Political Parties
A registered voter not affiliated with a political party
What is a independent
What are the 3 qualifications to run for President in the United states
35 + years old
US born citizen
Resident of the US for 14 + years
What are the two most common ideologies of the political spectrum, and which side would you find them on?
What is (left) liberal and (right) conservative
This illegal pratice describes when Voting Districts are unequal in population size
What is Malapportionment
This type of election is used by 3 different states and does not use a secret ballot
What is a Caucus
List 2/4 different types of minor political parties in the U.S.
Ideological
Single-Issue
Economic Protest
Splitter/Faction Parties
This term describes the beliefs and the stances on controversial issues a candidate will take
What is a party platform
This political ideology would generally support high government spending on a strong military
Conservative
States with 1 member of the house of representatives would have how many voting districts?
An independent may only participate in this type of primary/caucus
What is an open primary
This term describes when a favorable President helps candidates from their political party in congressional, state or local elections
What is the coattail effect
This term refers to the states where candidates campaign the most. In these states there is not a strong majority of democrats or Republicans voters
What are "Swing States" or "Battleground States"
A person with this political ideology would be more willing to pay more taxes to help homeless people
What is Liberal
This State has the most available Delegates or Electors. Additionally name a state with only 3 electoral votes
California (55)
There are this many total electoral votes______ and a canidatee needs this many to win ________
What is 538 and 270
This is the most popular 3rd party in the United States
What is the libertarian party
List the two main differences between pacs and super pacs
What is Super Pacs are independent and cannot communicate with campaigns and Super Pacs have no limit to the amount of money they can fundraise
DAILY DOUBLE
These groups commonly raise money INDUVIDUALLY during campaign season to support specific ideas or beliefs, rather than an individual candidate
Name 2 of the states that are commonly swing states in presidential elections
Arizona North Carolina
Georgia Pennsylvania
Michigan Wisconsin
Nevada Ohio
This type of primary election is where all candidates appear on the same ballot
What is a blanket primary
These are the 3 main things that political parties do at the national convention
1. Nominate a candidate to represent their political party in the general election
2. Adopt a party platform
3. Unite the party
The US general election is held during this month on this day of the week
What is Tuesday and November
-(The Tuesday after the first Monday)
List 3 common beliefs of Liberals or conservatives
What is.....
What is Gerrymandering?
what is Redrawing districts into odd shapes in order to give the political party in charge of redrawing the districts an advantage
If not one candidate receives 270 electoral votes, this body of government elects the president
What is the house of representatives