In each blank, try to type in the
word that is missing. If you've
typed in the correct word, the
blank will turn green.
If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Question: PrimaryAnswer: A primary election in which each voter may vote for candidates from both . Question: Buckley vs. Answer: Landmark 1976 decision on campaign finance law that upheld the Federal Election Campaign Act's disclosure , contribution limits, and provision for public funding of presidential election campaigns. Question: Bush vs. Gore (2000)Answer: Major Supreme Court case in the 2000 presidential election was effectively resolved in favor of Bush. Question: Campaign Answer: for campaigns and candidates. Question: (especially Iowa)Answer: In some states a type of election to select presidential candidates. Iowa holds the first caucus of the election season and dictates how well a candidate will do. Question: PrimaryAnswer: A primary election in voting is limited to already registered party members. Question: Clothespin Answer: The vote cast by a person who does not like either candidate so votes for the less objectionable of the two, a "clothespin" over his/her nose to keep out the unpleasant stench. Question: CoattailsAnswer: The tendency for a popular political party leader to votes for other candidates of the same party in an election. Question: Crtitical/Realigning Answer: An election which causes dramatic change in the political . Question: Federal Election Act (1974)Answer: Law that financing of federal elections; requires candidates and committees to disclose funding sources and spending; regulates the contributions recieved and spending during election campaigns and governs public funding of presidential elections. Question: Federal Election (FEC)Answer: An independent regulatory agency charged with administering and enforcing federal campaign finance law. the FEC was established by the 1974 to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. Question: Federal FundsAnswer: Money supplied to campaign funds from public resources and administered by the Election Committee. Question: Front-Loaded Answer: The practice of scheduling state party and primaries earlier every year. By moving these dates back, states hope to lend decisive momentum to one or two presidential candidates and thus have disproportionate influence on each party's nomination. Question: "Front-Loading" ProcessAnswer: The execution of a -loaded campaign. Question: General Answer: An held to choose which candidate will hold office in which all eligible voters vote at the same time. Question: Hard Answer: Money regulated by law and can be used to influence the outcome of elections, that is, to advocate the election of specific candidates. Question: Answer: Those already holding public office. In Congressional elections, usually win due to advantages such as free mailings and travel at public expense. Question: Open Answer: A primary election in which voters may choose in which party to vote as they enter the polling . Question: PAC/Political CommitteeAnswer: A group formed to raise and money to the campaigns of candidates likely to advance the groups interests. Question: Position Answer: An issue about which the is divided and rival candidates or political parties adopt different policy positions. Question: (especially New Hampshire)Answer: An election in which voters in a jurisdiction select candidates for a subsequent election. New Hampshire is the first in a series of nationwide political party primary elections. Question: ElectionAnswer: An election held to which candidates for office. Question: Prospective Answer: Voting for a candidate you favor his/her ideas for handling issues. Question: ResearchAnswer: Research done in order to discover damaging or information about somebody. Question: Retrspective Answer: Voting for a candidate because you like his/her past in office. Question: PrimaryAnswer: A second primary election held when no candidate wins a majority of the in the first primary. Question: vs. Allwright (1944)Answer: An important Supreme Court decision with regard to voting rights and by eextension desegregation. It overturned the Democratic party's use of all-white primaries in Texas and other states. Question: Soft Answer: Funds obtained by political parties that are spent on party activities, such as get-out-the-vote drives but not on behalf of a candidate. Question: Split Ticket Answer: for people in seperate political parties. Question: Straight VotingAnswer: Votin for of the same party for multiple positions. Question: Straw Answer: Unofficial poll that is used either to predict the of an official vote or to guage the relative strength of conditions for office in a futute election. Question: TuesdayAnswer: During the presidential primary season there may be several groups of in various regions falling on one or more Tuesdays. These groupingss are important because the weight of such a large, simultaneous vote tends to make or break nominees. Question: Valence Answer: An issue about which the public is united and rival candidates or parties adopt similar positions in hopes that each will be thought to best represent widely shared beliefs. Question: Whistle-Stop TourAnswer: A of political campaigning where politicians make a series of appearances at a few small towns over a short period of time. Originally, these were conducted from and open platform of an observation or private railroad car. Question: White Answer: Primary Elections in the southern states in any non-white voter was prohibited from participating. Question: Winner-Take-All Answer: The candidate getting the most voted from a state's caucus or primary gets all of that state's delegates at the national convention. Republicans usually use this . |
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
jmarient
Popular AP Comparative Gov. sets