Chapter 9

Question 1

The phenomenon that people often pay the most attention to things they already agree with and interpret them according to their own prepositions

Answer 1

Selective perception

Question 2

The official endorsement of a candidate of a candidate for office by a political party

Answer 2

Nomination

Question 3

Funding vehicles by the 1974 campaign fiance reforms

Answer 3

Action Political Committees

Question 4

Independent groups that seek to influence the political process but one not subject to contribution restrictions because they do not directly seek the elections of particular candidates

Answer 4

527 Groups

Question 5

Political contribution earmarked for party building expenses at the grassroots level or for genetic party advertising

Answer 5

Soft Money

Question 6

Contributions of up to $250 are matched from the Presidential Election Campaign fund to candidates for the presidential nomination who qualify and agree to meet various conditions

Answer 6

Matching funds

Question 7

Money from the $3 federal in come tax check off goes into this fund, which is then distributed to qualified candidates to subsidize their presidential campaigns

Answer 7

Federal Election Campaign fund

Question 8

A 6 member bipartisan agency created by the Federal Election Campaign act of 1974.

Answer 8

Federal Election Commission

Question 9

A law passed in 1974 for reforming campaign fiances. the act created the Federal Election Commission

Answer 9

Federal election campaign act

Question 10

A high tech method of raising money for a political cause or candidate

Answer 10

Direct Mail

Question 11

A political parties statement of its goals and policies for the next few years

Answer 11

Party Platform

Question 12

A proposal by critics of the caucus and presidential primaries to replace theses electoral methods with a series of primaries within each geographical region

Answer 12

Regional Primaries

Question 13

A proposal by critics of the caucus and presidential primaries to replace theses electoral methods with a nationwide primary held early in the year

Answer 13

National Primary

Question 14

The recent tendency of styles to hold primaries early in the calender in order to capitalize on media attention

Answer 14

Frontloading

Question 15

National party leaders who automatically get a delegate slot at the democratic National Party Convention

Answer 15

Superdelegates

Question 16

A commission formed at the 1968 democratic Convention in response to demands for reform by minority groups and others who sought better representation

Answer 16

McGovern-Fraser Commission

Question 17

Elections in which voters on a state vote for a candidate

Answer 17

Presidential primaries

Question 18

A meeting of all states party leaders for selection delegates to the national party convention

Answer 18

Caucus

Question 19

The Supreme Power within each of the parties. The convention meets every four years to nominate the parties presidential and vice presidential candidates

Answer 19

National Party Convention

Question 20

The Master game plan candidates lay out to guide their electoral campaign

Answer 20

Campaign strategy