Chapter 9
Define the following Key Terms
- campaign strategy
- caucus
- presidential primaries
- McGovern-Fraser Commission
- superdelegates
- party platform
- Federal Election Campaign Act
- Federal Election Commission
- Political Action Committees (PACs)
- soft money
Outline
I. The Nomination Game
A. Nomination:
1. Success requires:
B. Deciding to Run
1. Not every candidate for an office wants to be the _________________.
2. Three offices, ________________, _____________________, and ________________
have provided 80% of presidential candidates since 1972.
C. Competing for Delegates
1. The goal of the nomination game is to win the ___________ of the ______________.
D. The McGovern—Fraser Commission made it so that party leaders could no longer:
- Instead, convention delegates were picked by:
E. The Democrats were so concerned about the lack of the role for ______________________
that they created positions known as _______________________________. This comprises
about _____% of the delegates.
II. The Campaign Game
A. In a general election, candidates have to figure out how to allocate the scarce resources of:
B. Campaigns, today, are increasingly dependent upon ___________.
C. The most important goal of any media campaign is_____________________.
1. Media coverage is determined by two factors.
a.
b.
D. Organizing the Campaign – There are various things that get done..
1.
2. Get a fund-raiser
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III. Money and Campaigning
A. In 1974, Congress passed the ___________________________.
1. It had two goals:
a.
b.
1. Created the _________________________
2.
3.
4.
5. Required _____________
6. Limited ______________
B. The constitutionality of the law was challenged by the SCOTUS case ________v. _________.
1. The Supreme Court ruled:
C. The FECA lead to the proliferation of ______________________________.
D. _________________ v. _______________ extended the right of free ________________ to
PACs, allowing them to spend ______________________.
1. A PAC forms when:
IV. The Impact of Campaigns
A. Campaigns have three main effects on voters.
1.
2.
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B. Several factors weaken the impact of campaigns.
1.
2.
Youtube Videos – Follow the links below, watch the video and write 1-2 paragraphs about what was
covered.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmQ37zm7-uU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwqEkjipAoY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcd67HgIYzU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6weSABfMMnM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My_N1O6FwEY