Political Parties
republican party and democratic party
what is two major parties?
is a poll of voters taken immediately after they have exited the polling stations.
what is exit poll?
People who participate in the political process on a regular basis.
For example: They contact their lawmakers or they vote.
what is Political Efficacy?
Getting their name & face out there
Name/face recognition = supporters = donations (PAC’s and Super Pac’s)
Candidates travel from town to town, state to state
They go to the people
what is Grassroots Campaigning?
Ended disenfranchisement for women, giving women the right to vote.
what is 19th Amendment?
is an alliance of like-minded people who work together to win elections at all levels of gov. so they can control the government (make laws).
what is a political party?
They spend money on commercials, radio ads, websites etc. to still indirectly support the candidates campaign.
Must disclose donor information to IRS.
what is PAC ?
is the process by which individuals learn and frequently internalize a political lens framing their perceptions of how power is arranged and how the world around them is (and should be) organized;
what is Political socialization?
Only registered party members can vote
Can register to vote the day of election
what is open Primary?
African American Males can vote. Cannot deny the right to vote based on race.
what is 15th Amendment?
connect the public’s concerns, wants or needs to our Government in return hoping for an output of policy changes from Government.
what is a linkage institution?
Yes, It is unconstitutional to limit a candidate and tell them they are limited on how much of their own money they spend on their campaign. Money = Speech
No, It is NOT unconstitutional to limit wealthy donors.
what is Buckley v. Valeo ?
describes someone voting in their best interest, supporting the candidate whose platform will give them the most favorable outcomes.
what is Rational choice theory?
The party that’s not currently in the White House (Republicans)
what is National Convention?
Legislation that would enforce the 15th amendment by outlawing the discriminatory voting practices of southern state laws that end practices that disenfranchised/acted as barriers, keeping African Americans from voting.
What is Voting Rights Act?
where a coalition (group) of voters transition their long time support from one party to another. This is not a temporary shift and it usually occurs during a critical election. Meaning something big is going on. Depression (New Deal Policies), War, Civil Rights Movement, Recession etc.
what is realignment?
Established disclosure requirements
Candidates and Parties have to report how much has been donated by whom and what they spend their campaign contributions on.
Limited Donations
Limited how much (fat cats not happy) donors could donate.
Creates Federal Election Commission (FEC)
FEC would be the Government Independent Regulatory agency that would regulate campaign financing.
Limits Rich Candidates
Limits how much of their own money a candidate could spend on their campaign.
Presidential Public Funding Program
provided partial public funding for presidential candidates and their campaigns who meet certain criteria.
what is Federal Election Campaign Act ?
it requires states to provide individuals with the opportunity to register to vote when they apply for or renew their driver's license.So, this makes it easier to register to vote and it makes it easier to maintain your voter registration
what is Motor Voter Act?
an. 20th as the day sworn into office
what is 20th amendment?
would be a consequence of the court’s ruling in the Citizens United case. Corporations and groups have free speech protections and money = speech.
what is Super PAC’s?
if a candidate does get on the ballot in a state, the likely hood of them carrying that states majority votes is unlikely which means they would never win all of that states electoral votes, which means they will never reach the 270 electoral votes needed to win President.
what is the Winner Take All System?
is a persuasive legal document filed by a person or entity in a case, usually while the case is on appeal, in which it is not a party but has an interest in the outcome—typically the rule of law that would be established by the court in its ruling.
What is an Amicus Curiae Brief?
would change
it to where the two Senators from each
state would be directly elected by the
people of that state.
what is the 17th Amendment?
Delegates from each party and each state attends their designated convention
Delegates officially cast the votes from the people of their state to officially nominate the candidate
what is National Convention?
Eliminates Soft Money by prohibiting outside groups from spending their money on “electioneering” communications. They couldn’t show faces & say names in the commercials and could not air them 30 days out from the primaries and 60 days from a general election.
What is McCain Feingold Act/Bi-Partisan Campaign Reform Act?