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An organization that has an IRS code designation that raises and spends money to advance political causes.

• 527 organization
• 501 (c)(3) organization
• 501 (c) (4) organization
• SuperPacs

Financial donations with specific limits made to campaign committees or political parties by individuals or PACS.

• Hard money
• soft money
• donations
• free money

Court case that ruled that the funding of independent broadcasts advocating for/against a candidate cannot be limited under the first amendment.

• Citizens United v FEC
• McCutcheon v FEC
• Buckely v Valeo
• BCRA v FECA

voting for a candidate because you like his/her ideas for handling an issue

• prospective
• retrospective
• perspective
• position

voting for a candidate because you like his/her past actions in office

• retrospective
• perspective
• prospective
• introspective

drawing the boundaries of legislative districts in bizarre or unusual shapes to favor one party

• gerrymandering
• lizarding
• snaking around
• sleazymandering

spending by political action committees, corporations, or labor unions to help a party or candidate but done independently of them

• independent expenditure
• 501 (c) expenditure
• SuperPAC expenditure
• candidate expenditure

a committee set up by a coporation, labor union, or interest group that raises and spends campaign money from voluntary donations

• PAC
• Super PAC
• Incumbent group
• 527 organization

the person who already holds elected office

• incumbent
• candidate
• sophomore
• important

the political arm of a corporation or labor union who are governed by campaign finance laws.

• PACs
• SuperPACS
• 527 organizations
• Interest Groups