| A | B |
|---|
| bias | a person has already formed an opinion or listens to only one side |
| impartial | a person has not made a decision and is willing to listen to all sides |
| lobbying | an act of trying to influence legislators to support a certain issue |
| electorate | people who are eligible to vote in an election |
| apathy | people that do not care about political issues |
| nominating | selecting a candidate to run for office |
| primary | special elections that are usually held around May to nominate candidates |
| negative advertisement | advertisements that focus on the faults and shortcomings of your opponents rather that your goals |
| PAC's | Political Action Committees--formed to raise money for candidates running for office they are limited to $5000 per candidate |
| campaign finance reform | legislation that limits the amount of money used by candidates to run for office because of the influence that campaign donors may receive |
