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27 Cards in this Set
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The amount of funds needed to run a
Campaign. |
War Chest
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Someone already in office which
is the primary indicator of who will win an election. |
Incumbent
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The Vice President is announced at this.
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National Convention
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A union or corporation donates money to this in support of a candidate for office.
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Political Action Committee
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the positive or negative spin on a campaign
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Tone
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the overall attitude and idea for a campaign.
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Theme
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The most important people who support a candidate and work for them for FREE.
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Campaign Volunteers
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The most important media outlet for a campaign and where most of the war chest money goes to.
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Television
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Type of politics where candidates “meet and greet” with voters on a personal level.
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Retail Politics
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Brochures, lawn signs, bumper stickers, flyers, advertisements
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Wholesale Politics
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Campaigns can only accept this from fundraising.
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Small Donations
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# of electoral votes needed to win Presidency.
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270
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States that can swing either way in an Election and candidates spend tons of time and money on
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Battleground States
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Elections where parties decide the candidate to run for office
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Primary Elections
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Elections are when empty offices are filled in public office
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General Elections
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Toss your hat into the ring.
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Self-Announcement
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The number of House of Representative members and Senate members decides this electing body for President
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Electoral College
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Only group allowed to vote in 1789.
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White Males who own property
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Party that rarely gets into office because they have too specific issues, take away votes from others, but contributes ideas to national discussion like energy.
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Third Parties
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18 years of age, registered, live in the state, citizen
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Voter Requirements
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Older people, high income and highly education are all more likely to…
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VOTE
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Takes place on a workday,
too many offices and elections, and not registered. |
Reasons people do not vote
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This manager would want the results of
a public opinion poll to plan a Strategy. |
Campaign Manager
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Public Opinion polls are necessary because only _____% of voters are declared Republican or Democrat.
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50%
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Politicians, news stations, and newspapers.
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People who use Opinion Polls
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Public Opinion Polls are done by _____ organizations to avoid bias and maintain valid results.
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Private
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This determines if an Opinion Poll is accurate or not, the lower the number the more accurate the poll.
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Margin of Error
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