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Govt Chapter 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The official endorsement of candidate for office by ta political party. Usually success in the nomination game requires momentum, money and media attention | Nomination |
| The master game plan candidates layout to guide their electoral campaigns | Campaign strategy |
| the supreme power within each of the parties. The convention meets every 4 yrs to nominate the party's president and vice presidential candidates and to write the party's platform | National party convention |
| commission formed at the 1968 democratic convention in response to demands for reform by minority groups and others who sought better representation | McGovern-Frasier Commission |
| national party leaders who automatically get a delegate slot at the democratic party's national convention | superdelegates |
| the period before any votes are cast when candidates compete to win early support from the elite of the party and to create a positive first impression of their leadership skills | invisible primary |
| a system of selecting convention delegates used in about dozen states in which voters must attend an open meeting to express their presidential preference | caucus |
| elections in which a state's voters go to the polls to express their preference for a party's nominee for president. Most delegates to the national party conventions are chosen this way | presidential primaries |
| the recent tendency of states to hold primaries early in the calendar in order to capitalize on media attention | frontloading |
| political party statement of it's goals and policies for the next 4 yr. Platform is drafted prior to the party convention by a committee whose members are chosen n rough proportion to each candidates strengths. Best formal statement of party's belief | party platform |
| method of raising money for a political cause or candidate, in which information and request for money are sent to people whose homes appear on a list of those who have supported similar views or candidates in the the past | direct mail |
| donations that are made directly to a candidate or party that must be reported to the FEC. as of 2016, individuals are allowed to donate up to $2700 per election yr to a candidate and up to $33400 to a political party | campaign contributions |
| political contributions earmarked for party building expenses at the grass root level or for generic party advertising. For a time, such contributions were unlimited until they were banned by they McCain-Feingold act | soft money |
| independent political groups that are not subject to contribution restrictions because they do not directly seek the election of a particular candidate. Section 527 of the tax code specifies that contributions to such groups must be reported to the IRS | 527 groups |
| 2010 landmark supreme court case that ruled that individual, corporations and unions could donate unlimited amounts of money to groups that make independent political expenditures | Citizens United v Federal Election Commission |
| groups that are exempt from reporting their contributions and can receive unlimited contributions. 501c of the tax code specifies that such groups cannot spend more than half of their funds on political activities | 501c groups |
| Independent expenditure only PAC's are known as super PAC's because they can accept donations of any size and can endorse candidates. Their contributions and expenditures must periodically be reported to the FEC | Super PAC's |
| the phenomenon that people's beliefs often guide what they pay the most attention to and how they interpret events | selective perception |
| legal right to vote in the US. Gradually extended to virtually all citizens over the age of 18 | suffrage |
| belief that one's political participation really matters and that ones votes can actually make a difference | political efficacy |
| belief that in order to support democratic government, a citizen should vote | civic duty |
| system adopted by the states that requires voters to register prior to voting. Some states require citizens to register as much as 30 days in advance where others permit election day registrations] | voter registration |
| 1993 act that requires states to permit people to register to vote when they apply for a drivers license | Motor Voter Act |
| the idea that the winning candidate has a mandate from the people to carry out his/her platform and politics. Politicians like the theory better than political scientists do | mandate of theory of elections |
| electoral choices that are made on the basis of the voters political preferences and where the candidates stand on policy issue | policy voting |
| key states that the presidential campaigns focus on because they are most likely to decide the outcome of the Electoral College vote | battleground states |
| American institution created by the Constitution for selection of pres by electors chose by states parties. Electoral College vote usually reflects popular majority, less populated states are over-represented and winner take all rule concentrates campai | Electoral College |
| expenses on behalf of a political message that are made by groups that are uncoordinated with any candidates campaign | independent expenditures |
| law passed in 1974 for reforming campaign finances. the act created the Federal Election Commission and provided for limits on and disclosure of campaign contributions. | Federal Election Campaign Act |
| grps raise $ from individuals then distribute as contributions to candidates the group supports. PACS register with the FEC and report donations and contributions. Individual limits to PAC = $5000. PAC may give up to $5000 to a candidate each election | political action committees |
| 6 member bipartisan agentcy created by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974. The FEC administers and enforces campaign finance laws | Federal Election Commission |
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