Political Parties
Mainly in support of self support and independence
What is the Republican party?
Worked to end racial lynching and segregation, founded in 1909
What s the NAACP
4th branch of the govt (watchdog)
What is the media
270 electoral votes
What is the required amount of electoral college votes to win
tax payers can choose to donate Extra money each year to government funded campaigns (11% do that)
what is Public Financing
The party who supports free health care
what is the Democratic Party
A labor union that represents over 12 million americans
What is the AFL-CIO
events that are staged by a political candidate primarily for the purpose of being covered--are often scripted and limited in what they will report
what are Media Events
States would have 2 electors to represent state as a whole
Money given directly to candidates where limits and regulations apply
What is hard money
The party mostly associated with wealthy old white men
The republican party
focus is on polling data and public perception rather than candidate policies.
What is horse race coverage
Each candidate gets same percentage of votes as popular votes
Proportional Plan
Political donations given to the party that can avoid government regulations
What is soft money
The party Hillary Clinton ran for
The democratic party
Claims 37 million members and represents the interests of Americans aged 50 plus.
What is the AARP
Candidates rely heavily on media advertising in order to persuade the public for their vote.
What is advertising
Winner of the citizens popular vote is the president
Direct popular election
Formed by businesses and corporations or labor unions to make donations
Limit $5,000 donation for election per candidate (Hard Money)
What are PACS
The Party Donald trump ran for
This organization has successfully lobbied against stricter gun control measures
What is the NRA
An unofficial release of confidential information to the media.
Lowest qualified member of the government vote for president
Raise unlimited soft money for voter registration, issue advocacy, but not for a “specific candidate”
What are 527 groups