A80 Glossary/Index
gross national income, and foreign aid,
640–41, 641
ground game, 317 A campaign’s efforts
to “get out the vote” or make sure its
supporters vote on Election Day.
group identity, 204–6, 206
and descriptive representation,
378–80
in population of U.S., 18, 18
Grunwald, Michael, 426
Grutter v. Bollinger, 179
Guajardo, Idelfonso, 544
Guantánamo Bay detention center, 53, 57
Guardian, 244, 245
Gun Control Act (1968), 130
Gun-Free School Zones Act (1990), 92,
93
gun laws, 93, 586
on bump stocks, 368–69
and commerce clause, 92
as congressional election issue
(2018), 335 , 336
interest groups concerned with, 342,
358, 365, 368–69
and mass shootings, 131, 368
media coverage of, 250–51, 251
party votes on, 402
as presidential election issue (2016),
314 , 332
public opinion on, 202, 202, 211, 220,
226, 227, 368–69
research limitations on, 479
and Second Amendment, 130–31
“stand your ground,” 131
state differences in, 77, 90, 130, 131
Gutiérrez, Luis, 374, 391
habeas corpus rights, 106
Hague v. CIO, 113
Hamblin, Andrew, 105
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 53
Hamilton (musical), 4 4
Hamilton, Alexander, 35, 37, 50, 77
at Constitutional Convention, 43
Federalist Papers of, 235
on implied powers, 63
on judicial branch, 54, 490, 492, 521
Hamilton v. Regents of the University of
California, 113
Hamlin, Argersinger v., 113
Hancock, John, 39
Hannity, Sean, 248, 249
hard money, 322 Donations that are
used to help elect or defeat a specific
candidate.
hard news, 255, 257 Media coverage
focused on facts and important
issues surrounding a campaign.
Hardwick, Bowers v., 143, 181, 182
Harley-Davidson, 532
Harrison, Benjamin, 308
Harvard University affirmative action
p ol ic y, 191
Haspel, Gina, 630
Hatch, Orrin, 278, 311, 312
Hatch Act (1939), 477, 477
hate crimes, 164, 164–66, 185
hate speech, 102, 122–23 Expression that
is offensive or abusive, particularly
in terms of race, gender, or sexual
orientation. It is currently protected
under the First Amendment.
Hawaii, 56, 620
Hawaiians, Native, 18
Hayes, Rutherford B., 308
Haynsworth, Clement, 503
head of government, 424 One role of the
president, through which he or she has
authority over the executive branch.
head of state, 424 One role of the
president, through which he or she
represents the country symbolically
and politically.
Head Start, 577
Health and Human Services Depart-
ment, 470, 474 , 587
health care
Affordable Care Act on. See Afford-
able Care Act
annual spending on, 598, 598,
600, 600
best practices in, 602
bureaucracy in, 584
for children, 541, 599, 603
computerized medical records in, 602
as congressional election issue
(2018), 335 , 335–36
Great Society programs in, 578
political conflicts on, 12, 19, 610
for preexisting conditions, 601, 603
as presidential election issue (2016),
313–1 4 , 314
public opinion on, 202, 207, 2 07,
217–18, 227
as public policy priority, 225, 226, 226
racial disparities in, 162–63
social policy on, 572–74, 578, 584,
598, 598– 603, 610
state policies on, 86, 89, 93, 94, 96,
585, 599, 602
Trump on, 12, 66, 218, 572, 574, 575,
578, 603
for veterans, 413, 584
hearings, congressional, 358, 361
Hedden, Bill, 563
Heinlein, Robert A., 454
Heller, Dean, 335
Henry, Patrick, 39, 49
Hibbing, John R., 11
Hibbs, Nevada Department of Human
Resources v., 91
Hill, Anita, 502
Hispanics, 18, 502, 502. See also Latinos
Hobbes, Thomas, 6, 37
Hodges, Obergefell v., 10, 76, 182, 499
Hogan, Hulk, 127, 127
Hogan, Malloy v., 113
hold, 411 An objection to considering a
measure on the Senate floor.
Holder, Eric, 148, 150, 187
Holder, Shelby County v., 91
Hollings, Ernest, 135, 565
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 60, 118–19
Homeland Security Department, 6,
470, 474 , 553, 628
homicide rates, media coverage on, 251,
251, 252
homosexuals. See LGBTQ people
Hoover, Herbert, 576
horse race, 255 A description of the type
of election coverage that focuses
more on poll results and specula-
tion about a likely winner than on
substantive differences between the
candidates.
hostile media effect, 248 The tendency
of people to see neutral media cover-
age of an event as biased against
their point of view.
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