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Chapter 9-Nominations and Campaigns
Retrieved from "Government in America"
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11/07/2010

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Caucus
Definition
A meeting of state party leaders to determine which candidate delegates will support.
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Direct Mail
Definition
Targeted mailings to prospective supporters, usually compiled from lists of those who have contributed to candidates and parties in the past.
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Federal Election Campaign Act
Definition
1974 legislation designed to regulate campaign contributions and limit campaign expenditures.
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Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Definition
A bipartisan body that administers campaign finance laws.
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Frontloading
Definition
States’ decisions to move their presidential primaries and caucuses to earlier in the nomination season in order to capitalize on media attention.
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Matching Funds
Definition
Money provided to qualifying presidential candidates from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, the amount of which is determined by the amount of contributions raised.
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McGovern-Fraser Commission
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– A committee in the Democratic Party that recommended changes in party rules to promote more representation of women and minorities in the delegate selection process.
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National Party Convention
Definition
Meeting of delegates from each state to determine the party’s nominee for president.
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National Primary
Definition
A proposal by critics of the current caucus/primary system to replace these electoral methods with a nationwide primary held early in the election year.
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Nomination
Definition
A party’s official endorsement of a candidate for office.
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Party Platform
Definition
A party’s statement of its goals and policies for the next four years.
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Political Action Committee (PAC)
Definition
A legal entity formed expressly for the purpose of contributing money to candidates and influencing electoral outcomes.
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Presidential Election Campaign Fund
Definition
Money from the $3 federal income tax check-off goes into this fund, which is distributed to qualified candidates to subsidize their presidential campaigns.
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Presidential Primaries
Definition
State-level elections to determine which candidate state delegates will support.
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Regional Primaries
Definition
A proposal by critics of the current caucus/primary system to replace these electoral methods with a series of primaries held in each geographic region.
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Selective Perception
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The act of paying the most attention to things one agrees with already.
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Soft Money
Definition
Money raised by political parties for voter registration drives and the distribution of campaign material at the grass-roots level, now banned at the national level.
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Superdelegates
Definition
Delegates to the Democratic Party’s national convention who obtain their seats on the basis of their positions within the party structure.
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527 Groups
Definition
Independent groups that seek to influence the political process but are not subject to contribution restrictions because they do not directly advocate the election of a particular candidate.
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