Brooke-Campaigns, Elections, and Voting Flashcards
501 c Group
Groups that are exempted from reporting their contributions and can receive unlimited contributions and can receive unlimited contributions. Section 501c of the tax code specifies that such groups cannot spend more than half their funds on political activities
527 Political committees
Independent political groups that are not subject to contribution restrictions because they do not directly seek the election of particular candidates. Section 527 of the tax code specifies that contributions to such groups must be reported to the IRS
Barack Obama
The 44th president of the United States (2009-2017). He previously served in the Senate, representing Illinois (2004-2008).
Bernie Sanders
is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Vermont since 2007 pro-labor and emphasizes reversing economic inequality.
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
Banned soft money donations to political parties (loophole from FECA); also imposed restrictions on 527 independent expenditures (issue ads only, not direct advocacy for a candidate). Declared unconstitutional by Citizens United case. Also known as McCain-Feingold Act.
Campaign Consultant
sometimes act as political strategists, a senior political consultant who promote the election of certain candidates or the interests of certain groups. This is achieved by planning campaign strategies, coordinating campaign staffers, and arranging events to publicize candidates or causes.
Campaign Manager
director is a paid or volunteer individual whose role is to coordinate a political campaign’s operations such as fundraising, advertising, polling, getting out the vote (with direct contact to the public), and other activities supporting the effort, directly.
Citizens United v. FEC
is a landmark U.S. constitutional law, campaign finance, and corporate law case dealing with regulation of political campaign spending by organizations.
closed primary
A type of direct primary limited to registered party members, who must declare their party affiliation in order to vote. The closed primary serves to encourage party unity and prevent members of other parties from infiltrating and voting to nominate weak candidates.
communications director
A director of communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization’s internal and external communications.
contrast ad
Advertising on behalf of a candidate that attacks the opponent’s platform or character.
conventional political participation
Relatively routine political behavior that uses institutional channels and is acceptable to the dominant culture
crossover voting
in primary elections in the United States, crossover voting refers to a behavior in which voters cast ballots for a party with which they are not traditionally affiliated.
Donald J. Trump
is the 45th and current president of the United States.
elector
a person who has the right to vote in an election
electorate
all the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.
electorate college
a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA)
is the primary United States federal law regulating political campaign spending and fundraising. The law originally focused on increased disclosure of contributions for federal campaigns.
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
is an independent regulatory agency whose purpose is to enforce campaign finance law in United States federal elections.
Finance chair
The campaign professional who directs fundraising, campaign spending, and compliance with campaign-finance laws and reporting requirements
front loading
A high-tech method of raising money for a political cause or candidate. It involves sending information and requests for money to people whose names appear on lists of those who have supported similar views or candidates in the past.
