Those events and issues that concern the people at large.

The first public demonstration of television occurred here in 1939.

In this type of government, there is only one name listed on the ballot.

The amount of money spent on the 2016 presidential and congressional elections was:

These have always been the major source of campaign funds in American politics.

The total contributions one individual can give per year cannot exceed:

Polls that sought to read the public’s mind by asking the same question of a large number of people.

This includes the means of communication that reach large, widely dispersed audiences at the same time.

Set up by Congress in 1974, it is an independent agency in the executive branch that administers all federal law dealing with campaign finance.

Because these do not mention a candidate by name, there are no limits to the amount of money spent on these ads.

Today, this form of mass media is probably just as important and eventually will surpass television as the mass media having the most impact.

A sample in which each member of the universe and each geographic area within it have a mathematically equal chance of being included.

This group regulates the use of money in federal elections.

The first national convention to nominate a presidential candidate was the

The views that you hold on everything include sports, politics, movies and music

He was the person who appeared in the first public demonstration of television.

Each of these is made up of all those individuals who hold the same view on some particular issue.

A sample deliberately constructed to reflect several of the major characteristics of a given universe

A group of like-minded people who meet to select the candidates they will support in an upcoming election.

This occurs when a strong candidate running for an office at the top of the ballot helps attract voters to other candidates on the party’s ticket.

A party nominating election in which only declared party members can vote.

Campaign money that is subject to Federal Election Commission regulations

The first public figure to use radio effectively through his “fireside chats” was:

The instructions or commands a constituency gives to its elected officials.