Voting
Word that means
“right to vote”
Suffrage
What are the only 2 offices selected by the Electoral College?
President & Vice President
Which major U.S. party has more conservative views?
Republicans
Give one example of mass media.
TV, Radio, Social Media, Newspaper/ site
The election where parties choose their candidates.
Primary Elections
What is the only bird that can fly backward?
Hummingbird
Before someone can vote
they must do what?
Register
What is the greatest potential flaw in the Electoral College system?
Electing a president that does not also win the popular vote.
A political party’s views on the issues.
Their platform
Define “non-partisan”
Not associated or linked with a specific political party
Name an effect of rising campaign costs.
Inflation, more ad time, competing against other campaigns, other options...
What is the only letter that is not in any of the names of the 50 states?
In what type of election is
voter turnout highest?
Presidential Elections
Whichever candidate gets the most popular votes in a state gets ALL of the state’s electoral votes. This is called a ___________ system.
Winner-take-all
People in the middle of the political spectrum.
Moderates or Swing Voters
Give a strategy for evaluating political information.
Evaluate source, determine bias, check validity of information.
The effort to limit the amount of money that can be donated to politicians is called?
Campaign Finance Reform
What year was Instagram first released on the app store?
2010
Name a place you
can register to vote
DMV, Post Office, Online Registration, Registration Office, Public Libraries, most High Schools
How many electoral votes does it take to win an election?
270
Name for any party in America that is not the Democratic or Republican Party.
3rd Party
Name one way opinions are expressed in the newspaper.
Editorials, Op-Eds, or Political Cartoons
Where do the party’s officially nominate their candidates?
Nominating Conventions
What is the capital of Australia
Canberra
Name 2 reasons why citizens fail to vote.
Felon, not registered, not 18, not a citizen, not a resident of the state, not a resident of the precinct, others...
Explain how each state gets their designated amount of electoral votes.
2 (for senators) + # of districts in a state
When different political factions join together in one party they form a ______________.
Coalition
How does the media “hold the government accountable”?
They can broadcast their missteps or wrongdoings to the public to bring attention and/or public criticism.
What did the Supreme Court Cases Emily’s List v. FEC, Free Speech v. FEC, and Citizens United v. FEC do?
Protect freedom of speech for corporations and other organizations trying to voice their support to dissent in elections.
What month and year did Hayfield Secondary open its doors officially?
September 1969