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AP Gov - Unit 3

Elections, Political Parties

QuestionAnswer
National Convention -Sets forth # & rules for delegates <br>-Different for each party <br>-Pres. candidate makes speech
Mugwumps -Opposed patronage <br>-Disliked party machines <br>-Eventually disliked partisanship
Sophomore Surge Difference b/w votes candidate receives 1st election & 2nd
Superdelegates Majority of elected officials
National Committees Organize party convention & party on nat'l level
Populists Liberal on economic <br>Conservative on political
Libertarians Conservative on economic <br>Liberal on political
Proportional Representation -Used in convention <br>-Divides publicy elected delegates among candidates who received at lest 15% of vote <br>-By states
Straight vs. Split tickets Straight: All from same party <br>Split: From many different parties <br> -More common today
Frontloading Unknown candidate campaigning heavily in early primaries
Gridlock Each side argues so much that nothing gets done
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 1. Bans soft $ for campaigns <br>2. Individual contributions limit - $2000 <br>3. Corps, unions, etc can't use $ to specifically support 1 candidate right before election
Buckley v. Valeo -Upheld legal limits on campaign contributions <br>-Defined spending $ for political purpose part of expression w/ 1st amendment protection
Divided Government One party controls White House & different party controls 1 or both houses of Congress
Soft Money Funds from ppl, corps, unions for party activities rather than specific candidate
Coat Tail Effect The popularity of the president gives success to Cong candidates in his party
Linkage Institution Structures in society that connect people to gov't <br>-ex: elections, media
Whig Party Stood for limiting presidential pwr
Critical Realigning Election Sharp, lasting shift occurs in popular coalition supporting parties <br>-Changes what issues are important, types of voters that vote for party
Grassroots lobbying Public gCapenerates public pressure directly on legislators
Campaign Reform Act of 1974 -Candidates must tell $ sources & expenditures <br>-Statutory limits on contributions <br>-FEC created to regulate finance
Democratic Republican Party -Founded by Jefferson (1792) <br>-Became Democrats <br>-Opposed Federalists
Dealignments A movement of voters towards nonpartisanship <br>-Weakens party structure
Roosevelt Coalition Alignment of IG & voters that supported Demos from 1930s-1960s <br>-Gave majority in Congress
General Election An election used to fill an elective office
PACs -Represent interersts <br> -ex: labor <br>-Give $ to many candidates <br>-Has political influences
Plurality Person who gets the most votes, even if it's not the majority
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