The Electoral College
A candidate wins 51% of the popular vote in a state using winner-take-all allocation. What share of that state’s electoral votes does the candidate receive?
EVERYTHING
In what voting system does the candidate with more votes than anyone else win, even without 50%
Plurality
What is Mr.Hale's favorite political party
neither..... BOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
What Media/news Channel is watched pretty much only by Republicans
Fox News
What is a Political Caucus
Essentially a room full of one political party where you can vote for any candidate you want with basically justt a show of hands.
Nebraska or Maine
What voting method can you use to vote for multiple candidates in the order of who you prefer? (also used to vote for the NFL MVP)
Ranked Choice
What were the two major political parties competing in the United States during the 1790s?
The Federalists and Anti-Federalists/ Democratic- Republicans
Give an example of a current interest or lobbying group
Answers range from BLM, AIPAC, US Chamber of Commerce. ETC.....
What is a Political Primary
When people vote for their prefered candidate by ballot.
What kinds of states recieve all the funding and campaign targetting in presidential elections?
Battleground States
Name one of the three characters who was used in one of this unit's quickwrites which demonstrated strategic voting
Lebronious, Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes
What was George Washington's concern with political parties?
That people would succumb to "party spirit" giving their loyalty to the party over the country
What is a lobbyist?
A person hired by an interest group to communicate directly with policymakers to influence legislation
What was the controversy in the 2024 Democratic Primaries involving Kamala Harris
They skipped the primaries and just nominated Kamala without the peoples votes
How is a state’s number of electoral votes determined?
Its number of U.S. representatives plus its two senators.
This voting system moves to a _____ between the top two candidates when a 50% majority is not reached in the vote
Runoff
Name the major disagreement that helped create the very first political parties.
How much power should the federal government have vs the states.
What is it called when you scroll on instagram and find a reel that you agree with and you see thousands of comments agreeing with you so you do not research any further
Confirmation Bias
What is the name of the former U.S. soldier who is possibly going to be executed by firing squad this december?
Nidal Hassan
How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win a majority in a presidential election?
270 out of 538
What voting system gives parties legislative seats based on their percentage of the vote. (Germany uses this, and many other European countries)
Proportional Representation
What is Strategic Voting
What is the basic definition of an Interest Group
An organization of people with shared policy goals who enter the political process to achieve those goals
Who founded the Democratic-Republican party in 1793
Thomas Jefferson