Elections
States that candidates tend to focus on because they have voted red and blue in the past consistently.
What is a swing state?
Relationship between congress, lobbyists, and the Democracy.
What is an Iron Triangle?
Voting for everyone in the same party.
What is party-line voting?
The belief that government should leave people alone.
What is individualism
Unofficial ballot
What is a straw poll?
The perk of holding a seat when up for reelection.
What is incumbency?
Representative of a group sent to talk and influence government.
What is Lobbying?
When money has to be paid to vote.
What is a poll tax?
The idea that all citizens should be held under the same laws.
What is rule of law?
The idea that an increase in supply means economic growth.
What is supply-side economics?
Unlimited donations that cannot be directly donated to the canidate.
What is a super PAC
Candidates win all votes from the state if they win the electoral college vote.
What is winner-take-all?
Retrospective voting.
What is voting based on what the candidates say they will do in the future?
The biggest factor of political socialization.
What is family?
More likely to support government oversight.
What is a conservative?
The actual decider of elections.
What is the Electoral College?
The group that picks and advocates for presidential candidate.
What are political parties?
When only party members can vote in elections.
What is a closed election?
Limited government.
What is having the government be more hands-off and less power?
Banned the use of soft money donations.
What is the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act?
Enforces finance laws in campaigns.
What is the Federal Elections committee?
A shift in idealogy.
What is realignment?
All the amendments that have to do with voting rights.
What are the 13, 14, 15, 17,19,24,26th Amendments?
A capitalist economy can grow without government interference.
what is free enterprise?
Corporate funded political broadcasts are protected under the First Amendment
What is Citizens United vs FEC?