Election Process

What are the 3 main types of interest groups?

• Environmental, Equal Opportunity, Labor

• Public, Consumer, Economic

• Economic, Equal Opportunity, Public

• Business, Trade, Lower Income

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A member of the Electoral College.

• Delegate

• Elector

• Lobbyist

• Interest Group

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the purpose of a PAC?

• raise money for a candidates political campaign

• raise money to stop political corruption

• raise money to fund voter registration

• raise money to fund voter rights education

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CCSS.RL.5.6

Which is the correct definition of a political party’s platform?

• Organizes a group of people who influences the government

• Outlines the stand the government takes about how issues should be handled

• Organizes a group of people who encourages a third party

• Set of statements describing their views on major issues

A person who runs in an election.

• Delegate

• Elector

• Candidate

• Lobbyist

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

An election where voters select candidates for an upcoming general election. Winning candidates will have delegates sent to the national party convention as their party’s U.S. presidential nominee.

• Electoral College

• Super PAC

• Primary

• Caucus

are organizations of people with like-minded ideas about certain issues (also known as special interests).

• Political Parties

• PACS

• Super PACS

• Interest Groups

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CCSS.RL.5.6

A person authorized to represent others as an elected representative to a political party conference.

• Lobbyist

• Elector

• Interest Groups

• Delegate

Formal discussions in which opposing arguments are made.

• Electoral College

• Caucus

• Debate

• Primary

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Type of independent political action committee which may raise unlimited sums of money from corporations and unions but is not permitted to contribute to or coordinate directly with parties or candidates.

• Super PACS

• PACS

• Lobbyist

• Interest Groups