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Midterm Review V
Question | Answer |
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A party organization that recruits its members by dispensing patronage | Political Machine |
The difference between the results of two surveys | Sampling error |
A group that seeks to elect candidates to public office by supplying them with a label by which they are known to the electorate | Political Party |
Funds solicited from individuals, corporations, and unions that are spent on party activities, such as voter-registration campaigns and voting drives, rather than on behalf of a specific candidate | Soft Money |
The person holding an office | Incumbent |
People who prefer a small, weak government that has little control over either the economy or the personal lives of citizens | Libertarians |
Another phrase for political patronage, that is, the practice of giving the fruits of a party's victory, such as jobs and contracts, to the loyal members of the party | Spoils System |
The practice of interest groups hiring ex-government officials | Revolving Door |
Voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election | Split ticket |
The range of a sampling error | Margin of error |
Someone who may get benefits even when that person is not a member of the group pushing for those benefits or results | Free-Rider |