| A | B |
|---|
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | make 15th amendment effective applied to all elections anywhere in the country - state, local, and federal |
| gerrymandering | practice of drawing electoral district lines |
| voting habits | voting along party lines |
| poll tax | special tax, demanded by states as a condition of voting |
| party identification | loyalty of people to a particular political party --predicts how a person will vote |
| independent voters | no party affiliation |
| Voting along Dem/Rep. lines | democrats - lower income, h. s grads, women, younger, Catholic, Jews, black Republicans - higher income, college grads, older, men, Protestants, white |
| campaign spending | FEC rules 1. report campaign funds; 2. limit contributions 3. limit expenditures 4. public monies for parts of presidential elections |
| caucus | group of people who meet to select the candidates they will support in an upcoming election |
| convention | delegates nominate candidates for their parties |
| direct primary | parties vote for their party candidate |
| self announcement | when aperson wants to run for federal office they can just announce that they are running for that spot |
| FEC | most powerful committee in elections nationally administers all federal law dealing with campaign finance |
| MCCain Feingold Act | limited amount of $ that could be given in a campaign |
| 527 | organizations created to receive and disburse funds to influence or attempt to influence nomination, election, appt. or defeat of candidates for public office |
| hard money | $ for Congress and white house |
| soft money | no FEC rules; given to party organizations |
| issue ads | support certain people without actually mentioning a person's name |
| mass media | tv, newspapers, radio, magazines (means of communication to large audiences) |
| public agenda | society problems that political leaders and citizens agree need gov. attention |
| public opinion | attitudes held by alot of people in matters of gov. and policy |
| public affairs | includes politics, public issues, and making public policies |
| interest group | member share certai views and work to shape public policy |
| propaganda | it is a way to show the public what you are for/against and it helps them understand therough a commercial or ad |
