Voting
Prospective voting
Voting based on the candidates future agenda
What is the importance of third parties
influencing party agendas or providing opinions from minorities
3 tactics interests groups use
lobbying, rallies, advertisements
Mass Media.
A variety of media that reaches a large audience via mass communication
Soft Money.
Unlimited money that is donated to a political party and not to an individual candidate
This legally can not be coordinated with a candidate’s campaign
Which amendment's gave people the right to vote
15th and 19th amendment
A national convention held by delegates where they can speak on their policy
Caucuses
occurs when interest groups tries to inform, persuade, and mobilize large numbers of people
Grassroot lobbying
Horse-Race Journalism
Tend to focus on who is in the lead, rather than qualification and platforms of a candidate
A PAC and a Super PAC
- Political Action Committee - organization that works to influence election outcomes usually through financial support
- A PAC that has virtually no limit on how much money they can raise & spend
List 3 main reasons why people think their vote doesn't matter
Electoral College(Winner takes all), State that affiliates with the opposite party, voter fraud, if a candidate is ahead
What is the difference between a open and closed primary
vote for any party in a open primary, register for specific party in closed
how can Interest groups help campaigning
endorse candidates, run television and radio ads, direct mail marketing and polling
What were the 3 main new stations before the 1990's
ABC, CBS, and NBC
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain/Feingold)
Attempted to ban the use of soft money while raising the limits an individual can give
Attempted to reduce attack ads with the “Stand By Your Ad” provision
Required candidates to state that they “support this message” on all official campaign ads.
Retrospective voting
Voting on an incumbent based on the past actions
Electoral college
Filing lawsuits to challenge or support gov actions
litigation
Two ways the President uses media that contributes to political party organization to decline.
- Mudslinging. The goal of this technique is to help the candidate by damaging the reputation of the other candidates.
- Talk shows. When a candidate gets himself on a talk show, he has the perfect opportunity to talk about himself and promote his campaign.
- Social Media
There are 8 roles in the organization of a campaign. Name 3.
Campaign Manager
Campaign Counsel
Media Consultant
Campaign Staffer
Advance Workers
Policy Advisors
Pollster
Press Secretary
Which model of voting does a person vote for every person apart of a certain political party without even needing to know who they are
party-line voting
Who takes office if the president dies
Vice president
3 groups in iron triangle
Interest groups, bureaucracy, Congress
New York Times Co. v. United States
The Supreme Court limited the government’s ability to use prior restraint to prevent publication. This case reinforced the constitutional principle of freedom of the press.
Citizens United v. FEC.
Supreme Court ruled that laws that limited how much businesses or unions spent on campaigns was a violation of their free speech.