It's A Party
This is an organized group of people with roughly similar political aims and opinions, that seeks to influence public policy by getting its candidates elected to public office.
What is a political party?
This animal serves as the party mascot for the Democratic Party.
What is the donkey?
This creature is serves as the mascot for the Republican Party.
What is an elephant?
Considered the most important role of media.
What is report the news or deliver information?
This is the month electors elect the President in the Electoral College.
What is December?
The group of people who formulate and implement the strategy of a political campaign.
Who are the campaign staff?
This President, known as "Old Hickory", founded the Democratic Party in 1828.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This individual was the first Republican Party candidate to be elected President of the United States.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This term refers to favoring one view over another.
What is bias?
Election day happens every 4 years on the first ________ after the first Monday in ____________.
What is Tuesday, and November?
This document describes a party's views on all the major issues facing the nation.
What is a platform?
Democrats are considered this, which is situated on the left side of the political spectrum.
What are liberals?
Republicans are considered this, which is situated on the right side of the political spectrum.
What are conservatives?
Held by the major political parties, these are events that are held every Presidential election year where Presidential candidates are selected and the party platform is confirmed.
What are National conventions?
The total number of seats in the Electoral College is ____, and a candidate must secure _____ to win the Presidential election.
What is 538, and 270?
This is a meeting where local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.
What is a caucus?
The Democratic Party has traditionally been supported by blue-collar workers, urban voters, and ____________.
What are minorities?
Between employer and employee, this term is more likely to be associated with the Republican Party.
What is employer?
Often intended to being satirical or comical, this is false or misleading information that can be accessed by the public.
What is fake news?
Each states' number of electors is determined by this.
What is the states' total number of Congressional members?
Ex. NC has 2 Senators and 14 HOR, so we have 16 Electoral College Votes.
In North Carolina, these are the four designations you can select from when registering to vote.
What is Democrat, Republican, Independent, or Unaffiliated?
The Democratic Party supports these programs, designed to help individuals who may be less able to help themselves due to life events or circumstances.
What are welfare programs?
This French term refers to "hands-off" government which is supported by the Republican Party.
What is "laissez faire"?
Often highly covered by the media, these are elections that political parties use to select candidates for the general election.
What are primaries?
If no candidate wins a majority in the Electoral College, or there is a tie, who elects the Vice-President?
Hint: Last occurred in 1876.
What is the Senate?
The House of Representatives elects the President.