General Election Questions
Described as being a marathon, and long and arduous process.
What is a presidential campaign?
Holds the first presidential caucus.
What is Iowa
What state would you advise a presidential candidate trying to win the nomination to campaign in early and often?
What is Iowa or New Hampshire?
Federal law passed in 1974 governing Campaign Contributions
What is the Federal Election Campaign Act
People's beliefs often guide what they pay attention to and how they interpret events.
What is selective perception?
Meets every four years to nominate the party's presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
What is the party convention or national party convention?
What is the invisible primary?
Campaign official responsible for setting up interviews and answering questions from the press.
Who is the press secretary?
Act that banned "soft-money"
What is McCain-Feingold or Bipartisan Campaign Finance and Reform Act?
A campaign is most likely to have this affect on voters.
What is reinforce?
Holds the first presidential primary.
What is New Hampshire?
Specific goal of a presidential nomination game and the way to win the nomination.
What is win the majority of delegate votes to win the nomination?
Supreme Court case that allowed unlimited independent expenditures and running ads within 60 days of a general election.
What is Citizens United v. FEC?
Type of issue that could be used to convert voters.
What is a wedge issue?
State elections that allow voters to remove an elected official.
Recall election
Commission to make the Democratic Party's delegate selection more representative and open to the public by requiring delegate selection to be open to all party members.
The McGovern-Fraser Commission
Three M's of a campaign.
What is money, momentum, and media attention?
Group someone wanting to remain anonymous would donate to for campaigns.
What is 501(c) group?
18, a citizen, and a resident of the city/county they are voting in.
What are voter registration requirements?
Process of holding primaries earlier and earlier in the calendar year.
What is frontloading
Delegate spots reserved for Democratic party elites.
What are superdelegates?
Three most important characteristics of a candidate's image?
What is integrity, reliability, and competence?
Candidate who spent more money in the 2016 election.
Who is Hillary Clinton?
Federal law passed in 1993 to make voter registration easier.
What is the Motor Voter Act?