Elections
Electoral votes needed to win presidential election.
What is 270 votes?
Sometimes referred to as the 4th branch of government.
What is mass media?
An organization created to influence state/federal elections. Created by business/unions to support candidates $5,000 limits. Money goes directly to the candidate.
What is PACS?
Abolished slavery.
What is the 13th amendment?
Birthplace of Kanye West.
What is Atlanta, Georgia.
Date that a winner must be declared in presidential election.
30 second sound clips used on TV to convey the message of an entire speech.
What is Sound Bites?
Money given directly to candidates where limits and regulations apply.
What is hard money?
Prevents excessive bail and cruel/unusual punishments.
What is the 8th amendment.
Birthname of the Notorious B.I.G.
What is Christopher George Latore Wallace?
Each candidate gets same percentage of votes as popular votes
For example f you wn 30% of the popular vote n oho you get 30% of the electoral votes from that state
are characteristics of which reform?
What is proportional plan?
Focus is on polling data and public perception rather than candidate policies.
What is Horse Race Coverage?
Political donations given to the party that can avoid government regulations.
What is soft money?
Amendment that ended poll tax.
What is 24th amendment.
Birthname of Drake.
What is Aubrey Drake Graham?
Flaws of electoral college.
What is popular vote not guaranteed to win, if 270 isn't reached reps make the decision.
Watch the government and make sure that the government is serving the public's interest conveys their findings back to the people.
What is Watchdog Function?
Soft money
No limits
Money goes to party or bills
Independent group of business affiliates
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What is Super PACS?
Amendments passed to battle the loopholes in elections. (Literacy tests, poll taxes, etc)
What is 15th and 19th amendment.
Humble is sung by what artist?
What factor determines the number of representatives in the HOR?
What is states population?
Controlling what is said in a candidate interview.
What is staging?
Banned the use of soft money contributions and raised the limit on donations to $2000.
What is Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002?
The first ten amendments of the constitution.
What is Bill of Rights?
Mask Off is from what artist?
What is Future?