Voting
Accurate polls rely on this approach to the selection of respondents
What is random sampling?
The body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc. that guides an individual or group, particularly in reference to socio-political matters
What is Ideology?
Money contributed to a party for political activities not directly endorsing or opposing candidates for office not subject to federal restrictions
What is soft money?
Only registered members of a party may vote in one of these
What is a Closed Primary?
The primary purpose of a Campaign Ad
What is activating latent partisanship?
In a Democracy, high turnout is so important because
The higher the turnout the more legitimate the election
An economic system in which the means of production are directed by the movement of capital
What is Capitalism?
Banned soft money donations to national parties and restricted independent expenditures on political campaigns
What is the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002? (McCain-Feingold Act)
A delegate sent to the national convention by party leaders without being pledged to a particular candidate
What is a super-delegate?
An issue on which everyone agrees, and the question is whether the candidate also agrees
What is a valence issue?
Ruled that the grandfather clause allowing white illiterates to circumvent literacy tests at the polls were unconstitutional
What is Guinn v. United States (1915)?
An economic system in which the means of production are consciously directed towards the common good
What is Socialism?
Ruled that independent campaign expenditures by corporations and unions are constitutionally protected
What is Citizens United v. FEC (2010)?
The primary system has led to this significant difference between parties in the United States versus parties in other countries
What is less control over ballot access?
The ability of members of congress to send mail free of charge
What is the Franking Privilege?
Ruled that white primaries were unconstitutional
What is Smith v. Alright (1944)?
Information shortcuts used as “handholds” by which citizens make political identifications and decisions
What are heuristics?
Organization which can spend unlimited money on political advertisements that are not coordinated with the campaign and primarily engages in this activity
What is a super-PAC?
One of the primary causes of the two-party system
What is the winner-takes-all system of elections/single member districts?
The primary factor determining the outcome of a Congressional Election
What is a candidate's incumbency status?
Gave youths between the ages of 18 and 21 the right to vote at the Federal AND State level
What is the 26th Amendment?
“Liberal” and “Conservative” ideological labels as used in the United States have what relationship with those labels used generally/historically?
Both labels are more similar in usage to the general/historical usage of the label “Liberal”
A group prohibited by law from directing more than 50% of its spending to political activities
What is a 501(c)4 group?
Formally adopts a party's platform for a particular election cycle
What is the National Convention?
The reason an incumbent has a difficult time winning when the economy is suffering
What is retrospective voting?