Role/Purpose of Political Party
Voting and Elections
Campaign Finance
Electoral College
Miscellaneous
100
The major function of the political parties in America
What is nominating candidates?
100
The U.S.' election process occurs in two steps.
What are nomination and general election?
100
The FEC is
What is the Federal Elections Commission?
100
The compromise of the founding fathers combining the direct popular vote and Congressional selection.
What is the electoral college?
100
Reasons most third-party candidates struggle are
What are lack of money, U.S. has a 2-party system, and difficult for 3rd parties to compete in electoral college.
200
The party that is considered the MOST liberal.
Who are the Democrats?
200
There are three ways a candidate can be nominated for office.
What is self-announcement, the caucus and the convention. 
200

Money given directly to the candidate and money given to state and local organizations are 

What is hard money and soft money?
200
There are how many electorates.
What are 538?
200
The overall spending trends of presidential campaigns has
What is gone up significantly?
300
When someone of a 3rd party pulls decisive votes away from one of the major party candidates.
What is a spoiler?
300
The three main primaries.
What are open primaries, closed primaries and blanket primaries.
300
Individuals are limited to this donation amount.
What is $2700?
300
All of the people entitled to vote in a given election is known as the 
What are the electorate
300
Someone votes for candidates from different parties in the same election is known as 
What is split-ticket voting?
400
When one party is not in power, it an act as a
What is a watchdog?
400
Independent and minor party candidates are usually required by state law to be nominated by
What is a petition?
400
Unlike regular PACS (political action committees), Super Pacs are not limited in
What is can raise and spend unlimited money for advertisement in support or opposition political candidates. 
400
The 23rd Amendment allows the people in Washington D.C. to vote.  They receive ______ electorates.
What are 3?
400
The political party dominated American politics from the Civil War to the Great Depression.
What are the Republicans?
500
The summation of all people in society's views are known as 
What is public opinion?
500
Non-voters tend to be 
Younger (under 35), unmarried, lower education level, rural, male, and low income. 
500
The approximate amount spend on Obama's campaign in 2012.
What is $800,000 million?
500
The number of electoral votes needed to win.
What are 270?
500
A skewed (slanted one way or another), point of view in all of us
What is bias?
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