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What is a 527 group?
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A group whose only goal is to influence elections through advertising.
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What is AARP?
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American Associations for Retired Persons
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What is a blanket primary?
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A primary election in which you do not have to register with a party
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What happened in Buckley vs. Valeo?
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It was decided that donating to candidates is part of the first amendment
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What was the Campaign Reform Act of 1974?
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It was a trial in which the FEC was born
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What is a closed primary?
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a primary where a voter must register with a party beforehand to vote.
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what is an open primary?
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a primary where a voter can vote without registering in advance but still must register with a party (in the booth)
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What are coattails?
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Associating yourself with a popular candidate because they are in the same party. Using their fame to bring yourself up to the top
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What are realigning elections?
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Elections in which a major party shift occurs.
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What is dealignment?
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When voters go independent.
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What is the Equal TIme rule?
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If a station sells time to one candidate, that station must be willing to sell equal time to the opposing candidate
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What is the fairness doctrine?
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A rule, that was later repealed, that made the media have to show both sides of an issue
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What is hard money?
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Documented money, limited contributions
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What is Front-loading?
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It is when a state moves their primary elections to make it earlier than most. They do this to influence other people's decisions
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