A national or state election is called this

the Practice of "conversion" involves a campaign attempting to win voters who have these kinds of opinions

Before the active use of primaries came about in the late 60's, most nominees were decided at this event

this is what FEC stands for

The first-in-the-nation primary is held in what state

aAprimary in which any registered voter can vote (but must vote for candidates of only one party)

The master game plan candidates lay out to guide their electoral campaign

The "General Election" is held in what month?

Political contributions earmarked for party-building expenses that are unlimited.

The majority of delegates to the national conventions are alloted in this manner

Primary election in which only persons registered in the party holding the primary may vote.

A funding organization used by corporations, unions, interest groups and powerful politicians to give money to many different campaigns.

To win the presidential endorsement you typically need money, media attention and this

Independent groups that seek to influence the political process but are not subject to contribution restrictions because they do not directly advocate the election of a particular candidate.

A meeting of registered party members to select a nominee.

Registered voters may vote for candidates from either party on the same primary ballot

One of the three goals of campaigns, this means to turn on the fence "just voters" into participating members of the campaign

A high-tech method of raising money for a political cause or candidates. It involves sending information and requests for money to people whose names appear on lists of those who have supported similar views or candidates in the past.

Law passed in 1974 designed to reform the electoral process and create a system of partial public financing for presidential elections

he biggest difference between the Republican and Democratic Caucuses in Iowa is this

A second primary election held when no candidate wins a majority of the votes in the first primary

The phenomenon that people often pay the most attention to things they already agree with and interpret them according to their own predispositions

One of the key criticism of the nomination process is its length, for instance Barack Obama declared his desire to run for president in november, 2008 in this Month/Year

A commission formed at the 1968 Democratic national convention to address the "undemocratic" nature of the nomination process

The recent tendency of states to hold primaries early to capitalize on media attention (like Iowa and New Hampshire)