How is a candidate nominated for a political party?
100
Locating potiental voters
What is direct mail?
100
PACs is an organization that contribute to political campaigns.
What are PACs?
100
It is when the person only paying attention to things they already agree with and forming their own opinions about the topic.
What is selective preception?
100
It's the candidate stance on political views
What is party platform?
200
The candidate have to create a campaign strategy
What has to happen before being nominated a political party?
200
By voters determining where or not if they would vote for the them
How does the candidate personalities affect their campaign?
200
What is the FEC
What group regulated political campaigning and fundraising?
200
It's impact on Americans is that it allows many Americans to vote.
How has sufferage impacted Americans?
200
It increases the chances of nominating a candidate unappealing to the average voter or to the party’s rank and file
What is the disadvantage to the current system of presidential nomination?
300
Delegates
Who nominates the candidates?
300
The campaign Manager
Who organizes the future nominee campaign?
300
To regulate the amount of political ads to play during the election season.
Why was the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act created?
300
Not many people are registered to vote
Why has the voter vote decreased?
300
An electoral system that gives the only office to the candidate with the largest vote total, rather than apportioning numerous offices by the percentage of the total vote
What is the winner-take-all system?
400
They are the ones who have automatic delegate slots
Why does the superdelegates have the higher hand?
400
Almost half of their money.
How much money is being funded into the media reports?
400
Soft money was banned because many people/corporations were giving away high amounts of money. Eventually, leads into the gov't allowing others to spend $25,000 in soft money only.
Why was soft money banned?
400
Campaign contributions, and independent expenditures.
What are the two basic ways to contribute money
500
The difference between the two are: caucus is a local gathering where voters select delegates for nominating conventions. Whereas the primaries is a statewide indirect voting.
What is the difference between the primaries and caucuses?
500
To be well-known to voters.
Why is it important to have media coverage?
500
PACs are a threat to democracy because they can bribe political leaders into favoring their beliefs/policies.
How are PACs a threat to democracy?
500
Not many citizens have a government-sponsored photo.
Why did the Department of Justice tried to block voter ID laws?
500
The elites basically elects the President of the United States through an indirect voting area. This means that they make the final decision on they want to see as president.To win the election one must have 270 majority electoral votes altogether. Every time a state votes for a certain person there is a certain amount of votes that go for them.