Voter Behavior
Elections
Voting
Electoral College
Party Platforms
100

What impact does education have on voter turnout?

More education, more likely to vote

100

What are primaries?

Nominate party candidates for general election

100

What does the expansion of suffrage mean?

Giving groups the right to vote

100

How many total electors are there in the Electoral College?

538

100

Raise the federal minimum wage

Democrat

200

How does US rank when it comes to voter turnout?

a. 1st

b. 12th

c. 31st

d. 45th

c. 31st

200
What is a caucus?

Party member meeting to choose candidate

200

What amendments were enacted in an attempt to guarantee full political rights to freed slaves?

Fourteen and fifteenth

200

How is the number of state electors determined?

Total number of the states representation in Congress (Senate + House)

200

Support increased funding for Medicare and Social Security

Democrat

300

What is a general election?

An election in which voters choose government officeholders including the president (a presidential election)

300

Why is turnout higher in a general election than a midterm? 

People believe president is more important and the media hypes it up

300

What was the most effective and longest lasting anti-registration scheme for voter registration?

Poll tax

300

Give one reason why we have the Electoral College.  

Tradition- always done it

Supports 2 party system

300

Supports the use of educational vouchers for private and charter school education 

Republican

400

How does income level affect voter turnout?

more income = higher turnout

400

How often and on what day is the presidential election held?

The Tuesday after the first Monday in November every 4 years

400

How old must a United States citizen be in order to vote?

Eighteen by election day

400

Whichever candidate gets the most votes, gets all electoral votes for a state. What is this called?

Winner take all

400

Supports transformative energy policy that includes expanded oil drilling

Republican

500
What is the advantage for groups that have high voter turnout? (wealthy, educated, old, etc.)

The government listens to them and passes policies that they favor

500

Who is in charge of elections?

a. federal government

b. state governments

c. political parties

d. the election overlord

b. state governments

500

What amendment gave citizens in Washington DC the right to vote?

23rd

500

What is the magic number to win the Electoral College?

270

500

Support improved police relations with the American public.

Both! Haha!

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