Elections
The amount of electoral votes needed for the candidate to be elected
What is 270?
The watchdog of the government
What is the media?
Committees that may receive unlimited amounts of money from contributors
What are Super PACs?
Freedom of speech, religion, petition, assembly, and press
What is the 1st Amendment?
The Article that established states' rights
What is Article IV?
A primary in which nominations of candidates for office are made by direct vote.
What is a direct primary?
Follows the statistics of elections rather than policies of candidates
What is horserace journalism?
Agency that enforces campaign finance law in the United States
What is the FEC?
Gave African American males the right to vote
What is the 15th Amendment?
The idea that political power belongs to the people and the people have the power to select government officials
What is popular sovereignity?
Polls voters answer before voting on the ballot
What are entrance polls?
Not publicizing certain stories because they do not align with the party's beliefs
What is agenda cutting?
A political committee organized to raise and spend money to elect and defeat political candidates
What are PACs?
The amendment that repealed the 18th Amendment
What is the 21st Amendment?
The Article that established the executive branch of the government
What is Article II?
The vote that does not decide the winner of the election but represents the votes of the citizens
What is the Popular Vote?
What opinions in the media can lead to
What is media bias?
Interest group made to combat racism in society
What is the NAACP?
Established that the President could serve up to two full terms
What is the 22nd Amendment?
The idea that the federal government and the individual state governments share powers
What is federalism?
The plan to do away with the electoral college all together, and the winner of the popular vote is president
What is the Direct Popular Election?
Publicizing stories that support the ideals of a party
What is agenda setting?
Method of interest groups in which members try to convince political candidates to side with them.
What is lobbying?
Protected criminals from cruel and unusual punishment
What is the 8th Amendment?
The Article that outlines how to add an amendment to the Constitution
What is Article V?