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AP Gov - Unit 3
Elections, Political Parties
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| National Convention | -Sets forth # & rules for delegates <br>-Different for each party <br>-Pres. candidate makes speech |
| Mugwumps | -Opposed patronage <br>-Disliked party machines <br>-Eventually disliked partisanship |
| Sophomore Surge | Difference b/w votes candidate receives 1st election & 2nd |
| Superdelegates | Majority of elected officials |
| National Committees | Organize party convention & party on nat'l level |
| Populists | Liberal on economic <br>Conservative on political |
| Libertarians | Conservative on economic <br>Liberal on political |
| Proportional Representation | -Used in convention <br>-Divides publicy elected delegates among candidates who received at lest 15% of vote <br>-By states |
| Straight vs. Split tickets | Straight: All from same party <br>Split: From many different parties <br> -More common today |
| Frontloading | Unknown candidate campaigning heavily in early primaries |
| Gridlock | Each side argues so much that nothing gets done |
| Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 | 1. Bans soft $ for campaigns <br>2. Individual contributions limit - $2000 <br>3. Corps, unions, etc can't use $ to specifically support 1 candidate right before election |
| Buckley v. Valeo | -Upheld legal limits on campaign contributions <br>-Defined spending $ for political purpose part of expression w/ 1st amendment protection |
| Divided Government | One party controls White House & different party controls 1 or both houses of Congress |
| Soft Money | Funds from ppl, corps, unions for party activities rather than specific candidate |
| Coat Tail Effect | The popularity of the president gives success to Cong candidates in his party |
| Linkage Institution | Structures in society that connect people to gov't <br>-ex: elections, media |
| Whig Party | Stood for limiting presidential pwr |
| Critical Realigning Election | Sharp, lasting shift occurs in popular coalition supporting parties <br>-Changes what issues are important, types of voters that vote for party |
| Grassroots lobbying | Public gCapenerates public pressure directly on legislators |
| Campaign Reform Act of 1974 | -Candidates must tell $ sources & expenditures <br>-Statutory limits on contributions <br>-FEC created to regulate finance |
| Democratic Republican Party | -Founded by Jefferson (1792) <br>-Became Democrats <br>-Opposed Federalists |
| Dealignments | A movement of voters towards nonpartisanship <br>-Weakens party structure |
| Roosevelt Coalition | Alignment of IG & voters that supported Demos from 1930s-1960s <br>-Gave majority in Congress |
| General Election | An election used to fill an elective office |
| PACs | -Represent interersts <br> -ex: labor <br>-Give $ to many candidates <br>-Has political influences |
| Plurality | Person who gets the most votes, even if it's not the majority |
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