AP Government Elections and Campaigns

Their primary goal is to win elections.

• Interest Groups

• Political Parties

• 527 Groups

• PACs

Law that banned soft money and forced candidates to explicitly acknowledge approval of all TV ads.

• Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946

• Federal Election Commission Act of 1971

• Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (McCain-Feingold Act)

• Hatch Act of 1939

The political arm of an interest group that is legally entitled to raise money in order to contribute funds directly to candidates.

• 527 Groups

• Independent expenditures

• PACs

• SuperPACs

Which of these is mentioned in the Constitution?

• Interest Groups

• Political Parties

• The Electoral College

• PACs

This campaign poster is most likely trying to...

• introduce a concern about the President

• persuade voters to releect the candidate

• emphasize certain issues about the President

• identify a fact relating to the candidate

What would be the most accurate source to find information about candidates' views during an election?

• a private interest group's website

• a record of the candidates' voting history on issues-related legislation

• a TV commercial sponsored by a political party

• a newspaper editorial

This is an organization designed to support political candidates with campaign contributions. (Section 1)

• Common Cause

• Political Action Committee

• Federal Election Commission

• Citizen's Coalition

A valid generalization about presidental elections since 1960 is that __________

• campaign finance laws have reduced spending by candidates

• most of the winning candidates have come from New England

• more than 90% of eligible voters have participated in each election

• candidates have used new forms of mass media to reach voters

Which of the following represents a consequence of candidate-centered electoral campaigns?

• A decrease in the role of political parties in campaign management

• A decrease in the number of third-party candidates on the ballot

• A decrease in the amount of money spent on political campaigns

• A decrease in voter outreach and mobilization efforts

Match the Following definitions to the term.

• Card-stacking

• Candidates want the voters to think they are just like us.

• Plain Folks

• Everyone's supporting me and you should too.

• Glittering Generalities

• Slogans that sound good and mean nothing.

• Bandwagon

• Telling only one side of the story.