Interest Groups Electoral College The Media and Political Campaigns General Vocabulary Campaign Finance Laws
100
What is Lobbying?
The act of influencing lawmakers in the executive and legislative branches.
100
What is 270 votes?
The number of electoral votes needed to win the election.
100
What are Sound Bites?
30 second sounds clips that advertise a speech's message.
100
What is Advertising?
.The act of showing ads to persuade the public.
100
What is hard money?
Money given directly to candidates where limits and regulations apply.
200
What is the National Abortion & Reproductive Rights Action League?
A Pro-Choice Organization that Believes abortion should be legal.
200
What is the Direct Popular Election?
The idea that the public should decides who wins the election.
200
What is the Free Exchange of Ideas?
The act of sharing ideas about government operations and the public agenda .
200
What are Media Events?
Staged events from political candidates to be shown to the public.
200
What are PACs?
Organizations made to influence state/federal elections.
300
What is the AARP?
An organization that is meant to represent Americans over the age of 50.
300
What is the House of Representatives?
The part of Congress that serves as a tie breaker during an election.
300
What is Horse-Race Coverage?
A term that describes how the media compares the polling data.
300
What is the District Plan?
A proposed reform where each state has two electors
300
What are 527 Groups?
Organizations that raise unlimited soft money for voter registration and issue advocacy.
400
What is Electioneering?
The process of being active an energetic during the activities of an election .
400
What is the Electoral Map?
This is the talk of election night.
400
What is a Watchdog?
A person that watches the government and tells the people about their actions.
400
What are Sources
Ways for the media to understand political events, such as print media, broadcast media, and the internet.
400
What is the FEC?
A group that oversees and enforces campaign finance regulations.
500
What is MoveOn.org?
An ex-email group that helped end the war in Iraq.
500
What is the Constitution?
The thing that created the electoral college.
500
What is the Public Agenda?
The thing that determines whether the people see certain events.
500
What is Buckley V Valeo 1976?
A case that struck down some spending limits therefore increasing the demand for money.
500
What is the Bi Partisan Campaign Reform Act?
A law that closed financing loopholes that allowed soft money to influence elections.






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