AP Gov Unit 3 Flashcards

15972553721	Political Participation	The different ways in which individuals take action to shape the laws and policies of a government	0
15972553722	PAC	An organization that raises money to elect and defeat candidates and may donate money directly to a candidate's campaign, subject to limits	1
15972553723	Super PAC	An organization that may spend an unlimited amount of money on a political campaign, as long as the spending is not coordinated with a campaign	2
15972553724	Linkage Institutions	Channels that connect individuals with government, including elections, political parties, interest groups, and the media	3
15972553725	26th Amendment	Allows those eighteen years old and older to vote	4
15972553726	24th Amendment	Prohibits Congress and the states from imposing poll taxes as a condition for voting in federal elections	5
15972553727	Poll Tax	A payment required by a state or federal government before a citizen is allowed to vote	6
15972553728	Retrospective Voting	Voting based on an assessment of an incumbent's past performance	7
15972553729	Prospective Voting	Casting a ballot for a candidate who promises to enact policies favored by the voter in the future	8
15972553730	Electoral College	A constitutionally required process for selecting the president through slates of electors chosen in each state, who are pledged to vote for a nominee in the presidential election	9
15972553731	Battleground State	A state where the polls sow a close contest between the Republican and Democratic candidate in a presidential election	10
15972553732	Swing State	A state where levels of support for the parties are similar and elections swing back and forth between Democrats and Republicans	11
15972553733	Political Party	An organized group of party leaders, officeholders, and voters who work together to elect candidates to political office	12
15972553734	Straight-Ticket Voting	Voting for all the candidates on the ballot from one political party	13
15972553735	Split-Ticket Voting	Voting for candidates from different parties in the same election	14
15972553736	Primary Election	An election in which a state's voters choose delegates who support a presidential candidate for nomination or an election by a plurality vote to select a party's nominee for a seat in Congress	15
15972553737	Open/Closed Primary Election	A primary election in which all eligible voters may vote, regardless of their party affiliation A primary election in which only those who have registered as a member of a political party may vote	16
15972553738	Delegate/Superdelegate	Usually a party leader or activist who is not pledged to a candidate based on the outcome of the state's primary or caucus	17
15972553739	National Convention	A meeting where delegates officially select their party's nominee for the presidency	18
15972553740	Two-Party System	A system in which two political parties dominate politics, winning almost all elections	19
15972553741	Third Party	A minor political party in competition with the two major parties	20
15972553742	Interest Groups/Public Interest Groups	Voluntary associations of people who come together with the goal of getting the policies that they favor enacted	21
15972553743	Government Interest Groups	Organizations acting on behalf of local, state, or foreign governments	22
15972553744	Iron Triangle	The coordinated and mutually beneficial activities of the bureaucracy, Congress, and interest groups to achieve shared policy goals	23
15972553745	Grassroots Lobbying	Mobilizing interest group member ls to pressure their representatives by contacting them directly through phone calls, email, and social media	24
15972553746	Lobbying	Interacting with government officials in order to advance a group's public policy goals	25
15972553747	Free riders	Individuals who enjoy collective goods and benefit from the actions of an interest group without joining	26
15972553748	Economic Interest Groups	Groups advocating on behalf of the financial interests of their members	27
15972553749	News Media	A broad term that includes newspapers, magazines, radio, television, internet, sources, blogs, and social-media postings that cover important events	28
15972553750	Social Media	Forms of electronic communication that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking	29
15972553751	Mass Media	Sources of information designed to reach a wide audience, including newspapers, radio, television, and internet outlets	30
15972553752	Partisan Bias	The slanting of political news coverage in support of a particular political party or ideology	31