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McGovern-Fraser Commision
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A commission formed at the 1968 Democratic convention in response to demands for reform by minority groups and other who sough better representation
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Caucus
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A meeting of the local members of a political party especially to select delegates to a convention
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National Party convention
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The supreme power within each of the parties
Meet every four years to nominate pres and vice-pres candidates Write platform (its goals and policies) |
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Soft money
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Political contributions earmarked for party-building expenses at the grassroot level or for generic party advertising
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Campaign strategy
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Master Game Plan candidates lay out to guide their electoral campaign
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Iowa Caucus
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Iowa caucuses are an electoral event in which residents of the U.S. state of Iowa meet in precinct caucuses in all of Iowa's 1,774 precincts and elect delegates to the corresponding county conventions.
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Presidential Primaries
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Elections in which a state's voters go to the polls to express their preference for a party nominee for president.
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Political Action committees
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Groups that raise money from individuals and then distribute it in the form of contributions to candidates that the group supports
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527 Groups
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Independent political groups that are not subject to contribution restrictions because they do not directly seek the election of particular candidates
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Motor Voter Act
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A 1993 act that requires states to permit people to register to vote when they apply for a drivers license
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Super-delegates
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National Party leaders who automatically get a delegate slot at the national party convention
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Delegates
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A delegate is someone who speaks or acts on behalf of an organization at a meeting or conference between organizations of the same level.
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Nomination
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The official endorsement of a candidate for office by a political party.
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Federal Election Campaign Act
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A law passed in 1974 for reforming campaign finances
Created Federal Election Commission Provided for limits and disclosure of campaign contributions |
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Federal Election Commission
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A six member bipartisan
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Super Tuesday
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Super Tuesday, in general, refers to the Tuesday in February or March of a presidential election year when the greatest number of states hold primary elections to select delegates to national conventions at which each party's presidential candidates are officially nominated.
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Selective perception
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The phenomenon that people's beliefs often guide what they pay the most attention to and how they interpret the events
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Matching funds
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Matching funds are funds that are set to be paid in equal amount to funds available from other sources.
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Frontloading
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The recent tendency of states to hold primaries early in the calendar to capitalize media attention
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Initiative Petition
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Initiative petitions are citizen-generated ballot questions which, if passed majority vote, have the force of law, the same as if the state legislature passed them. To get on the ballot, you have to get a large number of signatures (hence the "petition" part) and follow other rules that are determined b each state.
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Referendum
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he submission of a proposed public measure or actual statute to a direct popular vote.
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Voter Registration
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A system adopted by the states that requires voters to register prior to voting.
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Electoral College (How it Works)
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The Electoral College is made up of 538 electors who cast votes to decide the President and Vice-President of the United States after the people vote.
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Faithless elector
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In United States presidential elections, a faithless elector is a member of the United States Electoral College who, for whatever reason, does not vote for the presidential or vice presidential candidate for whom he or she had pledged to vote.
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Civic Duty
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People should vote
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