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Valence issue

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An issue about which the public is united and rival candidates or political parties adopt similar positions in hopes that each will be thought to best represent the widely shared beliefs

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Which law closed loopholes in soft money and independent expenditures

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BCRA

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What court case states that a corporation is a person and has freedom of speech just like a person

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Citizens united v FEC

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Result of the federal elections campaign act

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Limited individual and pac donations

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Each party determines their official presidential candidate at the

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National convention

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Supreme court case that spending money is a freedom of speech

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Buckley v Valeo

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Caucus

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In this format voters organize regionally by party and hold a public vote for which candidate they want to represent their party

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America’s earliest party system developed over political difference between

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Jefferson and Hamilton

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What can super pacs not do

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Donate directly to political candidate

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What is limited money you can give to candidate

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2000

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26 amendment

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Anyone over 18 can vote

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What is the secret state wide ballot vote

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Primary

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Groups of voters change their usual patterns of party loyalty

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Critical elections

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Increasing public attention to specific problems is a core feature of the media’s — power

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Agenda setting power

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What event signaled the rebuplican party’s rise to power

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Civil war

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What case helped create the soft money loophole of campaign donations

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Buckley v valeo

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McCain feingold

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Banned soft money restricted so called issue ads increased contribution limits

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FECA 1971

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Candidates must disclose source of contributions to campaigns

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1974 FEC Created to

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Administer and enforce campaign finance laws

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Under FECA laws organizations could establish

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PACs

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PACs

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Which are private organizations created to elect or oppose political candidates in order to promote legislation that the organization is interested in

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FECA limitations

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Individuals 1000 limit
Labor unions and corporations prohibit spending money on campaigns but they could create pacs of 50 that can’t donate more than 5000 to candidate and 15000 a year to election

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Minor parties can receive federal funding if party won

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5% last election

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No federal funding Ever for

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Congressional candidate s

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FECA led to distinction between
Hard and soft money
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BCRA or McCain feingold bill
Banned soft money to political parties Individuals 2000$ Parties from 20,000 to 25000 Banned issue ads 60 days prior to election
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BCRA upeld by court decision
McConely v FEC
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527 organization s
Unlimited expenditures IRS code designation that raises and spends money to advance political causes Can’t coordinate with candidate
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Three components of party
Party in gov Party in electorate Party organizations
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Functions of political parties
Nominate candidates Raise spend campaign funds Register voters Simplify decisions
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Advantage to two party
Keeps it simple | Simplify decision
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Critical election
An electoral earthquake where new issues emerge New coalitions replace old ones and majority party is often displaced by minority
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New deal coalition voters
Voters for FDR
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Realignment
Happens as a result of a critical election, voting trends shift or realign with opposing party
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Difference between SIG and party
Party is broad many policies | SIG narrow, one policy
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Retrospective
Based off history
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Prospective
Based on what a candidate pledges to do
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Free rider
Someone who benefits without participation fully
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Gatekeeper media
Media decides what is newsworthy | Can cause government to act on certain issues
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Score keeper
Media judges successes and failures of gov, horse race journalism focus on polling
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Watch dog
Media exposes what govmay want to keep hidden
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Super pacs
May raise and spend unlimited sums of money in order to advocate for or against political candidates Can’t donate directly to candidate
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SIGS and candidates have what to record their money
PACS
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Citizens v FEC
Created super pacs | Can’t coordinate with campaign
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Power elite theory
Small super wealthy group dominates public policy
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Pluralist
No one single groups good, pool together, agree with paper 51,
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Hyper pluralist
Criticism too many special interest groups, bad policy,
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Way sigs use
Campaign donations Votes Litigation- file suits
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Minor party’s play what role
Spoiler
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Single member district
Winner take all House | This is why third party doesn’t get into house
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How are other counties different
They use proportional allocation for voting
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AARP
American association of retired people | Baby boom
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Informal amendment example
Two party System
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First two political parties
fed va antifed
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First dem pres
Andrew Jackson
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Modern republican
Lincoln
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1932 realignment
AA Brought into Democrat for new deal
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1969 realignment
Civil rights law passed, Democrats pushed civil rights
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1970s
Hippie gen | Social issues
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Order of elections
Iowa caucus New hand hire primary Pluto ty election Majority election
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If win ÍA OR NH what do win and wheee do go
Bounce, money momentum media | Take state delegates to party presidential nominating convention
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General election
Ties after first Monday in November
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Need what to win general election
538 need 270
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Caucuses
Select delegates for national convention Vote discuss debate Interactive
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Primary
Statewide voting Private casting ballot Quiet Can vote for any candidate regardless of affiliation
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Biggest difference between caucus and primary
Time, caucus takes longer
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Super Tuesday
March, manu states have their primary’s that day
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1828
Second realigning, Andreea Jackson, tried to have all power
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Whig party
Fight Jackson
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1850
Great divide, wedge issues
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Free soil party
Northern dems | Nominated Abraham and
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1896
Bank runs and panic
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1890-1930
Era of reform | Progressives try to abolish political parties

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