Political Parties
The first two political parties
Federalist & Democratic republicans
Only registered members of the party holding the primary can vote
Closed primary
Organization that monitors and regulates campaign finance
FEC
Election in which some members of Congress are elected but not the president
Mid-term election
What is the MAIN function of a political party?
Nominating and promoting candidates
This political party believed in an agrarian vision for the future of the US
Democratic republicans
After voting for delegates in a primary, at what event do delegates then go onto cast their vote for their party's presidential candidate?
National Convention
Type of donations that are regulated by the FEC
Hard money
House reps serve ______year terms
two
This amendment gave black men the right to vote, stating that the right to vote may not be denied on the basis of race
15th
The two ends of the American political spectrum are
Liberal and Conservative
Electoral votes needed to win the presidency
270
Unlimited sums of money given to state and local party organizations for voting related activities
soft money
Senators serve ________ year terms
six
If no presidential candidate gets to 270 electoral votes, how is the president selected?
The House of Representatives
When Theodore Roosevelt broke from the Republican Party to create the Bull Moose Party, he created a -
Split party
If a required majority is not met in a Direct Primary, the two people with the most votes participate in a:
run-off election
A group that is formed to give money to the political campaigns of candidates who are likely to make decisions that benefit the group’s interests
Political Action Committee (PAC)
House districts are based on
population
This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
26th
This system is an electoral method where the single candidate, party, or slate of candidates that wins the most votes (either a plurality or a majority) takes all of the available seats, delegates, or electoral votes for that constituency or jurisdiction, leaving losing contenders with no representation from that contest.
Group of persons chosen in each state and DC every four years who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President
electors
Supreme Court case that allowed for the creation of SuperPACs
Citizens United vs FEC
This is the name given to the practice of drawing congressional districts in a particular way to benefit a candidate.
Gerrymandering
All of the people entitled to vote in a given election is known as the:
electorate