This is an election in which voters determine their party's nominee for an elective office
What are primary elections
100
Elections that occur in even numbered years between presidential elections are known as this.
What are midterm elections
100
This is one disadvantage of the high cost of running for public office
What is (Answers will vary)
100
This is one factor that influences voter turnout
What is age, income, or education
200
This group people gained the right to vote in 1971 as an indirect result of the Vietnam War.
What are 18-year-olds
200
An election in which voters choose among candidates from different parties to fill an elective office.
What is a General Election
200
A term that harkens back to earlier times when candidates would campaign from tree trunks, this is a candidate's standard speech repeated throughout his or her campaign.
What is a Stump Speech
200
These are organizations formed by corporations, labor unions, or interest groups to channel funds into political campaigns
What PACs (Political Action Committees)
200
These are two factors that influence who a voter will select in a political election
What is party affiliation, issues, or candidate characteristics.
300
The 19th amendment granted this group the right to vote in 1920
Who are women
300
Funds that are collected by a candidate to spend on a political process are known as this
What is a War Chest.
300
These are states where the presidential vote is likely to be close; candidates often focus on these states with the hope of picking up key electoral votes.
What are Battleground States
300
Most campaign funds come from here
What individual citizens
300
This term is used to refer to a candidate already holding the office (Obama in the 2012 election)
What is an incumbent
400
This is one method that was used to prevent African Americans from voting until the 1960s
What are literacy tests or poll taxes
400
This is a closed meeting of people from one political party who will select candidates or delegates. This is an alternative to a primary election.
What is a caucus
400
When a paper ballot is not correctly punched and leaves behind a tag of paper it is known as this.
What is a Hanging Chad
400
This strategy in which individuals or groups give money to the candidate most likely to win the election, is used to gain access to whichever party wins the election
What is the Access Strategy
400
Voters who are truly independent and do not have a strong party affiliation are known as this.
What swing voters
500
This group was granted the right to vote in 1924.
Who are Native Americans
500
The process of getting on the phone to asks associates and supporters for money is nicknamed this.
What is "Dialing for Dollars"
500
The influence that a popular politician may have on voters, making them more likely to choose other candidates from his or her party is known as this.
What is the Coattail Effect
500
The amount of money that a PAC can contribute to a single candidate is limited to this.
What is $5,000
500
These are two nations that enforce compulsory voting