Campaign Finance
You can choose to donate your tax returns to government funded campaigns through what?
What is Public Financing?
This group protects the right to bear arms and gun safety.
What is the NRA?
Predicting the outcome for the end of an election.
What is Horse Race?
Granting government jobs to those in the winning political party.
What is Patronage?
Only looking at a political candidate for their merits and not for their party.
What is a Nonpartisan Election?
Given directly to the candidate of your choosing, you can donate money to financially support their campaign.
What is Hard Money?
Works to end racial discrimination and mistreatment.
What is the NAACP?
To only seek out information that relates to your political status.
What is Selective Exposure?
Deciding your party's candidates in a preliminary election.
What is a Direct Primary?
Trying to gain more appeal by changing perception to shape what the people want.
What is a Realignment Election?
In every business is a group that forms labor unions to donate to their candidate during election time.
What is a PAC?
Protecting social security benefits.
What is the American Association of Retired Persons?
Advertisements meant to cover societal issues to bring awareness.
What is Issue Advocacy?
Work to defeat candidates in federal, state, and local elections.
Electing and nominating party leaders.
What is a Party Convention?
While not donating to fund their campaign, they might advertise their cause.
What is a Super PAC?
Affiliated with the Koch brothers.
What is Americans for Prosperity?
A gathering of members of the same political party to support their candidate.
What is a Caucus?
Being able to vote in the primary of any party.
What is an Open Primary?
Completely abandoning your political status and not be for any side.
What is Dealignment?
This court case enforced donation and spending limits to a candidate and their campaign.
What is Buckley v. Valeo
A pro choice organization.
What is NAR-RAL?
Your own interpretation of what you see in the news.
What is Selective Perception?
When a registered party member votes for a different party in a primary election.
What is Crossover Voting?
The unfortunate case of third parties in election campaigns.
What is a Minor Party?