Voting
This Amendment lowered the voting age in the United States from 21 to 18
What is the 26th Amendment?
Caucus
What is a meeting of party members to choose party officials or nominees for elective office?
This is the difference between open and closed primaries
What is only party members can vote in closed primaries?
Most campaign funds come from this group of donor
Who are individual citizens?
This presidential candidate won the popular vote in the 2016 election
Who is Hillary Clinton?
This group of people are the most likely to vote in a federal election
Older, wealthier, OR highly educated
Primary Election
What is an election in which voters determine their political party's nominee for an elective office by voting?
The state of Michigan has this type of primary election
What is an open primary?
This is the donation limit for individual citizens to one campaign
What is $2,500?
This is the proportion of the voting-age population that actually votes
What is voter turnout?
This group of people achieved the right to vote with the passing of the 19th Amendment
Who are women?
Plurality
What is the largest number of votes in an election?
These are funds that a campaign can use for anything having to do with the campaign process
What is a war chest?
This is the donation limit for Political Action Committees for one campaign
What is $5,000?
This is the number of Electoral College votes needed to win the Presidency
What is 270?
These are the three factors that determine who Americans vote for
What are Party Affiliation, Issues, and Candidate Characteristics?
Stump Speech
What is a candidate's "standard" speech, which is repeated throughout his or her campaign?
These are the three types of general elections in the United States
What are general elections, midterm elections, and off-year elections?
This is the amount of money Super PACs can raise for political purposes
What are unlimited funds?
This is the first state to hold a primary each presidential election year
What is Iowa?
These are the 4 basic voting requirements in the United States
What is be a U.S. citizen, be at least 18 years old, be a resident of the state in which you vote, and be a legally registered voter?
Coattail Effect
What is the influence that a popular politician may have on voters, making them more likely to choose other candidates from his or her party?
These are the only two states that do not use the "winner take all" system in the Electoral College
What are Nebraska and Maine?
Because campaigns cost so much money, these are the two biggest concerns people have with the costs
What are less-funded candidates can't compete and contributions can corrupt elected officials?
These are the two most recent election years where the winner of the Electoral College did not win the popular vote
What are 2016 and 2000?