Party Time
System is used in China, where the party and government are almost the same
One-Party system
Each state’s number of electors equals
senators + representatives
The grandfather clause allowed men to vote only if
Their grandfathers had voted before 1867
Ad that highlights the good things about a candidate
Postitive Ad
the main goal of a political party in the United States
To win elections
United States operates under which type of party system
Two-party
electoral votes are needed to win the presidency
270
The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age
21
paid advertisements called during campaigns
Spots
Democrats generally believe government should directly help
The poor
two major political parties in the U.S
Republican and Democrat
Most states award electoral votes using
Winner-take-all
The 19th Amendment gave the right to vote to
Women
Candidates spend the largest share of their campaign money
Staff salaries
Republicans believe the government should help people by improving
The economy
A disadvantage of the two-party system is
Minority groups are often ignored
no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, who chooses the president
The House of Representatives
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 banned
Literacy Test
The internet changed campainging because of the new way to communicated and reach out to new voters
Social Media
The team the football will beat Friday (Mascot included)
East Paulding Raider
multi-party systems like Israel or Japan, governments often rely on
Coalitions
win the popular vote but lose the presidency. Which election is a key example
2000 (Bush vs. Gore)
The poll tax required citizens to
Pay money in order to vote
After the Watergate scandal, the government limited individual donations to
$1,000 per election
Coach Frazier is
Him