Terms
¨A group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern.¨
What is an Interest Group?
Organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections.
What is a Political Party?
Elections in which the candidates do not run with partisan labels.
What is Nonpartisan election?
Nominate Candiates, Infuence Party, Unite Government, Create balance, and Inform citizens
What is the five functions of a political party?
¨A person who takes part in an organized attempt to influence legislators.¨
What is a Lobbyist?
Only members from that specific political party can vote.
A candidate who gets the most votes wins all of a state's electoral votes.
What is Winner take all system?
What is a safe seat?
Gather voters on smaller issues so that they can influence bigger parties to incoorperate that into their campaign.
What is the role of minor parties In the US?
Money that is limited and subject to FECA
What is Hard money?
Money that not limited and made outside the limits and prohibitions of federal law.
What is Soft money?
A primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by direct vote.
What is a direct primary?
¨ Concept used for studying the selection of candidates for public office¨
What is Bundling?
Prospective Retrospective Rational choice, and party line.
What is the four models of voting behavior?
¨terms refer to any news story or article whose main focus is describing how a particular candidate or candidates is faring during the election, in other words, trying to predict the outcome.¨
What is Horse Race Journalism?
The collection of all forms of media that communicate information to the general public.
What is Mass media?
U.S. tax-exempt organization organized under Section 527 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.
What is 527 Groups?
¨support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows on another¨
Supreme Court case that discussed the relationship between campaign finance and freedom of speech.
What is Citizens United vs FEC?
A staple of free-market capitalism
What is Laissez-faire economics?
Required the holders of broadcast licenses both to present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was honest, equitable and balanced.
What is Fairness Doctrine?
¨Tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election.¨
What is coattail effect?
¨Promoting a particular position or an issue, paid for by interest groups or individuals but not by candidates.¨
What is Issue Advocacy?
Automatic plan, district plan, and the proportional plan.