Political Parties
The U.S. is described as a a two-party system because elections are dominated by these two parties.
What are the Democratic and Republican parties?
This type of election determines a party’s candidate to run for office.
What is a primary election?
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
What is the Fifteenth Amendment?
This refers to presenting information in a way that favors one side.
What is bias?
This group of electors officially chooses the president of the United States.
What is the Electoral College?
Alexander Hamilton led this party that supported a strong national (federal!) government.
What is the Federalist Party?
In this primary, only registered party members can vote.
What is a closed primary?
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the Nineteenth Amendment?
This type of messaging uses emotion or misleading information to influence opinions.
What is propaganda?
This amendment changed the way the President and Vice President are elected, requiring separate electoral votes for each office.
What is the 12th Amendment?
Thomas Jefferson led this party that supported stronger state governments and states' rights.
What is the Democratic-Republican Party?
This term means receiving the most votes, but not necessarily more than half.
What is a plurality?
The 26th amendment lowered the voting age from ____ to ____.
What is 21, 18?
These groups organize to influence policy and public opinion.
What are interest groups?
This is the minimum number of electoral votes needed to win the presidency.
What is 270?
This type of third party forms around one specific issue, like banning alcohol.
What is a single-issue party?
This second (tie-breaker) election occurs if no candidate wins a majority.
What is a runoff?
This unfair requirement forced voters to pay money before voting.
What is a poll tax?
A group meets with members of Congress to persuade them to support a new environmental law. This action is an example of this practice.
What is lobbying?
Florida has 28 representatives in the House, which means it has this many electors in the Electoral College.
What is 30?
(28 Representatives + 2 Senators)
This type of third party breaks away from a major party due to disagreement.
What is a splinter party?
To get a third party candidate on the ballot in certain states, voters must first sign this.
What is a (nomination) petition?
This test required voters to prove reading and writing ability to vote.
What is a literacy test?
A news organization investigates a government official for misuse of money and publishes the findings to inform the public. This is an example of the media acting in this role.
What is a watchdog?
In 2016, this candidate won the popular vote but did not become president because they lost in the Electoral College.
Who is Hillary Clinton?