Law and Gov Politics Unit
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23 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 coattail effect | influence that a popular canddiate for a top office can have on the voters' support of other canddidates of his/her party on the same ballot. |
| coalition | a union of persons or groups of diverse interests, an alliance of parties for the purpose of forming a government. |
| wedge issues | an issues that is splitting up the other opposing group and divides them. |
| dark horse | unexpected winner. last minute and very well known |
| white knight | a person who comes in and saves the day |
| hawks | force military action (aggression) |
| doves | person who wants peace |
| litmus test | a politician has to take a stand that agrees with their party or else they wont get elected. Used to make sure canddiate is on the same page as everyone else. |
| base of support | people who are the most loyal in a party and will definatly vote for the party they belong in. |
| balanced ticket | nominating canddiates that represent different parties of the country and diffrent sections. |
| plurality | in an election, at least one more vota than that recieved by any other candidate, a plurality may or may not be a majority of the total vote. |
| split ticket voting | voting for canddiates from different parties |
| watchdog | to look over government officals and helps keep people in power honest |
| independent and unaffiliated | not a democrat or a republican. Don't take a political stand. in the middle. |
| lobbyists | activities of an agent (lobbyist) for a pressure group, usually to influence public policy. |
| pork barrel | a federal project that is designed to benefit one state or a person, or one district |
| mandate | (approval by the voters) The instruction or commands a constituency gives to its elected officials concerning policies. |
| spin | making something look better than it really is. |
| talking flak | criticizing to make people angry |
| swing voters | the voters that havent commited to one party or another and can change the outcome of the elction. |
| Political Action Committee | (PAC) Political arm of a special interest group that seeks to influence elections and public policy decisions. |
| Bundling | Broker who gathers up donations and gives to the candidates. |
| Caucuses | meetings of party members to select a candidate. |
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