- Industry: Broadcasting & receiving
- Number of terms: 5074
- Number of blossaries: 1
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The largest broadcasting organisation in the world.
A term for conspiracy theorists who doubt Barack Obama was born in the US - a constitutional requirement for holding the presidency. Mr Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and released a certified copy of his birth certificate in 2007. However, some birthers allege the certificate was a forgery.
Industry:Government
This term is most often used to refer to a member of the House of Representatives, but it can be used to refer to a member of either of the Houses of Congress - the House of Representatives or the Senate.
Industry:Government
Swing states are states in which the outcome of the vote is uncertain or close.
Industry:Government
Named after a section of the US Tax code, 527 organisations are political campaign groups officially unaffiliated to individual parties or candidates, and therefore not subject to campaign spending restrictions.
The groups have gained in prominence since 2002, when the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reforms were passed, cracking down on the use of "soft money" in election campaigns.
Critics of 527 groups say they are little more than front organisations allowing official campaigns to run expensive attack adverts without having to adhere to campaign finance restrictions.
Industry:Government
A bundler is a person who uses personal or professional networks to organize or "bundle" numerous political donations for a candidate or party.
Industry:Government
Forms the law-making or legislative branch of the US government as prescribed in Article I, Section I of the US Constitution.
It is made up of two houses - the 435-member House of Representatives and 100-member Senate, which officially have equal power.
A congressional period lasts two years (or sessions) and begins at noon on 3 January of odd-numbered years.
Industry:Government
Impeachment refers to the condemnation of a politician for wrongdoing by a legislature, often resulting in their removal from office.
The term is common to many political systems, but the most high profile impeachment in recent years was the US House of Representatives' impeachment of former President Bill Clinton on charges of lying to a grand jury and obstructing justice in the Monica Lewinsky scandal. The Senate acquitted him on both counts. He kept his office because his opponents failed to muster the two-thirds senate vote necessary to remove him.
Industry:Government
This term is most often used to refer to a member of the House of Representatives, but it can be used to refer to a member of either of the Houses of Congress - the House of Representatives or the Senate.
Industry:Government
Some important votes require more than a simple majority - 50%-plus-one of those voting - to be carried. This is known as a supermajority.
In the Senate, a supermajority of 60% is required to pass a motion of cloture ending a filibuster.
Industry:Government
A method of analyzing electorates in order to send tailored campaign messages to specific groups. Using similar datamining techniques to those used by marketing companies, the voting population is broken into dozens of segments and campaign material is directed accordingly.
Industry:Government
