Unit 5

Question 1

electorate

Answer 1

people who go to the polls to vote

Question 2

voting-eligible population

Answer 2

citizens over the age of 18

Question 3

24th Amendment

Answer 3

abolishes poll tax

Question 4

Guinn v US

Answer 4

grandfather clause is unconstitutional

Question 5

Smith v Allwright

Answer 5

rules white primaries as unconstitutional

Question 6

23rd Amendment

Answer 6

DC gets electoral votes equal to the smallest state

Question 7

rational choice model

Answer 7

voters examines issue or candidate

Question 8

retrospective voting model

Answer 8

voter looks at candidates track record

Question 9

prospective voting model

Answer 9

voter votes for the vision of the future they support

Question 10

party-line voting model

Answer 10

voting for the party a voter is registered for

Question 11

voter turnout

Answer 11

individuals that are actually showing up to the polls

Question 12

voter apathy

Answer 12

lack of concern for the election outcome

Question 13

political efficacy

Answer 13

sense that their vote makes a difference

Question 14

internal political efficacy

Answer 14

individual’s confidence to understand and participate in politics

Question 15

motor-voter law

Answer 15

requires states to offer citizens the opportinity to register to vote

Question 16

Help America Vote Act of 2002

Answer 16

established national standards for voting and election management

Question 17

What type of ballots does the US use

Answer 17

Australian Ballots

Question 18

party platform

Answer 18

written list of beliefs and political goals

Question 19

campaign finance laws

Answer 19

limits how much donors can contribute to candidates, parties, and interest groups

Question 20

Federal Elections Commission (FEC)

Answer 20

monitors the flow of money; only 5k can be donated per election

Question 21

war chest

Answer 21

amount of money parties and individuals can raise for a candidate

Question 22

hyperpluralist theory

Answer 22

so many groups that no one is going to win

Question 23

single issue groups

Answer 23

interest groups with a single focused issue

Question 24

what is the goal of lobbying

Answer 24

influence members of congress

Question 25

grassroots lobbying

Answer 25

encorages its members to contact Congressional representatives

Question 26

electioneering

Answer 26

aiding candidates financially and getting group members to support candidates

Question 27

litigation

Answer 27

using the court system to change policy

Question 28

going public

Answer 28

appeal to public opinion

Question 29

taft-hartley act

Answer 29

allowed states to be "right to work"

Question 30

elite theory

Answer 30

weathy benefit the most

Question 31

pluralist theory

Answer 31

everyone wins

Question 32

when do federal elections occur?

Answer 32

occur every 2 years; states administer the election

Question 33

wards

Answer 33

how cities and counties are divided for voting

Question 34

initiative ballot measure

Answer 34

citizens formulate a law and then gather signatures from registered voters

Question 35

referendum

Answer 35

repeals an unpopular law

Question 36

recall

Answer 36

recall elected officials in the middle of an elective term

Question 37

invisible primary

Answer 37

media/money to see if a candidate has early support

Question 38

incumbent advantage phenomenon

Answer 38

advantages that a candidate has as an incumbent

Question 39

open primary

Answer 39

vote in only party primary

Question 40

closed primary

Answer 40

only voters registered with that party can vote

Question 41

blanket primary

Answer 41

all candidates are listed on the same ballot

Question 42

caucus

Answer 42

public primary where people hear speeches then vote publicly

Question 43

frontloading

Answer 43

states schecule primaries earlier to get more attention

Question 44

super tuesday

Answer 44

several states hold their primaries; deciding day for many delegates

Question 45

general election

Answer 45

starts after labor day; debates and endorsements kick in

Question 46

23rd amendment

Answer 46

Washington DC gets 3 electoral votes

Question 47

franking privilege

Answer 47

mailing is free for incumbents

Question 48

Federal Elections Campaign Act

Answer 48

tightened reporting requirements and limited candidates' expenditures

Question 49

Federal Elections Commission

Answer 49

puts limits on spending for campaigns

Question 50

connected pac

Answer 50

have to be part of a group to donate

Question 51

nonconnected pac

Answer 51

form around a single issue with no connection to organizations

Question 52

leadership pac

Answer 52

started by current of former elected officials

Question 53

super pac

Answer 53

can get unlimited funding to support a campaign, just can't directly give to campaign

Question 54

Buckley v. Valero

Answer 54

you can self fund a campaign and there is unlimited spending in campaign

Question 55

McCain Feingold Act (BCRA)

Answer 55

bans soft money to national parties and increases limits on hard money. PACs could not electioneer within 60 days of election ads

Question 56

function of media- gatekeeper

Answer 56

influences the subjects that become newsworthy and for how long

Question 57

functions of the media- scorekeeper

Answer 57

help make political reputations and set campaigns up

Question 58

framing (media)

Answer 58

how the media chooses to describe (frame) people and situations