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| a type of american tax-exempt organization. a 527 group is created primarily to influence the nomination, election, appointment, or defeat of candidates for public office |
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| an individual's enduring affective or instrumental attachment to one of the political parties; the most accurate single predictor of the vote |
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| the act of attacking an opposing candidates platform, past political performance, or personal characteristics |
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| people who base their votes on candidates or parties positions on one issue of public policy, regardless of the candidates or parties positions on other issues |
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| voting for candidates based on their positions on specific issues, as opposed to their party or personal characteristics |
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| upheld the reporting requirements and contribution limits but rejected spending limits on the ground that they interfered with political speech protected by the first amendment. presidental candidates however could be required to abide by spending limites as a condition of receiving public funds for their campaigns. this case also overturned ceilings on how much of their own money candidates could spend on their campaigns and on how much anyone could spend to agitate for or against candidates independently of candidates' campaigns |
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| made it easier to register. can do it when getting or renewing license. also can do it through mail registration forms. republicans didnt like it b/c they thought that it would bring in more democrat voters. it has not as there has not been an increase in voting since. |
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