the Practice of "conversion" involves a campaign attempting to win voters who have these kinds of opinions
What are Opposing views?
100
The first-in-the-nation primary is held in what state
What is New Hampshire?
100
Before the active use of primaries came about in the late 60's, most nominees were decided at this event
What is the national conventions?
100
The keynote speech typically takes place on this day of the convention
What is the first day?
100
this is what FEC stands for
What is Federal Election Commission?
200
The master game plan candidates lay out to guide their electoral campaign
What is campaign strategy?
200
The majority of delegates to the national conventions are alloted in this manner
What is through Primaries?
200
The "General Election" is held in what month?
What is november?
200
A formal statement of party beliefs issued on the second day of the convention
What is the Party Platform?
200
Political contributions earmarked for party-building expenses that are unlimited.
What is soft money?
300
A funding organization used by corporations, unions, interest groups and powerful politicians to give money to many different campaigns.
What is a PAC?
300
A meeting of registered party members to select a nominee.
What is a Caucus?
300
To win the presidential endorsement you typically need money, media attention and this
What is momentum?
300
National party leaders who automatically get a delegate slot at the Democratic party convention
What is a Superdelegate?
300
Independent groups that seek to influence the political process but are not subject to contribution restrictions because they do not directly advocate the election of a particular candidate.
What is a 527 group?
400
One of the three goals of campaigns, this means to turn on the fence "just voters" into participating members of the campaign
What is Activation?
400
The biggest difference between the Republican and Democratic Caucuses in Iowa is this
What is Republicans use Winner-take-all and democrats give delegates proportionally?
400
A high-tech method of raising money for a political cause or candidates. It involves sending information and requests for money to people whose names appear on lists of those who have supported similar views or candidates in the past.
What is Direct Mail?
400
Conventions are typically held at what time of the year?
What is the end of summer/Last week of august-first week of september?
400
Law passed in 1974 designed to reform the electoral process and create a system of partial public financing for presidential elections
What is the Federal Election Campaign Act?
500
The phenomenon that people often pay the most attention to things they already agree with and interpret them according to their own predispositions
What is selective perception?
500
The recent tendency of states to hold primaries early to capitalize on media attention (like Iowa and New Hampshire)
What is frontloading?
500
One of the key criticism of the nomination process is its length, for instance Barack Obama declared his desire to run for president in november, 2008 in this Month/Year
What is January, 2007?
500
The televising of the national conventions currently amounts to only a few hours a night as opposed to pre-1972 when the conventions had THIS kind of coverage (BE SPECIFIC)
What is gavel to gavel?
500
A commission formed at the 1968 Democratic national convention to address the "undemocratic" nature of the nomination process