Unit 5 Ap gov

Any channel that connects individuals with government.  Examples could include elections, political parties, interest groups, and the media.

• 1. Political Party

• Party Platform

• Linkage Institution

• 1. Open Primary

What did the 26th Amendment accomplish?

• It allowed citizens to vote regardless of gender

• It lowered the voting age to 18 and guaranteed the right to vote for those 18 and older

• It granted voting rights to non-citizens

• It made voting mandatory for all citizens over 21

1. A constitutionally required process for selecting the president through slates of electors chosen in each state, who are pledged to vote for a nominee in the presidential election. The general election happens in November, but in December it is THIS process that actually elects the President.

• Electoral college

• 1. Political Action Committee (PAC)

• 1. National Convention

• 1. Amicus Curiae Brief

1. An organization that raises money to elect and defeat candidates and may donate money directly to a candidate’s campaign, subject to limits. 

• 1. National Convention

• 1. Amicus Curiae Brief

• 1.   Partisan Bias

• 1. Political Action Committee (PAC)

1. An organized group of party leaders, officeholders, and voters who work together and whose primary purpose is to get candidates elected to political office.  

• Party Platform

• 1. Political Party

• 1. Caucus

• interest group

The degree to which a voter is connected to and influenced by a particular political party.  That is, what party do they believe in and support?

• Party Platform

• Open Primary

• Party Identification

• Caucus

1. What is the formal set of positions and policy objectives that members of a political party agree to?  This set of positions is often revised at Political Conventions.

• Party Platform

• Party Identification

• Political Party

• Political Action Committee (PAC)

1. What is a primary election in which all eligible voters may vote, regardless of whether or not they are registered with any given party?  SO, if you’re an independent voter, and not a member of any party, you are STILL allowed to vote in this kind of primary.

• 1. Free-riders

• Caucus

• Closed Primary

• Open Primary

1. What is a primary election in which only those who have registered as a member of a political party may vote?  So, if you’re NOT a Republican, you are NOT allowed to vote in the Republican Primary.  

• Open primary

• Closed Primary

• caucus

• Lobbying

1. A process through which a state’s eligible voters meet to select delegates to represent their preferences in the nomination process.  So, this is a way OTHER than a primary elections which states may use to choose a nominee.

• Intrest group

• Open Primary

• Caucus

• Closed primary