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Question | Answer |
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platform | general stance |
candidates can use | -as much of their own money as possible - |
problems of our current system | -donators want access not ideas -tough to challenge without money -need to be wealthy -too much incumbancy advantage |
reforms proposed for campaign finance | free tv and radio more limits on finance non standard election shorter campaign times |
bundling | giving money to candidates under someone elses name |
PAC's | Political action committee, wants access not ideas, raise money for candidates/parties |
milikis | FDR killed the parties great society killed the parties |
aldrich | parties are different not bad percentage of votors changes over time enterprise, enterprenuer |
Schier | campaign money is wasted, parties have no power, party regulars vote but no one else |
General Principals (how elections are run) 5 | - term limits - fixed terms - regularly scheduled -winner take all -single member districts |
Which has more safe seats, house or senate? | House |
Why do incumbents win? | primary advantages coattail affect is limited |
what are challenger obstacles for house? | money and organization |
Incumbent advantages? | -sophomore surge -franking -constituent services -party backing -name recognition -redistricting |
franking | free mailing used by incumbents |
constituent services | can help people with their problems already |
sophomore surge | already have one year, name recognition helps |
redistricting | the actual drawing of boundries |
reapportionment | dividing number of state legistlatures amoung a state population once every 10 years result of census |
party realignment | a major shift of voters from one party to another |
when are house seats lost? | -retirement -gerrymandering -reapportionment and redsitricting -malapportionment |
what is gerrymandering? | the deliberate redrawing of legistlative districts in favor of a party |
senate elections - why are they harder to keep? | -more money spent on getting them -name recognition -national committee attention -more prestige |
how to get on the presidential ballot | -win big party nomination -winner take all -superdelegates get your name on all 50 state ballots through petitions or fees |
HOW TO GET ON THE PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT WITH THE CONVENTION | pick a VP make a speech unite the party |
how to win general election | -go for toss up states -run for the middle -dont lose debates |
mccain feingold law | tried to regulate soft money, or unregulated money |
what struck down the mccain feingold law? | citizens united vs federal election board |
citizens united vs federal elections board | businesses and individuals should be able to spend money how they want |
527 groups | independant of political groups, but can do their dirty work |
issue ads | can be run by anyone as long as they are about issues not the candidate (cannot tell you to vote for someone!) |
open primary | dont have to state party affiliation |
closed primary | have to state party |
blanket | canvote for more than one candidate |
direct | candidates for public office are nominated by direct vote of the people |
australian ballot | people could vote in private rather than in public; gov. now organized voting rather than state |
whigs | anti jackson, loose constitution, opposed democrats |
green party | centered on grassroots; nonviolence enviro |
bull moose party | teddy roosevelt -womasns suffrage -solcial wefare for children n woman -easier method to amend constitution |
voter turnout since 1960 | generally stays between 50-65% |
dealignment | voters starting to aign with third parties or as an independant rather than the two regular parties happens when dissatisfied with dems and repubs |
caucus | party regulars meet in a house or building, people make sopeeches supporting candidates iowa is the first to hold a caucus |
patronage | giving jobs to those in your political party |
party identification | voters loyalty to a specific party |