Vocab
a primary election in which voters are not required to declare party affiliation
what is an open primary?
the naming of candidates who will run for office
what is nomination?
how and why decisions by the public were made
what is voting behavior?
30 second sound clips used on TV to convey the entire message of the speech
what is sound bites?
tax payers choosing to donate extra money each year to government funded campaigns (11% do that)
what is public financing?
a type of government in presidential systems, when control of the executive branch and the legislative branch is split between two parties
what is a divided government?
preventing one party from raiding the another
what is advantage of a closed primary?
voting for who will benefit you the most
what is rational-choice voting?
focus is on polling data and public perception rather than the candidates policies
what is horse-race coverage?
money given directly to candidates where limits and regulations apply
what is hard money?
various macroeconomic theories and models of how aggregate demand strongly influences economic output and inflation
what is keynesian economics?
self announcement, caucus, convention, direct primary, petition
what is forms of nomination?
looking at a political party's past experience and making a decision based on that
what is retrospective voting?
newspapers, magazines, television, radio, blogs, podcasts, social media
what is sources of mass media?
formed by businesses and corporations or labor unions to make donations
what is PACS?
a person who is employed by and acts for an organized interest group or corporation to try to influence policy decisions and positions in the executive and legislative branches
what is a lobbyist?
tends to exclude independent voters from the nomination process
what is disadvantage of closed primary?
predicting how the candidate will lead in the future
what is prospective voting?
serves as a "watchdog" over government, sets the public agenda, supports the free change of ideas, information and opinions
what is roles of free press?
purpose is to oversee and enforce campaign finance regulations
what is federal election commission?
raise unlimited soft money for voter registration, issue advocacy, but not for a "specific candidate"
what is 527 groups?
usually city elections
what is non-partisan primary?
voting for every candidate of the same party
what is party-line voting?
staging, spinning, leaking
what is influencing the media?
political donations given to the party that can avoid government regulations
what is soft money?