Final Review

Know the following information for Friday’s final exam:

Presidential nomination process

The role of the media in the nomination / campaign  process

Primaries

Caucuses

1968 DNC in Chicago – what happened there? What were the results?

Fraser-McGovern Commission

Buckley v. Valeo (1976) – what was the case and the court ruling?

McCain-Feingold Act of 2002

Matching funds (for campaign financing)

Soft money

Hard money

FEC

PACS

SUPERPACS

How would you define interest groups?

What is the difference between interest groups and political parties? Similarities?

Which groups are general supporters of the GOP? Of the DNC?

Define Federalism

Political efficacy (definition)

Political socialization (where do our ideas come from?)

Difference between an opened and closed primaries

Campaign strategy (three M’s)