Elections
Each state has a total number of electors
Equal to its total numbers of senators and representatives
Against most regulation or control of private firearms
Republicans
The right to vote
Suffrage
To register to vote, you must be at least 18 years old and
Give your name, address, and date of birth
True or False: The popular vote does not choose the president, the Electors do.
True
In the primary election, voters choose the
Party Candidates
Believe government should do less in society
Republican
Where citizens go to exercise their most important constitutional right
Polling Place
Lower education and being younger are reasons for someone _____________ to vote
less likely
Outlines the party’s views on important issues.
Party Platform
Which of the following ran as a third-party candidate in a presidential election?
George Bush
Bill Clinton
Ross Perot
Ross Perot (Independent)
Favors military spending
Republican
The political party that people express as the one that represents their ideas
Party Identification
Some of the tasks that Democratic and Republican Parties are responsible for are to
Organize at the local, state, and national levels
Raise money to pay for their expenses
Set up committees to carry out their parties’ program
True or False: For senate, each state receives 1 representative for every 600,000 individuals
False, it's 2 per state no matter its population.
Each political party's candidates for president and vice president are formally chosen at the
National Nominating Convention
Favors social spending (welfare, education)
Democrats
While voting for elected officials a citizen may be asked to vote directly for a law
Referendum
How many votes is needed in the Electoral College to become President?
270
Identify and explain the propaganda technique used in the ads.
I will provide you with two images that you will need to describe the purpose.
If a presidential candidate of the Democratic Party wins 51 percent of the popular vote. What is the correct way of winning an election?
The candidate will become president only with a majority of electoral college votes.
Can introduce new ideas and change elections by taking major party votes are reasons for having....
Third Parties
In a presidential election if one candidates receives all the electoral votes from one state this is an example of what?
Winner-Take-All System
One purpose of political parties is to
Nominate candidates for public office
Raising and spending money for candidates and running candidates and winning elections are the purpose for.....
Political Parties