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POLS 201 Test 3
Louisiana Tech University, Fleming, 2014
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 2
10/26/2014

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revolving door
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Congressmen becoming lobbyists
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amicus brief
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brief filed by a friend of the court
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Test case
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case brought to court to change the interpretation of the law
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Federal Election Commission (FEC)
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Sets the regulations for campaign contributions
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$1.6 million
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Average cost of winning a House seat
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$10.4 million
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Average cost of winning a Senate seat
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Super PAC
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Committee that can use unlimited independent funds to aid a candidates campaign
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Super PACs and the candidates own money
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Name the unlimited sources of campaign funding
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Individual donors, National party, PACs, public funding
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Name the limited sources of campaign funding
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Over $7 billion
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Total amount spent on 2012 elections
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$3.5 trillion
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2013 federal budget
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over $38 Trillion
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Estimated impact of Federal regulation on economy
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Hidden tax + barriers to entry
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How regulation impact the economy
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Chamber of Commerce
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Interest group that supports business owners
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American crossroads
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Republican PAC
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Senate Majority PAC
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Democratic PAC
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First amendment freedom of speech and association
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Interest groups and super PACs are protected under the
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Jungle Primary
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All of the candidates are on the same ballot and the top two are chosen, regardless of party. Louisiana does this, but not in the presidential election.
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Hybrid vote
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Rules may vary, but if you’re unaffiliated, you can vote for either party, and if you’re affiliated with a party, you must vote for your party.
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Open primary
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allows a member of the Democratic Party to vote on the Republican candidates, and a Republican Party member can vote on the Democratic candidates, but you must choose a party to vote for. You cannot vote for both.
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Closed primary
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only allows members of the Republican Party vote for Republicans, only members of the Democratic Party vote for Democrats.
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New Hampshire (primary) and Iowa (caucus)
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First two states to go through primary/caucus
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Caucus
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Older, less popular form of choosing delegates. Involves informal debate and levels like a tournament. Takes longer. Used by Iowa.
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Primary
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Newer, more popular method of choosing delegates for the national convention. Involves secret ballots. No levels or debate. Takes less time.
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1980s to 1990s
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President Ronald Regan and the Conservative Republican Backlash occurred when
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1930s to 1969
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal Coalition occurred when?
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Direct primaries (people choose delegates instead of party leaders), Income tax (16th amendment), Direct election of senators by the people (17th), Prohibition (18th), women's suffrage (19th)
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Progressive reforms (5)
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Woodrow Wilson (wanted a larger, more activist government), and FDR (New Deal)
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Progressive reformers
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Teddy Roosevelt. Formed the Progressive Party, or Bull Moose Party.
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President who was dissatisfied with both parties and formed his own, almost succeeding to the presidency, but losing in the end to Woodrow Wilson
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Thomas Nast
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The Father of the American political cartoon. He popularized the image of the donkey for democrats and the elephant for republicans.
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Andrew Jackson
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Candidate who was the first to make a deal with Tammany hall.
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Democratic Party
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President who formed the Democratic Party after he lost to John Adams
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Alexander Hamilton
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Leader of the Federalists
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Thomas Jefferson
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Leader of the Democratic Republicans
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James Madison
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Supported Jefferson and the Democratic Republicans
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Federalist #10
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Federalist essay about political factions
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Whigs
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Party that first opposed the Democratic Party. Supported the supremacy of congress over the president, and were divided on slavery.
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was formed as the party in favor of abolishing slavery. Abraham Lincoln was the first republican president. Under his leadership slavery was abolished and black Americans gained full rights and citizenship under the law.
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Origins of the Republican Party
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