Interest Groups
What is an interest group?
What is 270?
Events that are staged by a political candidate to be covered
What are media events?
Government includes elected officials from more than two parties
What is a multi-party system?
A private political organization used to raise and spend money in order to elect or defeat particular candidates.
What is a Political Action Committee (PAC)?
Individuals selected in each state to officially cast that state’s electoral votes
What is electors?
Role of the media to watch the government to make sure the government is serving the public’s interest
What is watchdog function?
What is a two-party system?
What is lobbying?
What is the US House of Representatives?
An unofficial release of confidential information to the media
What is leaking?
Process by which the general public can indicate their preference for a candidate in an upcoming general election
What is a primary election?
What is electioneering?
What is the total number of that state’s Senators and Representatives in the House?
Focusing on polling data and public perception
What is horse-race coverage?
A meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office
What is a caucus?
An interest group taking an issue to court (ex. ACLU representing plaintiffs in civil liberties cases)
What is litigating?
What is ensuring the states have a role in selecting the president?
What is staging?
What is 15%?