Chap. 10

• delegates control of elections to the state
• governments

• local meeting where registered members of a
• political party meet to select delegates who represent presidential delegates

right to vote

• form of fundraising where individuals persuade
• others to donate large amounts that are then delivered to a candidate or campaign

• organization of at least 50 people connected
• with an interest group, permitted to make contributions to candidates for
• federal office

• organizations allowed to raise and spend
• unlimited amounts of money to promote a candidate or publicize a cause

organizations allowed to raise and spend unlimited amounts for “issue advocacy”—but forbidden to mention a candidate.

• the date on the primary calendar when multiple
• states hold primaries and caucuses.

• the candidate receiving a simple majority
• receives all electoral votes or primary delegates

boost in the polls that follows an event

• allocating delegates based on the proportion of
• the vote a candidate wins

• tendency for members of Congress to win
• reelection in overwhelming numbers.

• national elections held between presidential
• elections.

party in power draws the lines to help itself.

• dramatic election that realigns the political
• system by changing the relative strength of the two parties and has consequences for future elections

• individual candidates decide their own strategy
• as opposed to party systems

reaches hundreds at once through advertisement

a seat in Congress without an incumbent running for reelection

an automated telephone call that delivers a recorded message

Team sent to prepare the transition

attracting supporters through small meetings

an advantage possessed by a well-known political figure