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Caucus: When a group comes together for a meeting about any special interest to help further organize it.

Party conventions: A meeting of a political party, that consists of certain members of the party to represent

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Closed: When voters are asked beforehand, which political party fitter for them before only being given Democratic or Republican candidate options.

Opened: When citizens don't need to address which political party they're affiliated with before going to vote for candidates.

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Horse-Race Journalism: When journalists keep viewers constantly updated about the campaign's highs and lows.

Watchdog: When reporters look for any sort of inefficiency, corruption, or scandal throughout the campaign.

Whistleblower: When reporters look for any illegal or illicit activity during a candidate's campaign.

AMSCO textbook (pg. 635-636)

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When looking into modern campaigns, with recent technology, candidates are able to extend their message and ideas for their candidacy easier and quicker. But now citizens are able to do extensive research on their choice of candidate, meaning they would be able to look into their past, their spouse, their religion, and their resume way easier as well. Any form of digital footprint left behind for the candidate, good or bad, would be able to be recovered and could potentially ruin their campaign. Also during the campaigns, the House race spends $1 million per cycle. The candidates alone would have to be able to raise and spend somewhere are $30 million during each election

AMSCO textbook (pg. 606)

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With the free press being able to link the citizens with the government, having web-based news makes it more accessible to citizens and gives them a constant report on any concerns or news the government develops. Having media to connect the people with the government, is able to help shape how people are able to engage with the U.S. government to further include them in government actions and voting.

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From this case, candidates were allowed to make ads to boost their chances of winning and extend their message, along with ruling in favor of allowing an unlimited amount of money to flow through their campaign.

AMSCO textbook (pg. 619)

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Super PACs: An unlimited amount of donations toward campaigns, as long as they don't formally coordinate with the campaign, there is no limit to them.

PACs: When corporations are allowed to use their money from their "treasuries" to help influence elections

AMSCO textbook (pg. 621)

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Soft Money: When money that is going to the candidate goes through a party or interest group that is not able to be tracked

Hard Money: When money going toward the candidate, is given directly to the candidate, which allows it to be regulated or tracked

Dark Money: When other outside organizations and citizens are able to donate an unlimited amount of money to the candidate for their campaign

AMSCO textbook (pg. 616-618)

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The Midterm Elections are the Federal election that takes place two years into a presidential term, when 1/3 of the Senate seats are up for election, along with all of the House of Representative seats.

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Lobbyists are known for working for many different interests, which has given them a bad reputation due to the number of firms that are willing to pay for high costing consultants that would help with funding PAC money towards campaigns.

The revolving door is when lobbyists move from their position as a legislator to a job under the department they governed.

AMSCO textbook (pg. 579-580)

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Winner-Take-All voting is when 48 of the states awards the candidate who is winning the popularity vote, all of their electoral college votes.

AMSCO textbook (pg. 548)

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Third-party groups are usually influenced by special interest groups and any sort of social movement to be able to gain a platform of voters but their chances of winning elections are slim. Since the Republican and Democratic parties are such well-funded political parties, they're more organized and likely to win in comparison to any third party or minor parties.

AMSCO textbook (pg. 546)

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In some states, citizens would need multiple forms of ID, whether it's a paycheck stub or an utility bill, while in some states a simple form of government-issued photo ID, where in some states citizens would need nothing to prove their who they claim they are, in order to vote.

AMSCO textbook (pg. 509)

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Rationale: When citizens examine the candidate to look for his campaign promises along with their platform points on issues needed to be handled and decide to vote for this candidate.

Retrospective: When citizens look into their choice of candidate by looking into their background or track records, to ensure their voting for the right candidate and make sure there are no incidents that would be able to reoccur.

Prospective: When citizens look into their candidate and anticipate the future with this candidate. They look into their campaign promises to ensure that their ideas and ways would be able to benefit them in the future or long run

Party-line: When citizens stick to their choice of political parties, Democrat or Republican, and base their voting on their strong loyalty towards their choice of party.

AMSCO textbook (pg. 500-502)

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15: All citizens of the United States have the ability to vote, no matter the color of their skin or their race or ethnicity group.

17: All citizens have the right to vote for state senators.

19: All citizens have the ability to vote no matter their gender affirmation.

24: All citizens have the right to vote even in despite of whether or not they paid any poll taxes or other tax

26: All citizens aged 18 and older, have the right to vote and shall not be denied this right.

AMSCO textbook (pg. 494)