meeting of party members designed to select candidates, not to be confused with a desert plant
What is a Caucus?
100
The election that draws the most votes
What is Presidential?
200
Legal path for Interest Group Contributions to a campaign.
What is a Political Action Committee (PAC)?
200
The media acts as this like a junk yard canine
What is a watchdog?
200
When people vote for multiple political parties on a given ballot.
What is a split ticket?
200
A tax-exempt group organized that raises money for issue advocacy advertisements without coordination with candidates.
What is a SuperPAC or 501 Group?
200
The Institution that Iron Triangles link to but not really a branch
What is the Bureaucracy?
300
This group is one of the largest to represent the most powerful voting demographic
What is the AARP?
300
This controversial law was intended to increase media options for consumers. The law has allowed companies to increase their media holdings creating large media conglomerates.
What is the Telecommunications Act of 1996?
300
Has a say when the 3rd party creates a plurality in a Presidential Election
What is the House of Representatives?
300
IRS Number of the Tax exempt group that forms for Issue Advocacy.
What is a 527?
300
One of the 538 that does not follow the voice of the people.
What is a "faithless elector"?
400
The portal that limits how long a former Congressman must wait until he can begin to lobby.
What is a revolving door?
400
Primary elections that are neck and neck across the finish line
What is a "horse race"?
400
the parties strenghthen after a period of centrist.
What is Realignment?
400
Primary is to Candidate as this is to Office
What is General?
400
An election after a plurality election
What is a "runoff election"
500
An individual that benefits from a group without having to pay dues
What is a "free rider"?
500
Talk radio's ideological slant
What is Conservative?
500
Idea in an election where "to the victor goes the spoils"
What is "winner take all"?
500
The case that UPHELD the ability of the government to regulate campaign donations but allows candidates to spend as much of their OWN money as they like.
What is Buckley v. Valeo?
500
Precedent that creates political organizations that may now spend unlimited amounts of money from their treasuries on independent political expenditures in support of or opposition to a candidate.