Elections
What type of votes put the president in office?
Electoral College
What is the Federal Elections Commission (FEC)
This agency was created to oversee and regulate the money being spent on political campaigns.
What is the name of the group of people who have benefited from the work of interest groups without providing financial support?
Free Rider Problem
A person accused of a crime cannot afford an attorney, so the state provides the accused with a public defender. Which of the following amendments in the Bill of Rights best applies in this scenario?
What is New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)?
Court case that established the judicial review
Marbury v madison(1803)
Define Winner-Take-All Elections
You have to have the majority percentage of votes against other candidates.
What is the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Acts (BCRA)
This act increased the amount of hard money that can be spent on a candidate.
Define Amicus curiae brief
Established tool used by interest groups to influence judicial decisions. Mainly in the the supreme court.
In what Document: Argued that the moral obligation is to break an unjust law in order to achieve justice, calling for immediate action against action
What is Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail"?
Prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines or cruel and unusual punishments
8th amendment
Which primary election take the longest?
Caucuses
What is the difference between hard money and soft money?
Hard money is the contributions given directly to a candidate. Soft money on the other hand, is the money donated to a party or interest group who can buy advertising on the candidate's behalf. Soft money is not subject to campaign finance laws.
Define Grassroots Lobbying & Protests
Influence legislation by using the public to pressure officials through campaigns, petitions and direct calls to actions.
Define the word: Rather than focus on positioning or the qualifications, the media often focuses on who is ahead in polls, raising the most money, and who has won the most recent debate.
What is Horse Race
Mentality?
A person accused of a crime cannot afford an attorney, so the state provides the accused with a public defender. Which of the following amendments in the Bill of Rights best applies in this scenario?
The Sixth Amendment
Define Party Realignment
A major and lasting change in the demographic of voters
In the case of Citizens United v. FEC, what did the court rule?
The court ruled that limits on contributions from individuals and corporations was a violation of free speech. The court also ruled that corporate funding of ads and broadcasts cannot be limited.
Define Recruit and Endorse Political Candidates
The action of recruiting and endorsing political candidates that involves identifying the value aligned individuals
What is this word: Electoral strategies which primarily focus on the individual candidate rather than political party?
What is a candidate centered campaign?
A essay written by a Anti-Federalist that argued a large republic would lead to tyranny what is the name of this document?
Brutus 1
Who does the 24th Amendment help?
Helps economically disadvantaged individuals and their right to vote.
What is the difference between a PAC and a Super PAC?
A PAC is an organization that raise's limited amount of money and can be coordinated with the candidate. A Super PAC on the other hand, can be formed by anyone and accept unlimited donations and cannot be coordinated with the candidate
Define Advertising
The action of interest using soft money to endorse candidates
Creating a present danger through the use of free speech and held government could regulate speech in which the public in danger
Schenck v. United States (1919)
The Declaration of Independence states “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” This was a revolutionary change from the system of British monarchy, which was based on the divine right of kings. For which of the ideals of democracy does this quote provide a foundation?
Popular sovereignty