 | Explain the differences between a caucus and a primary: |
| What is a direct primary? |
| Explain the difference between a closed primary and an open primary: |
| Give one example of a non-partisan election: |
| What happens at a presidential national nominating convention? |
| Fill in the chart to explain the job of each person involved in the campaign: |
| Job Title: | Description of job: |
| campaign manager |
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| political consultant |
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| press secretary |
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| speech writers |
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| policy experts |
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| How did the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) attempt to solve problems with campaign funding? |
| Define soft money |
| What are the rules for foreign contributions to American politicians? |
| Now, go to this site and find three ways that campaign election laws have changed since 1971 with the signing of the 2002 Campaign Reform Act: |
| What is a general election? |
| What is the Australian Ballot? |
| Explain the role of negative campaigning in presidential elections: |
