consistent tilt to favor one side of and issue, while ignoring or discounting evidence that supports the other side

the organized effort by a candidate to win support in an election

laws that try to limit how much money an individual, an organization, or a company can donate to a candidate. these laws attempt to prevent "buying" an election.

political views that favor traditional ideas about individual responsibility family life, and business freedom, they view the role of the federal government should be limited and social programs should also be limited.

in a newspaper, a short essay that gives the newspapers top editor's view on a public issue. This article will draw attention to a specific issue and then get government officials to act

as directed in the US Constitution, which actually casts the voters that select the president and vice president.

members from each state are chosen by the public according to how voters in that state cast their votes in the November election. Each political party will select the set number of electors to represent their party should their candidate win.

An organization of people with the same policy goals such as gun control, environment, taxes. They play a big role in politics because they can bring attention, money, and votes to the public issues

political views that favor a large role for the government in promoting greater equality of condition in society.

all forms of communication, including radio,, TV, newspapers, books, magazines, the Internet, recordings and movies

in politics, people who fall in the middle range of the liberal-conservative spilt

to officially select a candidate to run for political office

An official public meeting of a party to choose candidates for office

special meeting

essay ran in a newspaper, may be submitted by anyone and often are a response to an earlier published editorial

Political Action Committees, raise money for candidates &/or parties

a series of statements expressing the party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues

an organization of citizens that tries to get its member elected to public office and influence public policies and laws

an election in which member of a political party vote to help select the party"s candidate. IT is typically held 6 to 12 months before the general election in November

information, usually false or misleading, that is deliberately repeated over a over in an attempt to influence votes or public opinion on an issue

a "play acting" version of a real activity, such as an election or trial, often done so the participants can gain practice

in a two party system, the smaller political parties. While third parties rarely win big national elections, they can influence politics by focusing attention on a specific issues.

It is a two-party system

the imaginary line stretching form liberal or (or left wing) to conservative (or right wing) along which political views can be placed

a political system with tow main political parties, as in the United States; third parties may exist, but have much less influence