Campaign Process
Interest Groups
Political Parties
Mass Media
Elections & Voting
100
The brief, clever quotes that candidates hope will be replayed after media events are known as
What is sound bites?
100
An organization that seeks to influence public policy
What is an interest group?
100
This is the single greatest influence in establishing a person’s first party identification.
What is family (parents)?
100
A form of journalism, popular in the late nineteenth century, featuring pictures, comics, color, and sensationalized, oversimplified news coverage
What is yellow journalism?
100
If you are attempting to influence the political process through extreme measures, such as boycotts and picketing
What is unconventional political participation
200
The person closest to the candidate who makes the essential day-to-day decisions
What is the campaign manager?
200

A group of individuals that share a common political purpose but differs in some respect to the rest of the entity

What is a political faction?

200
The years 1860–1928 saw the ascendency of this party
What is Republicans?
200
A document offering an official comment or position
What is a press release?
200
A member of the Electoral College is known as a(n)
What is elector?
300
The bureaucratic agency in charge of monitoring campaign activity
What is Federal Election Commission?
300
This is a collection of policy-oriented researchers and academics who are sources of policy ideas
What is a think tank?
300
Women voters today are most likely to identify as this party.
What is Democrat?
300
Nothing an official says may be printed if the interview is...
What is off the record?
300
The amendment to the U.S. Constitution lowered the voting age to eighteen
What is 26th amendment?
400
One of the most basic methods of canvassing
What is going door to door to solicit votes?
400
Communicating with government officials to persuade them to support a particular policy position
What is lobbying?
400
This is the formal governing body of both major parties
What is national party committee?
400
In New York Times Co. v. U.S. (1971) the Supreme Court affirmed the principle of
What is prior restraint?
400
Voting for a candidate based on the candidate’s policy promises
What is prospective voting?
500
Supreme Court decision determined that no limits could be placed on the amount of his or her own money a candidate spends in an election
What is Buckley v. Valeo?
500
A written argument submitted to a court in support of one side of a case
What is an amicus curiae brief?
500
This is the most visible instrument that parties use to formulate, convey, and promote public policy
What is its platform?
500

Media effects is the term used for changes in __________ due to the influence of news sources

What is public opinion?

500
If you are competing for your party’s nomination for office, you must first participate in
What is a primary election?
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