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15 Cards in this Set
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What are PRIMARIES?
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people vote for which candidate will run for the office of that party
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OPEN PRIMARIES
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you can vote for any party you want
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CLOSED PRIMARIES
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you have to be registered for that party and vote for your party only
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INCUMBENT
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public officials elected to the same office again and again
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What is CAUCUS?
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a type of primary where people have group discussions before voting
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What are INTEREST GROUPS and what do they do?
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groups of people that share a common goal and try to influence the gov's decision making
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Who are LOBBYISTS and what do they do?
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spokesperson for an interest group- they go to the lobbies of congress to talk about their interest groups' ideas and plans
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FRANKING PRIVILEGE
homestyle |
the gov pics up the postage tab on al lthe mail for the existing congressmen
the style a politician adopts to relate to the people |
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
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chief administrater of congress
second in place of presidency if the president dies chosen by the majority party |
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MAJORITY LEADER
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winning party's leader
one step below SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE |
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MINORITY LEADER
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leader of the losing party
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YELLOW JOURNALISM
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very first form of journalism in the US
started in the late 19th century all about scandalous news started by Pulitzer and Hearst New York Sun |
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EQUAL TIME RULE
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in a political campaign, people running for the same office have a right to purchase the same amount of time, at the same time, for the same price
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PORK BARREL/EARMARKS LEGISLATION
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money given by the federal government for wasteful projects for individual states
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ELECTORAL COLLEGE
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system set up by the Constitution under which the peopl ein each state elect a number of electors equal to the number of senators and representatives for the state
in most states, the presidential candidate winning a plurality of the vote in that state recieves all its electoral college votes |
