Media
Media outlets are funded and essentially controlled by these.
What are corporations?
The NRA is known as the 'National (this) Association.'
What is Rifle?
Money that is raised directly for a candidate, but is heavily limited by federal law. Usually raised by PACs.
What does Hard Money mean?
The winner that gets the most citizen votes.
A platform that seeks to get candidates elected.
What is a party?
These are set by media outlets to persuade voters into voting for a certain candidate.
What is a public agenda?
Interest groups do this to persuade the general public to donate.
What is issue advocacy?
Money that is raised without any limits, though the money cannot go directly go to the candidate. Usually raised by Super PACs.
What is Soft Money?
The proposed from of election where the electoral college is removed altogether.
What is a Direct Popular Vote Election?
A candidate that does not align with either main party, Democratic or Republican.
What is an Independent?
It is said that the media acts as the (blank) for opposing political parties, sometimes being known as the 4th branch of the government.
What is a 'watchdog?'
Interest groups raise money to do this for candidates.
What is lobbying?
An agency that enforces campaign finance laws in the United States.
What is the FEC?
A winner of the election must be declared by January 20th, or (this) takes over.
What is the Vice President?
A group of people that are typically aged 18 - 40, and wish for consent of the governed.
What are Liberals?
An intentionally misleading article is written to persuade voters.
What is a media bias?
Interest groups bring these to the government.
What are Lawsuits?
A group that raises unlimited soft money for voter registration, public agendas, but cannot donate to a candidate directly.
What is a 527 group?
What is the Constitution?
A group of people typically aged 50 - 80, and wish for a hands-off government.
What are Conservatives?
Short, 30 second sound clips broadcast on TV to convey the entire message of a candidate's speech.
What are Sound Bites?
What is PETA?
This Act was reformed in the Citizens United v. FEC court case, after it was deemed unconstitutional and violated the first amendment.
What is the Bi Partisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain-Feingold)?
This decides the winner of the election if neither candidate makes it to 270 electoral votes.
What are Primaries?