Landmark Elections
Election of 1980?
Reagan v. Jimmy Carter
Define coalition
An alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states.
Name two groups that help to fund election campaigns.
PACs or super PACs, 501 groups, 527 groups, Interest groups.
Which party is in favor of abortion?
Democratic
Define incumbent
The holder of an office
Election of 1976?
Jimmy Carter v. Gerald Ford
Define caucus
A meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.
McConnell v. FEC
A case in which the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of most of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act.
Which party is in favor of the death penalty?
Republican
Define gerrymandering
Manipulation of the boundaries of to favor one party or class.
Election of 1960?
JFK v. Nixon
Define Primary Election
A preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal, especially presidential, election.
Baker v Carr
A landmark United States Supreme Court case that decided that redistricting issues present justiciable questions, thus enabling federal courts to intervene and to decide redistricting cases.
Which party believes in state’s rights?
What is the difference between open primary and closed primary?
Open: A primary election in which voters are not required to declare party affiliation.
Closed: Limited to registered party members, who must declare their party affiliation in order to vote.
Election of 1828?
Andrew Jackson v. John Quincy Adams
Define Ticket-Splitting
Voting in an election for candidates from different political parties when multiple offices are being decided by a single election.
Buckley v. Valeo
A constitutional law Supreme Court case on campaign finance. A majority of judges held that limits on election spending in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 §608 are unconstitutional.
Which party supports gun control?
Republican
Which state holds the first caucus during election season?
New Hampshire
Election of 1800?
Jefferson v. John Quincy Adams
Define Single-Issue Interest Groups
Focus on advocacy around a single defining issue.
McCain-Feingold Act
A United States federal law that amended the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, which regulates the financing of political campaigns.
Which party supports universal healthcare?
Democratic
What is an example of a campaign strategy to gain supporters?
Campaigning in states with people on the fence of their beliefs