Nominations and Campaigns

Nominations and Campaigns A.P. Government and Politics

S_P_R_E_E_A_E_ • J S A X R V E • T E G S L U D • J J I I F T B • H B X X U C U

The first presidential caucus of the campaign season is traditionally held in • Delaware • California • Minnesota • New Hampshire • Iowa • Ohio

Candidates’ policy positions receive more media attention than does their campaign strategy. • True • False

Today, most delegates to each major party’s national convention are chosen by • State party chairpersons prior to any caucus or presidential primary. • State presidential primaries. • The previous national convention. • State presidential caucuses. • A lottery system.

Electoral college: presidential election:: superdelegates : • Veto • Primaries • Caucuses • Party conventions • Party platforms

The Federal Election Commission • Administers all elections in the U.S. from school board to president with a staff of 160,000. • Tabulates and certifies the votes in all federal elections. • Is a bipartisan body responsible for administering campaign finance laws and enforcing compliance with those laws. • Is a nonpartisan political organization that has sough got over fifty years to reform campaign financing. • Is the Republican Party’s watchdog organization, which monitors fundraising and spending by Democratic candidates.

F_O_T_O_D_N_ • I U C K Z N • O J J Y E C • N I A G L R • V I R Q O G

The opening up of the process to choose delegates to the Democratic National Convention in the immediate aftermath of 1968 was spearheaded by • The McGovern-Fraser Commission. • The Kerner Commission. • An act of Congress. • President Johnson. • The Warren Commission.

The internet has had its greatest impact on campaigns in the area of advertising. • True • False

Which of the following is not a criticism of the current system of presidential primaries and caucuses? • Prominent officeholders find it difficult to take time out from their current duties to run. • The media do not have enough of a role in this process. • Too much attention is paid to the early ones. • Money plays too big a role. • Many candidates drop out early before most states have held their primary or caucus.

Fish : Water :: Money: • Direct Mail • Campaigns • Frontloading • Party platform • Superdelegates

In the 1976 case of Buckley v Valeo, the Supreme Court rule that • The limitation on the amount of money persons could contribute to their own election campaigns violated free speech and was unconstitutional. • Presidential election campaigns could not be paid for by tax dollars. • The forced disclosure of contributions to federal elections violated freedom of association and was therefore unconstitutional. • The limitation on the amount of money people could contribute to their own election campaigns was not a violation of free speech and was constitutional. • Congressional and state legislative districts must be of equal population and reapportioned every ten years.

R_G_O_A_P_I_A_I_S • H I S I R M I L • E R I M B R A Y • I O X Y N O L S • L I N M E R E R

Proponents of a national primary argue that it would do each of the following except • Bring directness and simplicity to the nomination process. • No longer allow votes in one state to have more political impact than votes in another. • Lengthen the time of the campaign. • Concentrate media coverage and increase interest and understanding. • Increase interest in more states.

527 groups cannot explicitly urge citizens to vote for or against a candidate. • True • False

Bucket of water : forest fire :: McCain Feingold Act : • Selective perception • 527 groups • Political action committees • Campaign Finance Reform • National Party Convention

The “candidate-centered age” refers to a system of modern campaigns that allows politicians to • Decide on their own to run for office. • Raise their own campaign funds. • Build their own personal campaign organization. • Make individual promises about what they will do once they are in office. • All of the above

Pete watches Meet the Press and says man did you see the way that David Gregory attacked President Obama? While Suzie says yikes Gregory really attacked Republican lead House of Representatives. • Mandate Theory • Party Identification • Name Recognition • Selective Perception • Nature of the times Voter • Barriers to Entry

Nominations and Campaigns