Sunday, March 7, 2021

Key Terms - Module 2 - ACC GOVT 2305

Campaign and Elections
- Times, Place, and Manner Clause
- PACs 
- SuperPACs
- bundling
- 527 Groups
- Caucus
- Closed Primary
- Open Primary
- Super Tuesday
- Winner - Take - All
- proportional representative
- electoral bounce
- incumbency advantage
- midterm elections
- midterm loss
- reapportionment
- gerrymandering
- safe district
- call list
- open seats
- candidate centered elections
- name recognition
- negative campaigning

Interest Groups and  Political Parties
- special interest
- interest group
- lobbyist
- pluralism
- hyperpluralism
- power elite theory 
- reverse lobbying
- iron triangles
- revolving door
- issue networks
- non partisan elections
- party system
- party boss
- party machine
- New Deal
- GOP
- party identification
- straight ticket voters
- split ticket vote
- base voters
- factions
- party platform
- party organization
- party in government
- party in the electorate
- party caucus
- partisanship
- divided government
- gift ban

Media, Technology and Government
- new media
- loud signal
- public watchdog
- policy agenda
- priming
- framing
- mass media
- personal presidency
- infotainment
- fake news
- watergate scandal
- public ownership
- fairness doctrine
- consolidation
- Telecommunications Act of 1996
- sound bite