unit 3 Flashcards
(42 cards)
527s
independent campaigns
specific to political reader
soundbite
video clip
soft $
harder to track and given to political parties then given to major candidate
due process clause
individual civil liberties- criminal process rights
caucus
like minded people who need select candidates they will support in election
closed primary
a party nominating election in which only declared party member can vote
coattail effect
effect of a strong candidate running for an office at the top of the ballet helping to attract voters
civil liberties
guarantees the safety of persons, opinions and property from the arbitrary acts of gov
civil rights
positive acts of gov that seek to make constitutional vary tees a reality for all petiole
blanket primary
voting process- voters receive a long ballot containing the names of all co tenders regardless of party can vote how they choose
Bill of attainder
legislative act that inflicts punishment without a court trial
establishment clause
separates church and state
exclusionary rule
evidence gained as the result of an illegal act by police cannot be used against the person whom they took it from
ex pust facto law
a law applied to an act committed by its passage
pacs
political action comitee, political arm of corruption
free exercise
Second part of the constitutional guarantee of religious freedom
gerrymandering
drawing of elect Torrell district lines to the addendum party or group
Grand jury
formal device by which a person can be accused of serious crime serious crime
Hardmoney
campaign money that is subject to regulations by the FEC
indictment
formal complaint for grand jury which charges of the accused went with its crimes
libel
false and malicious use of printed words
Open primary
A party nominating election in which any qualified voter can be part of
slander
false use of spoken words
sedition
crime of attempting to overthrow the government by force