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| parties that profess comprehensive view of American society and government that is radically different from that of the established parties. | |
| limited by Bipartisan Act of 2002. Basically, if it is not in direct support of a candidate, people can spend as much money as they want on campaigns to support a specific party or | |
| Parties that are created by a split in a major party, usually over the identity and philosophy of the major party's presidential candidate. | |
| group that seeks to elect candidates to public office by supplying them with a label or party identification | |
| free news publicity that increases visibility and likability of candidates. Really just face time. Glances over hotbutton issues but still attracts public to candidate. | |
| Groups made up of Americans who join because they feel strongly on an issue | |
| parties that protest against depressed economic conditions. They usualy disappear as conditions improve. | |
| meeting of party followers, often lasting for hours, in which party delegates are picked. | |
| A valued benefit obtained by joining a political organization | |
| Widely shared demand for change in some aspect of the social or political order | |
| Benefits that have monetary value, including money, gifts, services, or discounts received as a result of one's membership in an organization | |
| An issue dividing the electorate on which rival parties adopt different policy positions to attract voters. | |
| The benefit that comes from serving a cause or principle from which one does not personally benefit. | |
| An assesment of a representative's voting record on issues important to an interest group. | |
| 50+ people who ban together to donate funds: $5000/person/election. $15,000 max per party. Basically, it's a loophole used to circumvent spending restrictions. | |
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| a vote cast by a person who does not like either candidate of an election and selects the lesser of the evils presented. | |
| Divisive stance on issues based on region. | |
| An electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in state or national elections. | |
| The political support provided to a candidate on the basis of personal popularity and networks | |
| Feminist group which is a respected debate agency, and which promotes democracy. | |
| Money provided to interest groups by the federal government which interest groups are to put towards certain projects | |
| deviation from generalized stock speech to address a key issue. Still over-rehearsed and precise, but it focuses on one specific issue. | |
| party organization that recruits its members by the use of tangible incentives- money, political jobs, an opportunity to get favors from governmen. | |
| A person who is employed by and acts for an organized interest group or corporation to try to influence policy decisions and positions in the executive and legislative branches. | |
| prescribed oration that candidates give on issues and stances to avoid slips of the tongue which prove quite detrimental to campaigns. Boring, but concords the 'better safe than so | |
| An election prior to the general election in which voters select the candidate who will run on each party’s ticket. | |
| parties seeking a single policy | |
| Group active in political scene, made up of corporations, law firms, or public relations firms, not necessarily individual members | |
| The person currently in office | |
| paid commercial advertisements that get issues across. Less favored by the public, ironically, because they are more informative. | |
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