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| This is the process of selecting candidates to run for office. | Nomination process |
| This is a special election held usually in May by party members to determine candidates. | Primary elections |
| Primary where any voter can help choose candidates. | Open primary |
| Primary where only party members are allowed to vote. | Closed Primary |
| The most often used type of primary is: | a closed primary |
| Using a famous person to support a candidate. | Endorsement |
| Process of using advertisements that focus on the faults and shortcomings of an opponent rather than your goals. | Negative advertising |
| Person to person campaigning for a candidate - often door to door. | Canvassing |
| Individuals are allowed by law to donate this much to a candidate's campaign: | $2700 |
| These are groups that are formed in order to raise money for a candidate: | PACs (Political Action Committees) |
| PACs are limited to this amount of a donation to a candidate: | $5000 |
| Supreme Court case that stated that corporations are seen as people, and therefore can donate money to support a candidate. | Citizens United vs. FEC |
| Type of political action committee that can include corporations and can raise unlimited amounts of money for a candidate. | SuperPAC |
| Main criticism of superPACS: | They allow powerful corporations to have more power than the population due to their wealth. |
