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12 Cards in this Set
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history of electing the president
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- congress chose nominees
- then delegates met and chose nominees - later, primaries were beauty pageants, appearance didn't guarantee nomination |
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McGovern Fraser Reform
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- big chaos brought in change
- now it is more democratic |
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primaries
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- elections for selecting national delegates
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superdelegates
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- individuals who automatically become delegates
- 1/6 of democratic delegates - small number of republicans - don't change the outcomes although theoretically they could |
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FECA
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- regulates contributions
- disclosure requirements - matching funds |
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soft money
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- money contributed by interest groups, labor unions and individual donors
- regulated by BCRA |
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BCRA
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- regulates soft money
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527s
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- groups that only "influence" elections
- get by the BCRA regulations |
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prospective voting
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- based on what candidate promises
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retrospective voting
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- voting based on candidates past decisions
- helps incumbents get re-elected since they have a history |
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voting for senators
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- we only vote for each seat one at a time
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reappointment
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- allocation of house seats based on population shifts
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