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Judiciary Terms #16
XII. Nominations, Campaigns, and Elections
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Political Participation | The different ways an average citizen gets involved in the political process ranging from conventional means of influencing government to more radical unconventional tools that have influenced our elected of ficials. |
| Political party | A group of people joined together by common philosophies and common approaches with the aim of getting candidates elected in order to develop and implement public policy. It is characterized by an organization that is responsible to the electorate and ha |
| Reagan Democrats | Traditional Democratic middle-class voters turning to Ronald Reagan during the 1980's. |
| Religious right | An evangelical conglomeration of ultraconservative political activists, many of whom support the Republican Party. |
| Superdelegates | Democratic party leaders and elected party officials who automatically are selected as delegates to the National Convention. |
| Third political parties | Political parties that can be described as ideological, single-issue oriented, economically motivated, and personality driven. Examples include the Free Soil Party, Know Nothings, Populist, and Bull Moose Parties. |
| Caucus | Party regulars meeting in small groups asking questions, discussing qualifications regarding the candidate, and voting on whether to endorse a particular candidate. |
| 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. |
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