The Election Process

An organized drive on the part of the candidate to get elected to office.

• Caucus

• Campaign

• PAC

• Election

Formed for the sole purpose of raising and contributing money to campaigns of political candidates.

• Political Action Committees

• Campaign

• Caucus

• Conventions

Money donated directly to an individual's campaign.

• Soft Money

• Political Action Committee

• Hard Money

Laws limit how much money individuals and organizations can give to individual candidates.

• True

• False

Candidates don't have to file reports listing how much hard money they have received and spent.

• True

• False

Given to a political party, rather than to a specific candidate.

• Hard Money

• Soft Money

• Campaign

• Convention

Giving soft money is a way to get around the limits on hard money contributions.

• True

• False

A candidate must announce that they are running for office. This is called a:

• Debate

• Convention

• Caucus

• Self Announcement

Self nomination usually involves a:

• Primary

• Endorsement

• Registration Process

• Ballot

Meeting of party members who nominate candidates to run for election.

• Primary

• Convention

• Committee

• Caucus