AP GOV CHP 7/9

Question 1

Caucus

Answer 1

meeting of local party members to chose a party official for office

Question 2

Closed primary

Answer 2

Primaries that only people in the party can participate in

Question 3

Dealignment

Answer 3

period of time where people move away from he two major parties and more to the third partys

Question 4

Ooen primary

Answer 4

Primary elections that anyone is allowed to participate in even if you are from a diffrent party

Question 5

Hard money

Answer 5

Money that goes directly to candidate form individual and is limited

Question 6

Realigning election

Answer 6

movement of voters to one political party from another

Question 7

soft money

Answer 7

Contributions to be used for party building activities only from individuals (BANNED NOW)

Question 8

crossover voting

Answer 8

Voting for one party’s candidate that is a different party than the person

Question 9

minor party

Answer 9

Small political party, third party

Question 10

national party convention

Answer 10

National meeting of delegates elected in primaries that meet every 4 yrs

Question 11

political party

Answer 11

organization that seeks political power by electing ppl into offfive so their positions become public policy

Question 12

superdelegates

Answer 12

selected officials in the democratic party who given the freedom to support any candidate for the presidential nominations

Question 13

proportional representation

Answer 13

each party running receives the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of its vote, maine and nebraska use it

Question 14

winner take all

Answer 14

Election system where the candidate with the most votes wins

Question 15

front loading

Answer 15

When states move their primaries earlier to have a influence on the election

Question 16

electoral college

Answer 16

Electoral system to vote for the prez and vice prez

Question 17

issue advocacy

Answer 17

promoting a particular issue paid for by interest groups or individuals, NOT CANDIDATES

Question 18

safe seat

Answer 18

An elected officer that is predictably going to win by one party or another

Question 19

single member district

Answer 19

Electoral district where voters vote for one official or representative.

Question 20

super PACs

Answer 20

Fundraising organizations that can raise unlimited amounts of money but cannot give it directly to a candidate,

Question 21

plurality

Answer 21

win with the most number of votes does not need majority. ecp 45% or 30% or 15% , 45% wins

Question 22

BCRA

Answer 22

Congress passed BCRA to ban soft money donations from individuals and raised hard money to 2,000, lead to citizens united v. FEC

Question 23

FECA

Answer 23

regulate political campaign financing, primary aim is to ensure fairness in the electoral process by setting limits to campaign contributions

Question 24

FEC

Answer 24

FECA led to FEC, main job is to oversee and enforce campaign laws

Question 25

partisan gerrymandering

Answer 25

Creating districts to favor a party

Question 26

Buckley v. Veleo

Answer 26

Congress created FECA to set limits on the amount of money a individual should contribute to a campaign and required reporting contributions about the limit. QUESTION: Did it violate the First amendment? AWNSER: NO

Question 27

Citizens united vs. Fec

Answer 27

Ruled the corporations and Unions can spend unlimited amounts as long as they are independent of a candidates campaign, expanded concept of free speech under the first amendment, spending money is a form of protected speech. CREATION OF SUPER PACS

Question 28

Lame duck

Answer 28

Its the period of time when a prez tries to rerun but loses.

Question 29

Independent expenditures

Answer 29

When an individual, group, or party spends unlimited amounts in campaigns as long as they operate independently from the candidates

Question 30

PAC

Answer 30

Political action committee, spends money on campaigns

Question 31

Term limits

Answer 31

President can only be in office for 2 terms while congress can re run as many times

Question 32

Incumbrent advantages

Answer 32

Everyone already knows them, already have finacial stuff set up

Question 33

Grass root campaigns

Answer 33

Campaign that is supported with many small donations by individuals

Question 34

Blanket campaigns

Answer 34

Voters may pick one candidate for each office without respect to party lines LIKE MAYOR NOT PARTYS IN THE PICTURE

Question 35

candidate centered politics

Answer 35

focus on candidates as individuals rather than party identification

Question 36

Pluralism

Answer 36

A political system characterized by multiple competing interest groups that freely express their views and compete for influence over policy decisions

Question 37

Iron triangle

Answer 37

The stable mutually beneficial relationship among three entities: government agencies, congressional committees, and interest groups

Question 38

527 organizations

Answer 38

Political groups organized under section 527 of the IRS code that may accept and spend unlimited amounts of money on election activities

Question 39

Amicus Curiae Brief

Answer 39

A brief filled by an individual or organization to present arguments in addition to those presented by the immediate parties to a case

Question 40

open primary

Answer 40

Primary election in which voter, regardless of party, can vote

Question 41

Gatekeeper role

Answer 41

Media decides what news gets released and what doesn't

Question 42

Agenda setting

Answer 42

The process of which media and political actors influence the importance place on issues

Question 43

Watch Dog Role

Answer 43

The role played by the national media interest groups in government actors in investing political personalities and exposing scandals

Question 44

Horse race journalism

Answer 44

Political journalism of elections that focuses on policy data public perception instead of candid policy and almost exclusively reports on candidate differences

Question 45

Selective perception

Answer 45

The process by which individuals perceive what they want in media messages

Question 46

Sound bite

Answer 46

A radio or video clip of someone speaking usually using news or political campaigns to convey a message

Question 47

Litigation

Answer 47

litigation refers to the process of using courts to pursue policy preferences, often interest groups use it when they don't like how something turned out

Question 48

lobbying

Answer 48

lobbying is the act of individuals or groups (often interest groups) attempting to influence government decision-making and policy outcomes through communication