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58 Cards in this Set
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a political partys statement of its goals and politics for the next four years is called a |
party platform |
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a _____ is a partys official selection of a candidate to run office |
nomination |
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approximately ___ of eligable voters cast ballots in presidential primaries |
20% |
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Contributions of up to $250 matched from the presidential election campaign fund to qualifying presidential nominees are called |
matching funds |
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critics of primaries and caucauses contend that the presidential kingmakers are now |
media |
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critics of the primary and cacus system point to the fact that |
participants for primaries in caucauses dont go at large |
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defneders of PACs point out that they |
support those who agree with them in the 1st place |
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donating 200,000 to a political party to help its presidential nominee in somewhat indirect ways is |
illegal |
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following the democratic national convention in chicago in 1968, the party chose to |
restructure |
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for a candidate, the most important and desirable result of the early nomination contests is |
doing better than expected thus winning an image as the partys frontrunner and holder of momentum |
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frontloading refers to |
recent tendancy of states to hold primaries early to capitalize on media attention |
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historically, the presidential primary season begins |
winter in new hampshire |
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in buckley v. valeo, the supreme court |
struck down part of the fec act that restricted amount individuals could contribute |
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in most advanced industrialized countries, election campaigns are |
last no more than 2 months by law or custom |
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in most cucus states, about ___ of the registered voters typically show up for party presidential caucauses |
5% |
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most people pay little attention to campaigns, |
have collective perception about events |
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most political coverage by the media during a presidential campaign |
deals with campaign game |
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national party leaders who automatically get a delegate slot at the democratic national party convention are called |
super delegates |
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network tv news coverage of national party has |
dramatically increased |
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one of the provisions of the mccain feingold act of 2002 was to |
raise individual campaign contributions from 1,000 to 2,000 |
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precint level presidential caucuses
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choose delegates to county caucuses where delegates to state convention chooses national convention delegates
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presidential nominating conventions have not required more than one ballot to choose the partys official nominee since 1952, largely due to |
the changes in federal law requiring parties to have their nominations virtually assured by the time the conventions began
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providing select information and a request for money to lists of people who have supported candidates of similar views in the past is a frequently used political technique known as |
direct mail |
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research on political campaigns suggests that they |
reinforce preferences and active voters |
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runnign for the republican presidential nomination in 1980,, george bush, announced in the ealy going that he had the big mo, a reference to the fact that |
big momentum |
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soft money is |
money raised for generic party advertising and voter drives |
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the administration of the campaign finance laws and the enfourcement of compliance with theur requirements is handled by the |
fec- federal election comission |
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the appearance and increase in ___ was an unintended resulted of an amendment in 1979 to the original campaign reform act, which allows parties to raise and spend money on voter registation and other campaign materials without limits o spending or the size of contributions that they can accept. |
soft money |
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the federal election capaign act |
disclosure where money is from |
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the final major event of each party's national convention during the last hour or so on the fourth and final night is the |
acception speech by president |
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the funds allocated to public financing of presidential campaigns based on incom tax check offs have |
decreased substansially |
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the mcgovern fraser comission was set up to reformm |
rules for selecting delegates to the democratic national convention |
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the member of a presidential campaign who deals with federal regulation of campaign financing and compliance with all campaign laws is the |
campaign council |
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the member of a presidential campaign who helps reporters make their deadlines with stories that the campaign would like to see reported is the |
press secretary |
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The national party convention is |
A party held every 4 years for each party |
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The New Hampshire primary is important because |
It's the first primary |
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The notion that candidates need to raise and spend enough money to compete but that is not always necessary to outspend an opponent is called |
Doctrine of sufdiency |
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The notion that candidates need to raise and spend enough money to compete but that is not always necessary to outspend an opponent is called |
Doctrine of sufdiency |
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The presidential election campaign fund |
Money from the $3 federal income tax which is then distributed to qualified candidates |
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The state that has disproportionate power in the election because it holds the first presidential primary election |
New Hampshire |
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The purpose of the campaign strategy is to _______ to achieve nomination |
Manipulate money, media and momentum |
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Which did the federal election campaign NOT do |
C) provide public financing of House and Senate races |
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Example of 527 group |
Moveon.org |
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Which of the following is not a concern of about modern campaigns and elections |
Can't find |
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NOT an example of 527 group |
Can't find |
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Which of the following is permissible under current campaign finance regulations |
e. Mitt Romney's spending of $44 million out of his own pocket in pursuit of the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 |
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Which of the following presidential races was an exception to the rule that media covers strategy more then issues? |
Major events in the country (war etc.) |
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Which of he following was the impetus being congress limiting individual contributions to presidential and congressional candidates to $1000 |
The discovery that some individuals had contributed $1 million to the 1972 Nixon campaign |
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Which is NOT one of the provisions under the McCain Feingold act |
The subjecting of 527 groups to contribution restrictions |
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The specific goal of the presidential nomination game is to |
Win majority of delegate votes to win party nomination |
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The way in which candidates try to Manipulate money, media and momentum to achieve the nomination is through |
Campaign strategy |
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Thomas's pattersons argument that " today's president campaign is essentially a mass media campaign" suggests that |
Voters have very little reality of the campaign apart from what they apart from what they here and see from the media campaign |
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To secure votes from each region and state of the state of the country, presidential candidates |
No answer |
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Today majority of the delegates of the national convention are selected through |
Presidential primaries |
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Today state presidential caucuses are |
Open to all registered party voters or claim party allegiance in those states with no party registrations |
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Today's campaigns promote _____ in American politics |
Individualism |
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Voters In presidential primaries and caucuses tend to be |
Older and more affluent then the us population as a whole |
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Mandate of the McGovern Fraser commission |
To make Democratic Party convention More representive |
