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AP Test Set 12
Nominations, Campaigns, and Elections
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Caucus | Party regulars meet in small groups to ask questions, discuss qualifications regarding the candidate, and vote on whether to endorse a certain candidate. The Iowa caucus is almost as important as the New Hampshire primary because of its timing. |
| Convention Bump | An increase reflected in presidential preference polls immediately following a party's nominating convention |
| Direct Primary | Voters, including cross-over voters from other political parties, can express a preference for candidates. |
| Dual Primary | Where presidential candidates are selected and a separate slate of delegates is also voted on. New Hampshire uses this type of primary. |
| Favorite Son | The presidential candidate backed by the home state at the party's nominating convention. |
| Gender Gap | A significant deviation between the way men and women vote. |
| High-tech Campaign | A major characteristic of the modern presidential campaign. The use of paid political ads, 30- and 60-second spots, paid infomercials incorporating charts and graphs, and sophisticated polling techniques have all been used in recent campaigns. |
| Infomercials | Paid political commercials usually lasting longer than the average 30- or 60-second paid political ad. |
| Keynote Address | Key speech at the national nominating convention that outlines the themes of the campaign. |
| Matching Funds | Limited federal funds given to presidential candidates that match private donations raised during the campaign. |
| Non-preferential Primary | Where voters choose delegates who are not bound to vote for the winning primary candidate. |
| Party Caucus | Also known as the party conference, it is a means for each party to develop a strategy or position on a particular issue. |
| Party Regulars | Enrolled party members who are usually active in the organization of a political party and support party positions and nominated candidates. |
| Political Action Committees | Known as PACs, they raise money from the special interest constituents and make contributions to political campaigns on behalf of the special interest group. |
| Presidential Primary | Elections held in individual states to determine the preference of the voters and to allocate the number of delegates to the party's national convention. |
| Super Tuesday | The Tuesday on which a number of primary votes take place, with a heavy concentration of Southern states voting. |
| Thirty-second Spots | Paid political ads 30 seconds in duration. |
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