Gov 1/9/19

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Nomination

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The official endorsement of a candidate for office by a political party. Generally success in the nomination game requires momentum money and media attention.

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Campaign Strategy

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The master game plan candidates lay out guide their electoral campaign

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National Party Convention

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The supreme power within each of the parties. The convention meets every 4 years to nominate the party’s presidential and vice presidential candidates and to write the party’s platform.

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National Party Convention

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The supreme power within each of the parties. The convention meets every 4 years to nominate the party’s presidential and vice presidential candidates and to write the party’s platform.

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McGovern- Fraser Convention

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A commission formed at 1968 Democratic convention in response to demands for reform by minority groups and others who sought better representation.

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Superdelegates

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National party leaders who automatically get a delegate slot at the national party convention

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Invisible Primary

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The period before any votes are cast when candidates compete to win early support from the elite of the party and to create a positive first impression of their leadership skills.

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Caucus

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System for selecting convention delegates used in about a dozen states in which votes must attend an open meeting to express their presidential preference.

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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’s nominee for president. Most delegates to the national party convention are chosen that way.

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Frontloading

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The recent tendency of states to hold primaries early in the calendar to order to capitalize on media attention.

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One important feature of the McGovern Fraser Comission

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One important feature of the McGovern Fraser commission was that party leaders couldn’t handpick convention delegates virtually in secret.

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Federal Electoral Campaign Act

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A law passed in 1976 for reforming campaign finances. Act created the Federal Electoral commission and provided for limits on and disclosure of candidates campaign

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What percent voted in 2012 and in 2014

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59% 2012, 36% 2014

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Reasons for America low turnout

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Requirement of voter registration and asks people to vote more often.

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More likely to vote

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Educated

Women vote more

Young people follow less

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Voted in the 2016 election

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58%

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Federal Election Comission

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A 6 member bipartisan agency created by the FEC. Federal election commission administers and enforces campaign finance laws.

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Soft money

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Political contributions earmarked for party building expenses at a grassroots level or for time, such contributions were unlimited, until they were banned by the McCain Feingold Act.

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527 groups

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Independent political groups that are not subject to contribution restrictors because they do not directly seek the election of particular candidates. Section 527 of the tax code specifies that contributions to such groups must be reported to the IRS

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501(c) groups

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Groups that are exempted from reporting their contributions and can receive unlimited contributions. Section 501 of the tax code specified that such such groups cannot spend more than half their funds on political activities.

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Super PACS

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independent expenditure, only PACS are known as super PACS because they may accept donations of any size and can endorse candidates. Their contributions and expenditures must be periodically reported to the FEC.

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Political Efficacy

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The belief that ends political participation really matters - that one votes can actually make a difference.

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Civic Duty

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The belief that in order to support democratic gov, a citizen should vote

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Voter Registration

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A system adapted by the states that requires voters to register prior to voting. Some states require citizens to register as much as 30 days in advance whereas others permit Election Day registration.

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Motor Voter Act

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A 1933 act that requires states to permit people to register to vote when they apply for a drivers license.

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Reasons for America's low turnout

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1 requirement of voter resigstration

2 gov asks people to vote more often

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groups who participate more

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educated people

women

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% voted in 2016 presidential election

% for governors race

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58%

42%

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political scientists focus on 3 major elements of voter decisions...

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1) party identification

2) voters evaluation of the candidates

3) match btwn voters' policy positions and those of candidates and parties (policy voting)

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policy voting

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electoral choices that are made on the basis of the voters' policy preferences and where candidates stand on policy issues

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2 conditions for policy voting

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1) voters must have a clear sense of their own policy positions

2) they must know where candidates stand on issues

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one obstacle of policy voting

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candidates often decide that the best way to handle a controversial issue is to cloud their positions in rhetoric

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Obama on immigrants

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issued executive order allowing young illegal immigrants who graduated from a us high school to obtain work permits and thereby staying in the country legally

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Romney on immigrants

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"self deportation" which is where people decide to return to their home country when they can't get the legal documentation necessary to obtain work

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mandate theory of elections

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the idea that the winning candidate has a mandate from the people to carry out his/her platforms and politics. politicians like the theory better than political scientists do.

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which amendment includes the electoral college

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12

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how many electoral votes do states have

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has as many votes as it had us senators and representatives

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type of system used electoral college

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winner take all

electors awarded to the presidential candidate who wins the most votes statewide

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if no majoirty is reached in a state

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election is thrown into the house of reps. must choose among top 3 electoral vote winners

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battleground states

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key states that the presidential campaigns focus on becuase they are most likely to decide the outcome of the electoral college vote.

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electoral college

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unique US insitution created by the constitution, providing for the selection of president by electors chosen by state parties. although the electoral college vote usually reflects a popular majority, less populated states are overrepresented and a winner take all rule concentrates campaigns on close states

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Anti electoral college

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more people would vote since individual roles matter more. Unfair since gives smaller states more power, votes unequal importance

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Pro electoral college

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1) key part of federalism

2) would have to reconsider whole system if they change it (JFK)

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3 important functions of elections

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socialize and institutionlize political activity

gives election legitamacy in eyes of the people

provides regular access to political power

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3 ways presidential campaigns promote individualism

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1) allowing politicans to decide on their own to run

2) to raise their own funds

3) make promises about how they specificallt will act in office

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Shelby County v. Holder (2012)

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Struck down provisions of the Civil right act and upheld the rights of states to control voting laws (voter ID)

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Citizens United v FEC

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money is speech (campaign spending)

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Buckley v Valeo

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1976