Campaigns
____A primary __________ election voters choose who will be a party’s
______Canidate_________
New Hampshire and Iowa ____hold the first_______ Presidential primaries.
Types of primaries
● ___Direct____________ primary – voter’s choose the candidate
● ______Caucus_________ – a local meeting where party members choose the
candidate
● Nominating ____petition__________ – candidates get a certain number of
signatures to be on the ballot.
___________Running mate_________ – is the vice presidential candidate who runs
with the presidential candidate.
party ___Convention_______________ (a.k.a. nominating convention) party
representatives (called ______delegates__________) from every state meet and
officially nominate a candidate
Effects of rising campaign costs
● Require candidates to do a lot of ______Fundraisers_______________
● Give an advantage to _rich people____and limit the opportunities for “average”
citizens
● Lead to the increased power and creation of ___PAC’s____and special
________interest groups
________Campaign finance reform_____________________ are efforts to limit the
amount of money people can give to candidates and their campaigns
The Federal Election Campaign Act
1. Provides some _________public funding _____ of presidential elections
2. ____Limits________ the amount presidential and congressional candidates may
receive from donors
3. Requires public _____Disclosures____________ of the amounts candidates
spend
4. Legalized the creation of Political Action Committees (_PAC’s_____)
The Supreme Court and Campaign Financing - Supreme Court cases that have
limited the government’s ability to regulate/limit campaign contributions include
____A primary __________ election voters choose who will be a party’s
______Canidate_________
New Hampshire and Iowa ____hold the first_______ Presidential primaries.
Types of primaries
● ___Direct____________ primary – voter’s choose the candidate
● ______Caucus_________ – a local meeting where party members choose the
candidate
● Nominating ____petition__________ – candidates get a certain number of
signatures to be on the ballot.
___________Running mate_________ – is the vice presidential candidate who runs
with the presidential candidate.
party ___Convention_______________ (a.k.a. nominating convention) party
representatives (called ______delegates__________) from every state meet and
officially nominate a candidate
Effects of rising campaign costs
● Require candidates to do a lot of ______Fundraisers_______________
● Give an advantage to _rich people____and limit the opportunities for “average”
citizens
● Lead to the increased power and creation of ___PAC’s____and special
________interest groups
________Campaign finance reform_____________________ are efforts to limit the
amount of money people can give to candidates and their campaigns
The Federal Election Campaign Act
1. Provides some _________public funding _____ of presidential elections
2. ____Limits________ the amount presidential and congressional candidates may
receive from donors
3. Requires public _____Disclosures____________ of the amounts candidates
spend
4. Legalized the creation of Political Action Committees (_PAC’s_____)
The Supreme Court and Campaign Financing - Supreme Court cases that have
limited the government’s ability to regulate/limit campaign contributions include
