The Nominating Process
The naming of candidates who will run for office.
What is nomination?
A group of people who seek to control the government by winning elections.
What is a political party?
Sometimes referred to as the 4th branch of the government.
What is the media?
Oversees and enforces campaign finance regulations.
What is the Federal Election Commission?
The biggest organizational spender in American politics. Usually supports GOP candidates.
What is the US Chamber of Commerce?
Election held within the party to pick the party's candidates for the general election.
What is a Direct Primary?
The political party in which conservatives tend to be members of.
What is the Republican Party?
The most popular source of media in the 1700s.
What is print media?
Organization who raises unlimited soft money for voter registration, issue advocacy, but not for a “specific candidate”.
What are 527 groups?
Conservative group affiliated with Koch brothers. Own huge amounts of American Industry.
What is the Americans for Prosperity?
An election in which voters may choose a candidate without declaring party affiliation.
What is an open primary?
Function of a political party in which they criticize the party in power.
What is watchdog?
30 second sound clips used on TV to convey the message of an entire speech.
What is sound bites?
Organizations formed by businesses and corporations to make donations to campaigns.
What is a Political Action Committee?
Progressive organization that started as an email group. Claims to have helped end the War in Iraq.
What is MoveOn.org
Oldest form of candidate nomination for elections, still used in small and local elections.
What is self-announcement?
Political parties help this take place on certain issues.
What is compromise?
Events that are staged by a political candidate primarily for the purpose of being covered.
What are media events?
This court case struck down some spending limits therefore increasing the demand for money.
What is Buckley v. Valeo?
A labor union that represents over 12 million Americans. Fought for safer working conditions and the 8 hour work day.
What is the AFL-CIO?
Method used by political parties to select their candidates to run for president.
What is caucus?
Function of a political party that helps ensure good performance of its candidate.
What is bonding agent?
The media serves as a ____ between people and policymakers.
What is key linkage institution?
An act that was passed as a way to try and close financing loopholes that allowed soft money to influence elections.
What is the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act?
This group has championed the passage of more than a dozen bills to impose tougher sanctions on Iran and bolster security assistance to Israel in the past 15 years.
What is the American Israel Public Affairs Committee?