The strategies and actions a candidate uses to encourage people to vote for a candidate

Term applied to agencies of mass communication, such as newspapers, magazines, and telecommunications

People hired by interest groups to influence government decision-makers (members of Congress and the executive branch)

A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president.

A Constitutional guarantee that everyone be treated equally (from the 14th Amendment)

Private groups that raise and distribute funds for use in election campaigns

Political parties that are smaller than the two major parties and introduce new ideas or press for a particular issue

A court order requiring a person to testify as a witness in a court trial

Election in which voters choose the candidates from each party who will run in the general election

Evidence that is almost an absolute certainty that a person did commit a crime

A jury that evaluates if a person should be indicted (formally accused) of a crime

An election held to choose which candidate will hold office

Groups of people who organize to help elect government officials and influence government policies

The two major political parties in the United States of America