Campaigns

What is a campaign?

• An organized and active effort towards a political goal

• A candidate's platform that informs voters about their ideas

• An active attempt to win the presidency in the U.S.

What is a candidate?

• Someone who is seeking the presidency

• Someone who is seeking public office

• Someone who is nominated for office

What is propaganda?

• Information about a candidate's platform and ideas to persuade the public

• Information that is spread to promote a specific idea or cause and usually favors or targets an opposing party or idea

• Information about a candidate that is negative and attempts to sway voters

How do candidates and political parties inform voters about their ideals and goals?

• A platform

• A plank

• A commercial

When a candidate is running for an office they are already serving in, what are they called?

• The back horse candidate

• The recurring candidate

• The incumbent candidate

What does each political party host to nominate a candidate for the office of president?

• National Convention

• National Committee

• National Congregation

What happens at a each party's national convention?

• Each party nominates 2 candidates to have a run-off for office

• Each party nominates 1 candidate to support for office

• Each party nominates a VP candidate for office

What type of propaganda attempts to demean or degrade a candidate by calling them names?

• Name-calling

• Bandwagoning

• Glittering Generalities

If a candidate asks a war veteran to speak negatively about the opposing candidate's ability to lead the military a political ad, what type of propaganda would that be?

• Glittering Generalities

• Plain Folk

• Testimonial

In the current primary election cycle, several billionaire candidates ran commercials making the claim that because they were wealthy they would be good for America's economy. What kind of propaganda is this?

• Plain Folk

• Transfer

• Name-calling