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17 Cards in this Set
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Front-Loading
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Choosing an early date to hold the primary election.
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Closed Primary
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Only registered party members may vote in the primary. (independents, greens, etc...not allowed)
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Open Primary
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Registered voters can vote in either primary and do not have to register with any party.
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Blanket Primary
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Registered voters may vote for candidates from either party on the same primary ballot.
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Winner-take-all System
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An electoral system that awards offices to the highest vote-getters, without ensuring representation for voters in the minority. Under this system, a slim majority of voters can control 100 percent of elected offices.
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Single-Member-District
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Only one representative is chosen from each district.
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Plurality System
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The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers, or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member constituencies. This voting method is also used in multi-member constituencies, in what is referred to as an exhaustive counting system, where one member is elected at a time. The process repeated until the number of vacancies is filled.
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Amicus Curiae Briefs
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Friend of the court; interest groups may be invited to file legal briefs supporting/rejection arguments of the case.
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Electoral College System:
a. Who elects the president when no candidate receives a majority? b. How is campaigning effected by the process? |
a. The House of Representatives
b. Swing states |
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Organization of the Two Major Parties in the US:
Realignment Lobbyists |
Fragmented Parties. Have local, state, and national levels, and they don't really work together.
Realignment: A shift of voting patterns to form new coaltions of party support Lobbyists: People who use political persuasion to influence legislation &benefit his/her org. |
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PAC’s
a. What are they? b. Which ones are growing? c. Who do they support? |
a. An organization that raises money privately and employs lobbyists to influence legislation
b. Business pacs - Because corporations can donate unlimited funds c. Incumbent candidates from both parties |
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Government Regulation of Campaigns
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- I.D voters
- Have to be 18 |
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Interest Groups
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Groups of private citizens whose goal is to influence and shape public policy.
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Factors that Effect party identification
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-Education
-Your parents -Political Socialization |
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Party Machine
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A political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group, commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses (usually campaign workers), who receive rewards for their efforts. They are local most of the time, and they deal with patronage. They are well organized. They take donations. They also help candidates win elections. They know what the community needs to be told, in order to vote for their candidate.
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Gerrymandering
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Drawing of congressional districts, to favor one political party/group over another.
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Free Rider Problem
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Those who consume more than their fair share of a resource, or shoulder less than a fair share of the costs of its production.
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