Vocab
A person who gives money to political figures so they do what they want.
What is a lobbyist?
A PAC that does not have a limit on spending for the political campaigns.
What is a super PAC?
The main way to get attention by political figures for interest groups.
What is lobbying?
What are the people and policymakers?
The people behind the electoral college actions.
What are electors?
People who want to address an idea or change.
What is movement?
The maximum amount of money a PAC can give per election per candidate.
What are 5000 dollars?
The main thing interest groups support from political parties.
What is ideals?
What are watchdog, agenda, and exchange of ideas?
What are 270 electoral votes?
The meeting of members from a political party.
What is a caucus?
The maximum amount of money that can be given to candidates as individual donations.
What are 1000 dollars?
One of the main things NAACP is known for.
What is bringing lawsuits to the government?
The holdable source of media.
What is print media?
One of the only flaws in the electoral college as seen in the 2016 campaign.
What is the winner of the popular is not guaranteed to win the election?
A process of leaving behind a political party without creating a new party.
What is dealignment?
The act tried to close financial loopholes that dealt with soft money.
What is the Bi-Partisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain-Feingold Act)?
The biggest organization spender in politics.
What is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce?
The most tragic con of mass media coverage.
What is non-receivable information?
These members choose the president after a tie from the House of Representatives.
What are the lowest qualified members?
The theory is that the government should not interfere with the economy.
What is Laissez-faire economics?
The court case that happened in 1976 dealt with free speech and previous limits on campaign spending.
What is Buckley V. Valeo?
What is the best-supported interest group that deals with gun control?
What is the National Rifle Association?
Most journalists strive to be this.
What is fair and unbiased?
The three proposed plans for replacements of the electoral college.
What are the district, proportional, and direct popular plans?