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| political action committee definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates | 8 sets | |
| 2 | extention of an interest group that contributes money to political campaigns-financial arm of the interest group | 6 sets | |
| 3 | the political extension of special interest groups which have a major stake in public policy | 5 sets | |
| 4 | a committee set up by a corporation, labor union, or interest group that raises and spends campaign money from voluntary donations | 4 sets | |
| 5 | a private group that raises and distributes funds for use in election campaigns | 3 sets | |
| 6 | a legal organization whose function it is to collect money and make campaign contributions to selected candidates. | 3 sets | |
| 7 | an organization formed by a special-interest group, independent of political parties, to raise and spend money in support of political goals | 2 sets | |
| 8 | politcal extension of special intrest groups that have a major stake in polictal policy | 2 sets | |
| 9 | (fdr), committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates | 2 sets | |
| 10 | the fundraising apparatus of interest groups. donations to and contributions from pacs are regulated by federal law pacs contribute heavily to the reelection campaigns of representatives and senators sympathetic to the pacs political agenda | 2 sets | |
| 11 | committees formed to fund a candidates campaign that must register with with fec | 1 set | |
| 12 | a committee formed by business, labor, or other special-interest groups to raise money and make contributions to the campaigns of political candidates whom they support. | 1 set | |
| 13 | commtiee formed bye a speical interest group | 1 set | |
| 14 | a political arm of an interest group set up to contribute to political campaigns. | 1 set | |
| 15 | funding vehicles created by the 1974 campaign finance reforms. a corporation, union, or some other interest group can create a pac and register it with the federal election commission, which will meticulously monitor the pac's spending | 1 set | |
| 16 | federally mandated, officially registered fund-raising committee that represents interest groups in the political process | 1 set | |
| 17 | political organization formed by special interest groups | 1 set | |
| 18 | political arm of a special interest group that seeks to influence elections and public policy decisions | 1 set | |
| 19 | organization formed by special interest independent of political parties that raise and spend money | 1 set | |
| 20 | a narrow form of interest group that seeks to influence policy by making contributions and parties in u.s politics | 1 set | |
| 21 | an interest group that raises funds and donates to election campaigns. | 1 set | |
| 22 | the political arm of an interest group that is legally entitled to raise funds to contribute to a candidate or political party | 1 set | |
| 23 | specialized organization for raising and spending campaign funds; often affiliated with an interest group or association | 1 set | |
| 24 | political organization established by a corporation, labor union, or other special interest group designed to support candidates by contributing money | 1 set | |
| 25 | the political extension of special interest groups which have a major stake in public policy. | 1 set | |
| 26 | a committee set up by and representing a corporation, labor union, or special interest group; raise and give campaign donations | 1 set | |
| 27 | groups that intend to put pressure on politicians to support their points of view. | 1 set | |
| 28 | federally regulated, officially registered fund-raising committee that represents interest groups in the political process. | 1 set | |
| 29 | the political arm of an interest group that is legally entitled to raise funds on a voluntary basis from members, stock holders, or employees in order to contribute funds to favored candidates or political parties. | 1 set | |
| 30 | a committee set up by a corporation, labor union, or interest group that raises campaign money to help candidates win elections. | 1 set | |
| 31 | funding vehicles created by the 1974 campaign finance reform. corperation, union, or any interest group can create a pac; must register with fec who moniters all activity | 1 set | |
| 32 | an organization formed by special-interest groups, independent of political parties, to raise and spend money in support of political goals | 1 set | |
| 33 | federally registered fundraising group that pools money from individuals to give to political candidates and parties | 1 set | |
| 34 | a political organization formed by special-interest groups | 1 set | |
| 35 | an organization formed to collect money and provide financial support for political candidates | 1 set | |
| 36 | a group formed by special interest groups to raise money for candidates the group supports | 1 set | |
| 37 | organizations that collect money to distribute to candidates who support the same issues as the contributors | 1 set | |
| 38 | it gives money to political candidates comes from individual employees, not from the corporate treasury | 1 set | |
| 39 | conducted massive door-to-door drives to register millions of workers and families | 1 set | |
| 40 | intrest group set up to contribute to political campaigns, often called pac's | 1 set | |