Government Ch. 9

Coattail effect, pg. 297

The influence of a popular candidate on the success of other candidates on the same party ticket.

General Election, 283

The most exhausting and expensive part of the election process..after the candidates have been elected.

Hatch Act,pg. 285

The Political Activities Act of 1939, is best known for restricting the political activities of civil servants.

Spin, pg. 308

The art of how a story is told by the media to the public.

Primary Election, pg. 283

The election the presidential candidates are elected.

Vote-eligible Population, pg. 300

The population that are eligible to vote.

Voting-age Population, pg. 300

The population that are not eligible voters.

Public Agenda, pg. 304

The power of the media.. they reveal what the government is doing but also in determining what the government ought to do.

Front-runner, pg. 294

The process of states moving their primaries into the first months of the year.

Registration, pg. 302

What you have to do before you can vote..

Super PAC, pg. 287

Is established to aggregate unlimited contributions by individuals and organizations and then funnel these sums into independent expenditures.

Voter Turnout, pg. 299

Is the percentage of how many people actually vote.

Spin Doctor, pg. 308

Try to convince journalists that the advisors' interpretations of the political events are correct.

Indirect Primary, pg. 292

Voters choose convention delegates, and the delegates determine the party's candidate in the general election.

Issue Advocacy Advertising, pg. 286

Which promotes positions on issues rather than candidates.

Open Primary, pg. 293

Any voter can vote in either party's primary without declaring a party affiliation.

Office-block, or Massachusetts, ballot, pg. 297

Groups all the candidates for a particular elective office under the title of that office.

Party-column, or Indiana, ballot, pg. 297

Is a form of general election ballot in which all of a party's candidates are arranged in one column under the party's label and symbol.

Direct Primary, pg. 292

Is one in which voters decide party nominations by voting directly for candidates.

Closed Primary, pg. 293

Only declared member of a party can vote in that party's primary.

Political Action Committee (PAC), pg. 285

PACs are committees set up under federal or state law for the express purpose of making political donations.

Tracking Poll, pg. 285

Polls that are taken almost every day, to find out how well they are competing for votes.

Independent Expenditures, pg. 287

These funds may be spent on advertising and other political activities, but in theory cannot be coordinated with those of a candidate.

Credentials Committee, pg. 295

They determine which delegates may participate during the National Convention.

Bias, pg. 313

i know it, but don't how to put into words..

Focus Group, pg.285

A organized discussion of 10 to 15 ordinary citizens to discuss a candidate or certain political issues.

Superdelegate, pg. 292

A party leader or elected public official chosen as an uncommitted delegate to a national political convention.

Australian ballot, pg. 297

A secret ballot that is prepared, distributed,and counted by government officials at public expense.

Sound Bite, pg. 306

A several-sound comment selected or crated for its immediate impact of the viewer.. used by the news media.

Presidential Primaries, pg. 281

An American election, run by some states, that allows political parties with ballot access to choose their nominees for U.S. president.

Soft Money, pg. 286

Campaign contributions to political parties that escaped the limits of federal or sate election law.

Podcasting, pg. 311

Can be heard on a computer or downloaded onto any portable listening device..can also include video.

Midterm Elections, pg. 299

Elections before the presidential election..

Caucus, pg. 294

Some states rely on this to choose delegates to the Republican and Democratic national conventions.

Front-loading, pg. 294

The candidates who win the early election states.. gains them more exposure and media..

Elector, pg. 296

Those who will cast their ballots in the electoral college.

Political Consultant, pg. 284

Those who, for a large fee, take charge of the candidate's campaign.

Federal Election Commission (FEC), pg. 286

This commission consists of six bipartisan administrators whose duty is to enforce compliance with the requirements of the act.