Monday, September 19, 2022

Key Terms: Campaigns and Elections

GOVT 2305

elections
campaigns
democracy
times, places, and manners clause
frequent and fixed elections
elections in a federal context
520,000 elected officials
suffrage
barriers to vote
campaign finance
impact of funding
political action committees
Super PACs
527 groups
limits on funding
free speech
Federal Election Commission
McCutcheon v FEC
Citizens United v FEC
bundling
candidates
presidential elections
party nominations
caucus
closed primary
open primary
Super Tuesday
Winner-Take-All elections
Proportional representation
nominating conventions
electoral bounce
the general elections
winning the presidential election
red, blue, and swing states
electoral college
congressional elections
candidates
incumbency advantage
midterm elections
midterm loss
reapportionment
gerrymandering
safe districts
call list
open seat
candidate centered campaigns
party centered campaigns
political operatives
advance teams
field operations
GOTV
name recognition
retail campaigning
wholesale campaigning
negative campaigning
opposition research