Unit 3 SAFMEDs

An election in which voters can remove an incumbent from office prior to the next scheduled election.

An election that signals a party realignment through voter polarization around new issues and personalities.

Requires broadcast stations to give individuals the right respond to personal attacks made on a radio or TV broadcast.

Role played by a representative who votes the way his or her constituents would want, regardless of personal opinions

Public policies are the result of narrowly defined exchanges among political actors.

A form of journalism devoted to exposing misconduct by government, business, and individual politicians

Organizations with the purpose of influencing electoral outcomes; groups that do not explicitly advocate for a candidate

A primary election in which party members, independents, and members of the other party are allowed to participate.

The tendency of states to choose an early date on the nomination calendar.

Established to make independent expenditures; may raise unlimited sums but is not permitted coordinate with candidates.

Political power is distributed among a wide array of diverse and competing interest groups.

Statement of the philosophy and policy goals of a political party, usually promulgated at the national convention.

The activities of a group or organization that seek to persuade political leaders to support the group's position.

A second primary election between the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in the first primary.

Shifts in partisan preferences that alter the political landscape; displacement of the majority by the minority party

Doctrine that prevents the government from prohibiting speech or publication before the fact; violation of 1st Amend.

Requires broadcast stations to sell air time equally to all candidates in a political campaign if they sell it to any.

Democratic Party's convention participant that is reserved for an official whose vote at the convention is unpledged

The process by which a news organization defines a political issue and consequently affects opinion about the issue.

Targeting media programming at specific population within society.

A relatively restricted session between a press secretary or aide and the press.

Amended the FECA of 1971 designed to end the use of nonfederal, or "soft money" for activity affecting federal elections

Election that allows citizens to propose legislation by submitting them to the electorate for popular vote.

Collection of people or organizations that tries to influence public policy.

Election whereby the state legislature submits proposed legislation to the voters for approval.

The citizen eligible to vote.

A push at the end of a political campaign to encourage supporters to go to the polls.

Successful presidential candidates carry congressional candidates of the same party in the year of their election.

Recognized organization that represents interest groups and is allowed to make contributions to candidates' campaigns.

Law that regulates political campaign spending and fundraising. Focused on disclosure of contributions for fed campaigns

Spending for campaign activity that is not coordinated with a candidate's campaign.

Supreme Court ruling that imposed limits on any individual's total political contributions in a two-year period

Potential members who fail to join a group because they can get the benefit, without contributing the effort.

Party meeting held in the presidential election year for the purposes of nominating a candidate and adopting a platform.

A document offering an official comment or position; purpose is to get attention, make news, and generate publicity.

Interest groups whose primary purpose is not electoral politics.

A primary election in which only a party's registered voters are eligible to cast a ballot.