Party members meet in small groups throughout a state to discuss and select the party’s delegates to the national convention
What is a caucus
100
Election in which voters decide which of the candidates within a party will represent the parry in the general election.
What is the primary election
100
Presidential General Elections are funded by _____ money
(private money or public money?)
What is public money
100
This person makes appearances, meets voters, raises funds, holds press conferences, gives speeches, and is ultimately responsible for conveying the campaign message and for the success of a campaign
What is the candidate
100
The redrawing of congressional districts to reflect population changes or for political advantage
What is redistricting
200
The candidate who wins the most votes in a state secures all of that states delegates
What is a winner-take-all primary
200
A primary election in which only a party’s registered voters are eligible to vote
What is an open primary
200
Congressional Elections are funded by ______ money
(public or private?)
What is private money
200
Campaign staff that answer phone calls, staff candidate booths at events, copy and distribute campaign literature, and serve as the public face of the campaign.
What are volunteers
200
The legislative process through which the majority party in each statehouse tries to assure that the maximum number of representatives from its political party can be elected to Congress through the redrawing of legislative districts
What is gerrymandering
300
Candidates who secure a threshold percentage of votes are awarded delegates in proportion to the number of popular votes won
What is a proportional representation primary
300
A second primary election between the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in the first primary
What is a runoff primary
300
The virtually unregulated money funneled by individuals and political committees through state and local parties
What is soft money
300
The individual who travels with the candidate and coordinates the many different aspects of the campaign
What is the campaign manager
300
election that takes place in the middle of a presidential term
What is a midterm election
400
270 (electoral college)
What is the number of electoral votes needed to win the presidency
400
an election in which voters can remove an incumbent from office by popular vote
What is a recall
400
ban on soft money, increase on individual contributions to $2000, restrictions on expenditures
What is the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002
400
These people produce candidates’ television, radio, and print advertisements
What are media consultants
400
Advantages of incumbency
What is staff support, media and travel, the scare off effect, and redistricting
500
Concludes the nomination battle
What are the party conventions
500
an election whereby the state legislature submits proposed legislation to the state’s voters for approval
What is a referendum
500
nonprofit and unregulated interest groups that focus on specific causes or policy position and attempt to influence voters
What is a 527 committee
500
Private sector professional who sells to a candidate the technologies, services, and strategies required to get that candidate elected
Who is the campaign consultant
500
Countervailing forces to the incumbency advantage
What are: redistricting efforts can be used to punish incumbents in the out-of-power party
and scandals and investigative journalism