Provide a working definition, and explain the importance or significance of all the following:
1. Exit Polls, Tracking Polls, & Push Polls
2. Elite Theory and Pluralist Theory
3. Realignment and Dealignment
4. Proportional Representation System
5. Coattail Effect
6. Recall
7. Infortainment
8. Free Rider Problem
9. Party Platform
10. Political Action Committee (PAC)
1. Describe the “Role of the Media” in regards to campaign tactics in the United States:
2. What is the function of the Electoral College, and how does it relate to Presidential elections?
3. List at least three of the problems and challenges of “Third Party” political movements in American politics. Also, what has been the impact on third parties in the American political arena.
4. Describe the function of primaries in the American political process. Also, how do “closed” and “open” primaries differ?
