Chapter 11-14

Question 1

a grand set of political beliefs that one holds

Answer 1

Political Ideology

Question 2

list of principles and plans a party hopes to accomplish

Answer 2

Party Platform

Question 3

list of potential policy ideas, bills, or plans to improve society

Answer 3

Policy agenda

Question 4

Organized groups of people with similar political ideologies and goals

Answer 4

Political Parties

Question 5

an institution that ties government to the people

Answer 5

linkage institution

Question 6

election in which party candidate tries to defeat their opposing party’s candidate

Answer 6

General Election

Question 7

election in which rank-and-file party voters vote for candidates for an individual party, includes party sponsored debates or forums. This election helps to determine the candidates for the party in the upcoming election

Answer 7

Primary Election

Question 8

an executive branch agency, monitors flow of money and enforces financial limits in political campaigns and elections

Answer 8

FEC (Federal Election Commission)

Question 9

network/hierarchy of employees dedicated to furthering Democratic Party goals

Answer 9

Democratic National Committee (DNC)

Question 10

network/hierarchy of employees dedicated to furthering Republican Party goals

Answer 10

Republican National Committee (RNC)

Question 11

when voters move away from both parties

Answer 11

party dealignment

Question 11

chief strategist and spokesperson for political party

Answer 11

National Chairs/ party chairperson

Question 12

are changes within a party in the underlying electoral forces due to changes in party identification

Answer 12

Party Realignments

Question 13

voters voting for candidates from both parties instead of voting along party lines

Answer 13

Split ticket voting

Question 14

one party dominates Congress while the other dominates the executive

Answer 14

Divided government

Question 15

subdivisions of the county or city that registered voters are assigned to vote in elections

Answer 15

voting precincts

Question 16

citizens or organized group of people formulate law in writing, then gather votes on a petition to place the proposal on ballot for approval

Answer 16

Initiative

Question 17

procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office

Answer 17

Recall

Question 18

A state-level method of direct legislation that gives voters a chance to approve or disapprove proposed legislation or a proposed constitutional amendment.

Answer 18

Referendum

Question 19

An officeholder who is seeking reelection.

Answer 19

Incumbent

Question 20

An officeholder’s advantage over his opponent in an election

Answer 20

incumbency advantage

Question 21

in this primary election voters must have declared party affiliation before election

Answer 21

Closed primary

Question 22

in this primary election declare party affiliation on election day

Answer 22

Open primary

Question 23

in this primary election allows voters to cast votes for candidates of multiple parties (enables split ticket voting)

Answer 23

Blanket primary

Question 24

states that do not have regular pattern of voting for one party consistently but will "swing" their vote to the opposite party

Answer 24

Swing States

Question 25

the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-president

Answer 25

Electoral College

Question 26

Federal elections that take place halfway through a president's term

Answer 26

midterm elections

Question 27

congressional candidates ride the popularity of party's presidential candidate to their advantage

Answer 27

coattail effect

Question 28

an organization established by a corporation or other special interest to raise money from individuals for a political campaign or other political cause

Answer 28

PACs

Question 29

this Supreme Court case opened the door for corporations to make political contributions to a committee as long as that committee did not formally coordinate with a candidate (aka soft money is legal)

Answer 29

United Citizens v. Federal Election Commission (2010)

Question 30

Supreme Court case that establishes campaign money limits but also holds that contributions are a form of speech but limits are not unconstitutional

Answer 30

Buckley v. Valeo (1976)

Question 31

campaign donations given directly to candidate that are regulated by Federal Election Commission

Answer 31

Hard Money

Question 32

campaign donations to a party or interest group, this money IS NOT tracked by the Federal Elections Commission

Answer 32

Soft Money

Question 33

law that banned party soft money but was made ineffective by Supreme Court case Citizens v. FEC

Answer 33

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA)

Question 34

the right to vote

Answer 34

franchise

Question 35

a government-printed ballot of uniform dimensions to be cast in secret that many states adopted

Answer 35

Australian Ballots

Question 36

federal law that imposed requirements on states to create national standards for voting and election management

Answer 36

Help America Vote Act (HAVA)

Question 37

law passed to increase citizen participation in voter registration. Offers chance to register to vote at state-run agencies.

Answer 37

National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) aka Motor-Voter Law

Question 38

difference in political views between men and women and how these views are expressed at the voting booth

Answer 38

Gender Gap

Question 39

a group of voters that tend to vote together on certains issues, candidates, and political parties

Answer 39

voting blocs

Question 40

a lack of concern for the election outcome by a citizen

Answer 40

Voter Apathy

Question 41

sense that your vote and participation in the political process makes a difference

Answer 41

Political Efficacy

Question 42

Constitutional amendment in which the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

Answer 42

Fifteenth Amendment

Question 43

The constitutional amendment adopted in 1920 that guarantees women the right to vote.

Answer 43

Nineteenth Amendment

Question 44

amendment that gives the right of voting to citizens in Washington D.C. and that they get votes in the electoral college

Answer 44

Twenty-Third Amendment

Question 44

The constitutional amendment passed in 1964 that declared poll taxes void in federal elections.

Answer 44

Twenty-fourth Amendment

Question 45

Constitutional amendment that lowered the voting age to 18

Answer 45

Twenty-sixth Amendment