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| an election in which at least 20 House seats swing from one party to the other. From 1986 to 2004 (that's 10 elections) it happened only once, and in eight of those 10, the swing was in single digits. |
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| an electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections |
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| The Tea Party movement is an American political movement that is primarily known for advocating a reduction in the U.S. national debt and federal budget deficit by reducing U.S. government spending and taxes |
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| a commentator or reporter on television who addresses the camera and is viewed in close-up. |
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| party leaders and elected officials who become delegates to the national convention without having to run in primaries or caucuses |
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| a day on which several US states hold primary elections. |
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| (in the Democratic Party) an unelected delegate who is free to support any candidate for the presidential nomination at the party's national convention |
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| a spokesperson employed to give a favorable interpretation of events to the media, esp. on behalf of a political party. |
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| a radio or video clip of someone speaking |
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| a contribution to a political party that is not accounted as going to a particular candidate, thus avoiding various legal limitations. |
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| a middle-class suburban mother who spends a great deal of time taking her children to play soccer or engage in other activities. |
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| The Immigration Reform and Control Act, Pub.L. 99–603, 100 Stat. 3359, enacted November 6, 1986, also Simpson-Mazzoli Act, is an Act of Congress which reformed United States immigration law. In brief the act: ⁕required employers to attest to their employees' immigration status. |
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| (in the US) a style of political campaigning in which the candidate attends local events in order to target voters on a small-scale or individual basis. |
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| United States political faction that advocates social and political conservativism, school prayer, and federal aid for religious groups and schools |
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| The National Reform Party is a political party in Ghana. It was founded in 1999 by a splinter group from the National Democratic Congress. |
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| Reagan Democrat is an American political term used by analysts to denote traditionally Democratic voters, especially white working-class Northerners, who defected from their party to support Republican President Ronald Reagan in both the 1980 and 1984 elections |
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| proportional representation |
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| an electoral system in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them. |
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| political participation- (un)conventional |
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| Participation in social science refers to different mechanisms for the public to express opinions - and ideally exert influence - regarding political, economic, management or other social decisions |
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| informal term for photo opportunity. |
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| A political party platform or platform is a list of the actions which a political party, individual candidate, or other organization supports to appeal to the general public for the purpose of having said peoples' candidates voted into political office or complicated topics or issues |
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| The Party Machine with Nia Peeples is a half-hour late-night American musical variety show that aired in syndication for one season in 1991. The show was hosted by Nia Peeples and executive produced by Arsenio Hall. |
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| Party identification refers to the political party with which an individual identifies. Party identification is typically determined by the political party that an individual most commonly supports |
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| A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement. The term originated in the United States, but has spread to Australia, Canada and New Zealand. As the use of the term has been expanded, the exact definition has come to vary among political cultures. |
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| Party alignment/dealignment |
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| periods when a major, lasting shift occurs in the popular coalition supporting one or both parties |
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| short for political action committee; an organization that raises money privately to influence elections or legislation, esp. at the federal level. |
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| New Democrats, in the politics of the United States, are an ideologically centrist faction within the Democratic Party that emerged after the victory of Republican George H. W. Bush in the 1988 presidential election |
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| National Nominating convention |
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| delegates who run party affairs between national conventions |
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| A multi-party system is a system in which multiple political parties have the capacity to gain control of government offices, separately or in coalition |
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| Media bias is the bias or perceived bias of journalists and news producers within the mass media in the selection of events and stories that are reported and how they are covered |
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| McGovern -Frasier Commission |
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| The McGovern–Fraser Commission, formally known as Commission on Party Structure and Delegate Selection was a commission created in response to the tumultuous 1968 Democratic National Convention |
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| funds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sources |
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| someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer |
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| keynote speech: a speech setting forth the keynote |
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| iron triangles/issue network |
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| Issue networks are an alliance of various interest groups and individuals who unite in order to promote a single issue in government policy. Issue networks can be either domestic or international in scope, and many are active solely within the domain of the Internet |
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| Also known as the Invisible Primary, the Money Primary is the period of time between the first candidates announcing their intention to run for president and the first primary. The Money Primary allows candidates to raise funds for the upcoming primary elections and to garner public support |
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| (interest group) interest: (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron interests stepped up production" |
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| an extensive electronic network such as the Internet, used for the rapid transfer of information such as sound, video, and graphics. |
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| campaign that uses technology that is at the cutting edge |
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| the contestant that is leading in a race or other competition. |
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| freedom of information act |
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| Freedom of information laws allow access by the general public to data held by national governments. They establish a "right-to-know" legal process by which requests may be made for government-held information, to be received freely or at minimal cost, barring standard exceptions |
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| A six-member bipartisan agency created by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974. The FEC administers the campaign finance laws and enforces compliance with their requirements./A law passed in 1974 for reforming campaign finances. The act created the Federal Election Commission(FEC), provided public financing for presidential primaries and general elections, limited presidential campaign spending, required disclosure, and attempted to limit contributions. |
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| a famous man who is particularly popular and praised for his achievements in his native area. |
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| a former federal policy requiring television and radio broadcasters that presented one side of a controversy to provide the opportunity for opposing points of view to be expressed at no charge. |
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| a small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, esp. in politics |
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| In political science and sociology, elite theory is a theory of the state which seeks to describe and explain the power relationships in contemporary society |
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| a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office |
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| a meeting of party members to select delegates backing one or another primary candidate |
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| campaign finance reform act 2002 |
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| a United States federal law that amended the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, which regulates the financing of political campaigns |
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| another term for swing state; a US state where the two major political parties have similar levels of support among voters, viewed as important in determining the overall result of a presidential election. |
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| A hard money loan is a specific type of asset-based loan financing through which a borrower receives funds secured by the value of a parcel of real estate. Hard money loans are typically issued by private investors or companies |
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