Who can vote?
Election Campaigns
Vocab
Paying for Campaigns
Main Ideas
100
all the people who are eligible to vote
What is electorate
100
part of the process that americans use to elect the president
What is Electoral College
100
a politician who has already been elected to office
What is incumbent
100
candidates can use as much of their own money on their own campaigns
What is Buckley v. Valeo
100
what does the National Voter Registration Act require states to do
What is allow people to register when renewing their licenses
200
age you have to be to vote
What is 18 years old
200
When do presidential campaigns usually start
What is september
200
A petition asking for a new law
What is proposition
200
committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite poltical candidates
What is political action committee
300
the location at which voting is carried out
What is polling place
300
a way for citizens to approve or reject a state or local law
What is referendum
300
ordinary people in a society or political organization and not the leaders
What are grass roots
300
allows taxpayers to designate part of their taxes for presidential campaign fund
What is Presidential Election Campaign Fund
400
a lack of interest in voting
What is apathy
400
a system in which the candidatw who wins the state popular vote gets all of the states electoral votes
What is winner-take-all system
400
lowers the voting age to 18
What is Twenty Sixth Amendment
400
citizens, organizations, and corporations donate to a canidates campaign fund
What is private funding
500
a ballot that is mailed before an election by a voter who is unable to be present at the polls
What is absentee ballot
500
where do winning electors meet
What is their state capitals
500
Banned soft money, increased amount of individual contributions and limited issue ads
What is McCain-Feingold Act
500
campaign contributions unregulated by federal or state law, usually given to parties and party committees to help fund general party activities
What is soft money
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