Duplicate of (AP Govt.) Unit 4: Campaigns & Elections

You cannot deny the right to vote based on Sex

The elimination of Poll taxes

What is the most important aspect of winning early primaries & caucuses?

Who would be the most likely to vote?

voters can choose one candidate from each party

selective use of statistics and facts to present only one side of the story

What is the BCRA?

Which of the following was NOT a major tenet of BCRA?

presenting a rival in a negative light; can be obvious or subtle; “He’s a liar and a crook!”

Where the Presidential and Vice Pres candidates are chosen by the major political parties

States redraw districts in order to account for the new apportionment

When the controlling political party redistricts to favor their party.

After BCRA, what was required of candidates so that we know the sources of their campaign $?

voters can choose their preferred party ballot at the time of voting

suggesting a connection between a candidate & someone or something else through images

How might a political party contribute to a campaign in a modern campaign?

presenting the candidate as just a ordinary person who knows their lives well; “One of us.”

The first Presidential Primary

These only exist in democratic primaries

American's don't like these, but they are effective, especially in close races.

using a celebrity endorsement to explicitly advocate for a particular cause

What regulatory office oversees our federal campaign finance laws?

"Soft" money might be spent by...

Which is not an incumbent advantage?

"Hard money"is always...

You cannot deny the right to vote to a U.S. citizen of 18 years or older.

This has a greater voter turnout.

How did the Citizens United decision change campaign financing in the U.S.?

An election where you must interact with fellow voters in a public forum. (Takes hours)

voters must be registered with a party to receive the ballot

Congress awards House seats to states based on their population

Why can't government totally eliminate private campaign donations to politicians?

A Presidential candidate can raise $$ from which source?

Every 10 years one of these is run to count the total population of each state.

The first presidential caucus

similar to transfer, uses words or an image to convey an indirect message

What political event prompted the creation of federal campaign laws in 1974?

You cannot deny the right to vote based on Color, Race or previous condition of servitude

Strategy to set your state primary earlier to give your state greater influence.

Runs from September to November, where presidential candidates from different parties compete.