Vocabulary
What is an organized group of people or bodies who seek to capture political power through an election in order to run the affairs of a country?
Political party
Recruiting candidates and gathering
support for them.
Nominating
Politicans can influence the media by allowing the candidate to control what is said, or in other words...?
Staging
How many votes should a candidate gain in order to win?
270
May raise unlimited funds in support of a candidate or party as long as they do not coordinate in any way with the candidate or party or donate directly to the candidate.
Super PAC
A person who is employed by and acts for an organized interest group or corporation to try to influence policy decisions and positions in the executive and legislative branches.
Lobbyist
Criticize political party in power.
Watchdog
The role of a free press in a democracy that watches over the government and keeps them in check is?
Watchdog function
Which plan would have an elector to represent each district in the state as a whole?
District Plan
What act banned soft money?
McClain-Feingold Act or Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002
Political contributions given to a party, candidate, or interest group that are limited in amount and fully disclosed.
Hard money
Inform and inspire voters
Informing and activating support
Television and radio are part of what category that is a source of media?
Broadcast Media
Which plan allows each candidate to get the same percentage of electoral votes as popular votes?
Proportional plan
What is the limit for PACs for elections per candidate?
$5,000
when a candidate who gets the most votes wins all of a state's electoral votes.
Most appointed positions are based on
Partisanship- selection based only on
party
Governing
An unofficial release of confidential information to the media.
Leaking
What type of election allow the winner of the citizens popular vote to become the president?
Direct Popular election
Raise unlimited soft money for
voter registration, issue advocacy, but not
for a “specific candidate”
527 Groups
Is the tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election.
Coattail effect
Helps ensure a good performance of
its candidate
Bonding Agent
Many Americans believe the media has a ______ bias.
Liberal/conservative
Who would be the tie breaker in a tie among votes?
The House of Representative
Which PAC may collect direct $$$$ from businesses
and unions?
Super PACs