AP Government Elections Unit
Presidential candidates tend to avoid campaigning in states that are fairly well sewn up, and instead campaign heavily in....
swing states
Critics of ... claim that it can cause gridlock within government.
divided government
How many electoral votes does the President need to win?
270
What is a 501c3 interst group? (Girl Scouts)
An interest group that is tax exempt and cannot be involved in elections.
If presidential candidates take federal money what is the limitation?
they can only spend that money
The Chamber of Commerce promotes the economic interest of its members, what type of interest group is it.
traditional
.... is an informal coalition of interest groups, congressional committees, and federal agency's that seeks to influence public policy.
Iron Triangle
What is one example of a nontraditional protest interest group.
NAACP
What is one example of a Single Issue interest group.
NRA
When one candidate wins the largest percent of the vote, they win.
Plurality
.... group that raises funds for favored candidates.
Political Action Committee
How are parties regulated?
They are not regulated, they are private clubs
Who is more likely to vote? Men or Women?
Women
In a state with a ... a citizen could vote only for candidates of her own party.
closed primary
election where only registered party members can vote, no crossing of party lines.
closed primary
Rejection of parties rather than changing of party membership.
dealignment
Some who claim that political parties are less meaningful to voters support the concept of ...
dealignment
Amendments 15, 19, 23, 24, and 26 all involve
suffrage
Interest groups try to overcome the ... by offering incentives for people to join.
free rider problem
In order to maximize their influence in the presidential nominating system, many states are ... their presidential primary election.
front loading
Money given to campaigns/candidates.
hard money
The Defense Department, the Armed Services Committee, and being Boeing Corporation could compromise a ...
iron triangle
An example of .... would be a lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club to prevent from being developed.
litigation
The federal government has imposed ... on states that force them to comply with various environmental regulations.
mandates
The appointment of a campaign contributor to be the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs is an example of ...
patronage
An example of a .... occurred when President Bush landed on the deck of an aircraft at the conclusion of the ground war in Iraq.
photo opportunity
... suggests that policy results from compromises among many groups
pluralism
Some are concerned that the campaign contributions made by ... are, in effect bribes.
political action committee
What election has better educated and affluent people
primary election
Change in party beliefs such as the 2016 election
realignment
California gains House seats after the decennial census through the process of...
reapportionment
In the 1990s contributors tried to evade federal regulations by donating ... to political parties
soft money
... can cause divided government
split ticket voting