Party Caucus (modern) - One way for a state party to select delegates to send to the National
Convention. Consists of a series of meetings (local, county, state) among party members (no "open
caucuses").
Affirmative A
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Party Caucus (modern) - One way for a state party to select delegates to send to the National
Convention. Consists of a series of meetings (local, county, state) among party members (no "open
caucuses").
Affirmative Action - Government or business policies favoring a historically disadvantaged minority
group (university admissions, hiring decisions); raises 14th Amendment equal protection problems
(reverse discrimination); limited by Bakke v. University of California (race can be "plus factor" in
admissions but no racial quota system)
Campaign Tactics - Mobilize party base (ideologues)
Focus on key interest groups (group benefit voters)
Focus on candidate's personality / experience (image voters)
Spin the last four years (retrospective / nature-of-the-times voters)
Attack Ad - Negative ad attacking opposing candidate (ex., swift boat veterans, willie horton);
proliferating with independent SuperPAC spending (you ain't seen nothin' yet!)
Bush v. Gore - 5-4 Supreme Court declared that Florida vote recount violated equal protection clause
(some votes would be examined more closely than others); ended Gore's challenge to 2000 election
results. Power of judicial review (effectively decided 2000 election).527 Organization - An independent organization set up to influence the outcome of an election; can
receive unlimited "soft money" donations but cannot directly advocate for a particular candidate or
have any connection to a candidate. Rendered obsolete by Citizens United.
Baker v. Carr - Equal protection clause requires "one man, one vote" principle for redistricting
(legislative districts must be roughly equal in population)
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