When elected officials accept kickback, they are engaged in bribery or corruption.
Step-by-step explanation:
Kickback is a payment made to an elected official who have illicitly approved or sanctioned or facilitated an appointment or transactions. These kickbacks are punishable under the state and federal law.
Soliciting or giving or offering any object like money, gold or asset of value in exchange of influencing any government official is known as bribery.
Act of criminal activity or dishonesty by any organization or person entrusted with position of authority is named as corruption.