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| What happened during the 1968 Democratic convention? |
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| Nixon ran against ubert Humphrey. ????? |
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| a type of survey in which the questions are presented in a biased way in an attempt to influence the respondent; example of this would be receiving phone calls talking about how obama was possibly born in a foreign country |
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| What is straight ticket voting? |
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| a ballot on which a voter selects candidates from only one political party |
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| What is split ticket voting? |
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| A ballot on which a voter selects candidates from more than one political party |
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| a capaign's efforts to get out the vote or make sure their supporters vote on election day; they do this through door to door canvassing, phone banks, and emails |
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| What is an on year election? |
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| when people vote for all of the house, 1/3 of the senate, and the president and vice president--check this |
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| What is a political consultant? |
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| someone that advises and assits in a political campaign |
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| What was the "willie horton" ad? |
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| a man named willie horton killed people and raped a girl and robbed stores; he was already in prison for robbing a convenient store and stabbing the owner 19 times. He went to prison and there was a "furlough weekend" for the prisoners which was basically like a weekend off. However, Horton did not return. On his furlough weekend, he raped a woman. When it came time for the Dukakis and Bush election--the Bush campaign released several attack ads against Dukakis saying that Dukakis was the one responsible for the furlough weekend, which ultimately made him responsible for the rape. The creator for this ad was Lee Attwater, the head of the Bush campaign. |
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| What was the "daisy girl" ad? |
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| the daisy girl ad pictured a girl picking petals off a daisy one by one, there is a covice over of a military countdown and images of a nuclear bomb. This implied that electing Goldwater would increase the chances that nuclear weapons would be used in the future |
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| campaign advertising that criticizes a candidates opponent typically by making damaging claims about the opponents background rather than focusing on positive reasons to vote for the candidate |
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| fundraising by candidates piror to the primaries or caucuses. The amounts that candidates mangage to raise in htis period are often consdiered indicative of their respective chances of winning |
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| What is a talent primary? |
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| Candidate's attempt to recruit well respected consultants and campaign staff prior to the first primaries and caucuses. A candidate's ability to recruit a prestigious campaign team is often considered indicative of his or her electoral prospects |
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| What is teh national party convention? |
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| in the summer before an election, each major national party introduces it's president and vice presidential candidates along with its platform to a large audience |
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| a politician running for reelection to the office he currently holds |
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| he served as the campaign manager for George H. W. Bush in the 1988 election. |
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| efforts to influence public policy through contact with public officials on behalf of an interest group |
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| What is a professional association? examples? |
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| an association of practictioners of a given profession; national association of realtors or the american bankers association |
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| What is a trade association? examples? |
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| an interest group composed of companies in the same business or industry that lobbies for policies that will benefit members of the group; FDRA (footwear distributors and retailers of america) |
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| What is the prisoner's dilemma? |
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| What is a political action committee? |
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| interest groups or divisions of interest groups that can raise money to contribute to campaigns or to spend on ads in support of candidates. The amount they can receive from each of their donors and their expenditures on federal electioneering are strictly limited |
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| a direct vote by citizens on a policy change proposed by fellow citizens or organized groups outside government. |
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| a direct vote by citizens on a policy change proposed by a legislature or another government body |
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| What is the Nash equlibirium? |
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| What does "revolving door" mean? |
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| a term describing the movement of individuals from government positions to jobs with interest groups or lobbying firms, and vice versa |
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| very succesful political consultant and activist for the Republican party. HE was the founder of the American crossroads superpac. He was senior adviser and chief of staff during the bush administration until he resigned. |
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| he has served as a Massachusetts governor, he was the democratic nominee for the 1988 election but lost to George H.W. Bush, he is also the second greek-american governor in the US |
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| making a careful and critical examination of something. Political candidates "vet" their running mates so they will have information to use against them |
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| alaskan governor chosen to be VP for republican presidential nominee, john mccain |
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| campaign strategist and public relations worker for the reublican party; head adviser for John Mccain in the 2008 election |
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| at work fellowship and camraderie |
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| a well funded 527 organization |
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| an initiative is an examble |
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| fraudulent appearance of spontaneous, independent participation by many |
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| direct vote for legislative proposal |
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| American Association of Plastic Surgeons is an example of a |
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| over 40 % of departing members of congress do this |
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