Nominating process.
What is the naming of candidates to run for office.
A group of people who seek to control parts of government through elections.
What is a political party?
A Influence of media.
What is persuading audience.
Interest groups
What is an organization of people who have policy goals and try to influence policymakers to get their way.
Two forms of Money involved in campaign finances.
What is soft and hard money.
Most often place a petition is used.
What is locally?
Political party goals.
What is a middleman between citizens and government.
30 second clips used by TV to convey messages of a speech.
Political party and interest groups are the same.
What is not the same?
Limitation on individual donations on contribution and expenditures.
What is $1000?
Advantage of closed primaries
What is political party raiding.
A function of political parties.
What is watchdog, nominating candidates, informing and activating supporters, bonding agent, or governing?
Focusing on polling data and not candidate policies.
What is influencing lawmakers?
Limitations for PACs in campaign finance.
What is $5000 per candidate.
Often place self announcement is used.
What is small and local elections.
The function that acts as a spy.
Whats a watchdog function?
Interest group that has successfully lobbied against stricter gun control laws.
What is the NRA?
The limitations prevent.
What is an unfair advantage.
A way candidates get nominated.
What is a caucus, convention, direct primary, or petition
Who background checks?
What is bonding agent?
$7000000000
The amount of people belonging to AARP.
What is 37 million?
The moneys origin in elections.
What is public financing or government approved money.