing and or extorting an elected official
lobbyists
an interest group may file a test case on behalf of a sympathetic member who
has been wronged
an interest group may file an _______ seeking to influence the judge in someone else’s lawsuit
amicus brief
a ________campaign is staffed by ordinary local volunteers
grassroots
_______involves paid professionals who mimic a grassroots effort
astroturf
more americans are getting campaign news from the ______
internet
the media shows bias in
how it covers stories and what stories it chooses to cover
the media is directly influences by
business and government interests
agencies lobby new media for favorable coverage. they use access to important government figures as
leverage over the media
