AP Government Chapter 9
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AP Government, Politics, political parties
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Nominations | a party's endorsement up until early 20th century, American parties chose their candidates with little or no input from voters. Progressives led to the change for primary elections; requires more momentum, moneya and media attention |
| Campaign Strategy | The master game plan candidates lay out to guide their electoral campaign |
| To run or not to run | Extremely physically and emotionally taxing, need "fire in the belly" |
| Natoinal Party Convention | The supreme power within each party; meets every four years to elect candidates and discuss platform |
| The Caucus | a meeting |
| Presidential Primaries | Elections in which voters in a state vote for a candidate. Most delegates to the national party conventions are chosen this way |
| Big Mo | Momentum; good to have for primaries-- doesn't guaruntee victory |
| Attention to early cuacuses and primaries | there's a disproportionate amount of attention that goes to the early caucuses and primaries ; New Hampshire and Iowa are representative of te national electorate (rural and small minority population) |
| Money | Need a lot of it to run an effective campaign |
| Low Participation | participation in primaries is low and unrepresentative; only 20% vote |
| Exaggeration | some argue that the media have become the party bosses they decide who has the Mo |
| McGovern-Fraser Commission | a commission formed at the 1968 democratic convention in response to demands for reform by minority groups and others who sought better representation |
| Superdelegates | National party leaders who automatically get a delegate slot at the Democratic national party convention |
| Frontloading | the recent tendency of states to hold primaries early in the calendar in order to capitalize on media attention |
| Power to Media | gives much attention to the primaries |
| Changes needed | some proposals: national primary, regional primary |
| Convention | rewards hard working grass roots ppl who end up being delegates; they are important in creating policy positions |
| Manager | keeps the candidate from getting bogged down in organizational details |
| Fund raiser | Raises money for the campaign |
| Counsel | Legal assistence is needed to make sure the candidates are in compliance with the law |
| Consultants | plan ad campaigns, contract for buttons, bumper stickers, buy TV time etc |
| Staff | Have as many as the budget allows |
| Logistics | getting max # of places in the least amount of time |
| Research and policy advisors | help candidates prepare for questions from the press |
| Pollster | conduct polls and surveys so candidates know how voters are thinking |
| Press Secretary | help keep the reporters in line |
| Federal Election Campaign Act 1974 | tightening reporting requirements for contributions and limiting overall expenditures and creates the FEC |
| Political Action Committees | created by the 1974 campaign finaance reforms-- a corporation union or some other interest group can create one and register it with the FEC which will meticuously monitor their expenditures |
| Buckley v Valeo | money is an extension of free speech therefore you cannot eliminate money |
| Whig Party | Focus on states rights; Strong beliefs with powers grandted by the Constitution and the powers not granted are up to the states; Don't entangle in foreign affairs; No taxing of the ppl during peace, if money is needed tariffs |
| Modern Whig Party | States can generally determine its course of action based on local values and unique needs; take ideas from republican and democrats |
| Communist Party | Goals-- real equality for all, justice workers rights, builiding unity and collectivity for peace, an end to the political control the ultra-right over our political institutions, against racism, move the country toward socialism, create living wage jobs, universal health care, and end to the economic rule of the transnational corporations |
| Constitution Party | Believes in reducing the rold of the US government, reducing spending, replacing income tax with a tariff based revenue system, abolishing most forms of federal taxation, US terminates its participation in any international affairs, opposes abortion and euthanasia |
| Libertarian Party | For smaller government, lower taxes, wants to restore individual righs that have been breached by the government in the past |
| Peace and Freedom Party | Left wing political party strong advocation for the environment and universal healthcare and education, feminist and pacifist |
| Radical Women Party | socialist feminist, grassroots org believes in labor unions, anti-war, pro immigration, pro-choice, affordable childcare, universal human rights |
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