Checks & Balances and Electoral College
What does checks and balances allow each branch to do?
Allows each branch to make sure the other branches aren't getting too powerful
Federalist Party
Almost anyone who votes can be an elector except
Senators or Representative
What party was formed in 1919 after a split from the Socialist party of America and supports the Soviet Union?
Communist Party
The President checks on the courts by ______ ___ ______ and checks Congress by ______ ___.
appointing new judges; vetoing laws
The Republican party is referred to as the GOP. What does GOP mean?
The Grand Old Party
Each state gets an elector for each member in _______ for that state
Congress
What party was started in 1830 and was formed in opposition to the policies of the President Andrew Jackson?
The Whig Party
How many electoral votes are needed to win the election?
270
What party is the oldest active political party?
Democratic Party