Elections
the official 538 Presidential electors who come together every four years during the presidential election to give their official votes for President and Vice President of the United States.
What is Electoral College
a practice which journalist and reporters use in regards to government coverage and campaign coverage with emphasis on who is gaining or losing
What is Horse Race Journalism
A commission created by the 1974 amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act to administer election reform laws.
What is FEC
Protects freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
What is First Amendment
"The Legislative Branch"
What is Article 1 of the Constitution
An election intended to select a party's candidates for elective office.
What is Primaries
The role played by the national media in investigating political personalities and exposing scandals.
What is Watchdog
a 527 organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaigns for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation.
What is PAC
the right to bear arms.
"The Judicial Branch"
What is Article 3 of the Constitution
a poll of people leaving a polling place, asking how they voted.
What is Exit Poll
The power of the media through news coverage to focus the public's attention and concern on particular events, problems, issues, personalities, and so on
What is Agenda Setting
Independent expenditure-only political committees that may receive unlimited contributions from individuals, corporations, labor unions and other political action committees for the purpose of financing independent expenditures and other independent political activity.
What is SuperPAC
No "unreasonable" searches and seizures without a warrant or probable cause
What is the Fourth Amendment
one of the basic principles of American government, dividing powers between national and state governments.
What is Federalism
Citizens eligable to vote
What is Electorate
Means of communication that reach the public, including newspapers and magazines, radio, television (broadcast, cable, and satellite), films, recordings, books, and electronic communications
What is Mass Media
A collection of people who share a common interest or attitude and seek to influence government for specific ends.
What is Special Interest Group
the constitutional amendment ratified after the civil war that forbade slavery and involuntary servitude
What is Thirteenth Amendment
"The States"
What is Article 4 of the Constitution
Only a parties regestered voters can vote in this primary
What is Closed Primary
The process by which we develop our political attitudes, values, and beliefs
what is Political Socialization
money donated to political parties in a way that leaves the contribution unregulated.
What is Soft Money
The powers that are not expressly given to the federal government by the Constitution are reserved to the states or the people.
What is Tenth Amendment
"The Executive Branch"
What is Article 2 of the Constitution