The Political Spectrum
This is the term used for someone who identifies with the RIGHT side of the political spectrum.
Conservative
Where does the idea to have electors vote for a president come from?
The Constitution
Congressional Districts can change every ten years based on the population that is accounted for in the ___________.
Census
Is a primary (a vote for one of a few members of the same party) where anyone can vote, including members of that party, members of the opposing party, or members not identified with a party.
An Open Primary
This term refers to the "right to vote"
What is suffrage
Liberal
What is one negative about the Electoral College?
Sometimes (2000, 2016) it allows the person who is picked as president to not be the person who won the popular vote.
Political nickname for the media
The fourth branch
Governing body that oversees federal elections
Federal Elections Commission
This group people gained the right to vote in 1971 as an indirect result of the Vietnam War. (26th amendment)
18 year olds
The U.S. has a two party system and the two main parties are the
(must provide both answers)
Democrats and Republicans
What is one positive about the Electoral College?
It makes campaigning easier. It keeps candidates from ignoring small states. It upholds the two-party system.
Drawing new lines to divide a state up into sections based on the number of congressional seats that state has.
Redistricting
A vote (between candidates from the same party) in which only registered members of that party can vote.
What is a closed primary
The 19th amendment granted this group the right to vote in 1920
Women
a formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position
What is an election?
How many Electoral College votes are needed to win the presidency?
270
drawing those lines during the redistricting process to benefit your party either through "cracking" or "packing" a district.
Gerrymandering
An organization / committee that is unaffiliated with either party and raises money.
This is one method that was used to prevent African Americans from voting until the 1960s
What are literacy tests or poll taxes
What states do presidents typically spend time campaigning in?
Swing states
If the Electoral College ends in a tie or is inconclusive, who decides the presidency?
The House of Representatives
How has the media contributed to the current political landscape in the united states?
Focus on divisive topics and political ideologies resulted in deeper political divides amongst the electorate
Is there a limit to how much a Super PAC can donate to a campaign?
No
This group was granted the right to vote in 1870
Who are African American males?