Exam 3 - 2

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nominees known by:

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late spring (or earlier)

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conventions are held:

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end of nomination phase, beginning of election season

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the official endorsement of a candidate for office by a political party

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nomination

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campaign success requires:

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momentum, money, media attention

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US campaigns begin _____ years before election day

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2

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caucuses and primaries select:

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delegates

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larger states are worth more delegates than smaller states. T or F?

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True

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the first to a ________ _______ wins the nomination

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simple majority

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proportional distribution of delegates (party)

_____ viability threshold

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Democrat; 15

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delegate decision by state party; viability threshold varies by states (party)

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Republicans

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TX Republicans have ______ delegates

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155

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party leaders and registered party members meet to select nominee

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caucus

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most important caucus

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Iowa's

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elections in which voters choose the nominee or delegates pledged to the nominee

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primary

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_________ _________ _________ led to selection of delegates pledged to the nominee

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McGovern-Fraser Commission

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first primary (state)

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New Hampshire

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primaries generally serve as ______ _______

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elimination contests

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votersmust be registered with their party in advance and can only vote for that party

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closed primary

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votersdecide on election day which party to participate in, and then only that party

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open primaries

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TX has a __________ __________ primary

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semi-open

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votersget a list of all candidates and can vote for one name for each office,regardless of party label

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blanket primaries

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when most or all of the presidential primaries occur in the first few months of the nomination season

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front loading

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do conventions determine a party's nominee?

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no

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conventions determine ________ ________

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party platform

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end of conventions marks:

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beginning of general election campaign

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send-off for presidential campaign, formal nominations, candidate speeches

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conventions

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election campaigns begin:

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after nomination period

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positive ads ________ turnout _______

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increase; slightly

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contrast ads _______ turnout _______

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increase; slightly

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negative (mudslinging) ads _________ turnout _______

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decrease; slightly

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60% presidential campaign spending is in ______ , of which ______ is negative

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TV ads; 2/3

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-public financing of presidential elections

-limited spending & required disclosure

-limited contributions to campaigns

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Federal Election Campaign Act

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FEC created by law in:

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1974

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spending limits are in violation of free speech protections

-allows for "soft money" for "party building" and "get out of vote" expenditures

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Buckley v. Valeo

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unregulated donations to political parties

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soft money

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bans soft money; money not regulated by FECA

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bipartisan campaign reform act

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-Requiresmore disclosure from those who finance own campaign

-Allowsopponents who face an independently-wealthy challenger to raise more moneywithin the law

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the "Millionaires Amendment"

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independentgroups that seek to influence political process but are not subject tocontribution restrictions because they do not directly seek election ofparticular candidates

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527s

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Allowsunlimited (but independent) political expenditures by corporations and unions

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Citizens United v. FEC

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super PACs allowed after _______ ________

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Citizens United

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only about _____% of voters change their minds (as result of campaigns)

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10

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Name that model:

-Partyidentification is the best predictor of vote choice

-Durablefeature of the American voter

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Minimal Effects Model

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Name that model:

-Evaluatepast performance of party in power: Better off now than you were four yearsago?

-Lesspredictive when no incumbent running (2008)

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Referendum Model

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what may be more important than money in a campaign?

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media attention

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money is a _______ but _______ condition for victory

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necessary; insufficient

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campaigns ________ ideas and ______ voters

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reinforce; mobilize

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a policy document allowing burdens (taxes) and benefits (expenditures)

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budget

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an excess of federal expenditures over federal revenues

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defecit

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what the government spends money on

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expenditures

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sources of money for the government

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revenues

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shares of individual wages and corporate revenues

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income tax

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what provides the largest single revenue source for the government?

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individual taxes

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those with more income pay higher rates of tax on their income

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progressive

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why do we have national debt?

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spending is growing at a higher rate than taxes

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what is the largest part of the national budget (which is also contributing to debt?)

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income security programs

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when will social security benefits become insolvent?

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2040

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proposals to cut social security & Medicare affect those 55 and older: T or F?

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False

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last year's budget is the best predictor for this year's budget, plus some

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incrementalism

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what party was propped up in power for about 10 years after the Civil War?

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Republicans

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once former Confederates/Democrats could vote, did they support Republicans?

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No

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Republicans could not win statewide office until this happened

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Democrats split on the issue of civil rights

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Democrats dominated in TX until:

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1950s

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one may vote in TX if one is:

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-citizen of US

-18 years +

-resident of TX 30 days prior to voting

-felons: 2 years after completing prison sentence (probation and parole)

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voter turnout in TX is ______ compared to other states

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low

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TX: about ____ percent voter turnout in presidential elections

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40

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why is voter turnout low in TX?

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-low competition (TX is republican)

-length of TX ballot

-political culture

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government needed to preserve social order

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traditionalistic values

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what values that TX voters have minimize voter turnouts?

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individualistic and traditionalistic

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historically, TX has nominated its candidates through:

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caucuses and conventions

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Texas parties that receive over ____ percent of the gubernatorial vote must nominate their candidates through directprimary

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20

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_________ select party candidates to run in general election

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primaries

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Generalelection for state offices, governor and other state officials, occur in

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off-presidential or midterm election years