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