Electoral college vocab

Propaganda

Misleading information used to promote a political cause or point of view

Interest Group

Group of people who share a point of view about an issue and unite to support that belief

Public Agenda

Issues considered most important by government officials

Electoral College

Group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president

Slate

Group or list of electors chosen by the state to vote for president

US State where the two major political parties have similar levels of support among voters

Swing State

Numerous forms of communication. Sources of news.

Mass Media

Popular Vote

Total votes cast by individual voters in a presidential election

Editorial news article

Writings that reflect the opinion of the newspaper

Winner take all system

When the candidate who receives the majority of the popular vote in each state gets all electoral votes

Lobby

To try to influence a legislator to introduce or vote for, or against a bill

Electoral Vote

Vote cast by a member of the electoral college

Bias

Good or bad feeling about a person or group that affects judgement

Political Action Committee (PAC)

Political organization established by a corporation, labor union or other special interest groups to support candidates by contributing money

Op-ed piece

Newspaper articles that offer a person's opinion instead of reporting the facts

A vote cast by a member of the electoral college

electoral vote