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US Government Chapter 9
Study Guide
Directions: For this study guide and all that follow, read the chapter(s) entirely. Answer
the questions (or define the terms) on this sheet. Do so accurately and thoroughly. Add
information to it during class, and use to review for your tests. You are responsible for
accuracy.
Chapter 9
1. Describe campaigns for the Presidency today.
The Nomination Game
2. Nomination –
3. Campaign strategyDeciding to Run
4. How did Walter Mondale describe running for President?
5. How long do campaigns last in most industrialized countries and how long in the
United States?
Competing for Delegates
6. What is the goal of the nomination game?
7. National party convention8. How do parties choose their delegates to the national convention?
The Caucus Road
9. Caucus10. Describe caucuses of the past.
11. Describe caucuses today.
12. Who holds the first caucus and why is the first caucus significant?
The Primary Road
13. Presidential primaries14. Why were primaries introduced?
Adapted from assignment by Molly Lynde - http://mlynde.wikispaces.com/
15. When did primaries increase and why did they increase?
16. Why did the McGovern commission form?
17. McGovern-Fraser commission18. What was the result of the McGovern Fraser Commission?
19. Superdelegates
20. Why did Democrats institute superdelegates?
21. Why is the New Hampshire primary important?
22. Frontloading –
23. Democrats require all states to use what in delegate selection?
24. Republicans have what requirements in delegate selection?
Evaluating the Primary and Caucus system
25. Identify and describe five criticisms of the primary/caucus system.
The Convention Send Off
26. National primary –
27. Regional primary –
28. Describe the conventions.
29. Party platform30. When is the vice presidential nominee selected?
The Campaign Game/Organizing the Campaign
31. Identify and describe three steps in organizing a campaign.
Money and Campaigning
32. What were two goals of the Federal Election Campaign Act33. Federal Election Campaign Act34. Outline major provisions of Federal Election Campaign Act:
1) Federal Election Commission (FEC)2) Presidential Election Campaign FundAdapted from assignment by Molly Lynde - http://mlynde.wikispaces.com/
3) Matching funds4) Soft money5) “Hard money” contributions are limited to how much per person?
35.McCain Feingold Act (BCRA, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act)–
36. Identify three things that the McCain Feingold Act did 37. Buckley v. Valeo38. Political Action Committee (PAC)
39. How and why have PACs proliferated?
40. PAC hard money contributions are limited to what?
41. Most PAC contributions go to whom?
42. Critics of the PAC system worry that what? What is the evidence of this concern?
43. What is the evidence that campaigns are too expensive?
44. “Why it matters” How much money was “required” to be raised in 2004 to be
competitive?
Look up Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
45. How did this change McCain Feingold Act (BCRA)?
46. How has this affected campaigns today?
Adapted from assignment by Molly Lynde - http://mlynde.wikispaces.com/