American Government and Politics Today, Brief Edition, 2014-2015

176 PART Two • ThE PoliTiCs oF AmERiCAn DEmoCRACy Hatch Act An act passed in 1939 that restricted the political activities of go ...

ChAPTER EighT • CAmPAigns AnD ElECTions 177 Issue Advocacy Advertising Advertising paid for by interest groups that support or o ...

178 PART Two • ThE PoliTiCs oF AmERiCAn DEmoCRACy Super PAC A political organization that aggregates unlimited contributions by ...

ChAPTER EighT • CAmPAigns AnD ElECTions 179 politics and economics Political action committees (PACs) have been around for a lon ...

180 PART Two • ThE PoliTiCs oF AmERiCAn DEmoCRACy spent directly to support candidates had to be reported to the FEC, and the 50 ...

ChAPTER EighT • CAmPAigns AnD ElECTions 181 Superdelegate A party leader or elected official who is given the right to vote at t ...

182 PART Two • ThE PoliTiCs oF AmERiCAn DEmoCRACy Closed Primary A type of primary in which the voter is limited to choosing can ...

ChAPTER EighT • CAmPAigns AnD ElECTions 183 Caucus System A meeting of party members to select candidates and propose policies. ...

184 PART Two • ThE PoliTiCs oF AmERiCAn DEmoCRACy Credentials Committee A committee used by political parties at their national ...

ChAPTER EighT • CAmPAigns AnD ElECTions 185 Elector A member of the electoral college, which selects the president and vice pres ...

186 PART Two • ThE PoliTiCs oF AmERiCAn DEmoCRACy Australian Ballot A secret ballot prepared, distributed, and tabulated by gove ...

ChAPTER EighT • CAmPAigns AnD ElECTions 187 through the use of phony voter registrations and absentee ballots. Other observers c ...

188 PART Two • ThE PoliTiCs oF AmERiCAn DEmoCRACy Voter Turnout The percentage of citizens taking part in the election process; ...

ChAPTER EighT • CAmPAigns AnD ElECTions 189 Voting-Age Population The number of people of voting age living in the country at a ...

190 PART Two • ThE PoliTiCs oF AmERiCAn DEmoCRACy Franchise The right to vote. Registration The entry of a person’s name onto th ...

ChAPTER EighT • CAmPAigns AnD ElECTions 191 The Voting Rights Act. As we discussed in Chapter 5, the Voting Rights Act was enact ...

192 PART Two • ThE PoliTiCs oF AmERiCAn DEmoCRACy Socioeconomic Status The value assigned to a person due to occupation or incom ...

ChAPTER EighT • CAmPAigns AnD ElECTions 193 Very close elections, such as the 2008 Minnesota Senate race, demonstrate that your ...

194 PART Two • ThE PoliTiCs oF AmERiCAn DEmoCRACy Hatch Act 176 independent expenditures 177 indirect primary 181 issue advocacy ...

ChAPTER EighT • CAmPAigns AnD ElECTions 195 testyourself LO1 Discuss who runs for office and how campaigns are managed. To be el ...