Voting
Elections
Campaigns
Potpourri
100
Who has higher voter turnout / who is more likely to vote: young people (ages 18-25) or the elderly (ages 65+)?
Elderly
100
Which type of elections are held every four years?
Presidential elections
100
Over time, have campaigns for office increased or decreased in length of time?
Increased
100
Interest groups are a type of ________ institution.
linkage
200
Nadia just turned 18 and plans to vote for candidates who she thinks will try to remove the United States from foreign wars and armed conflicts. Which voting method is Nadia using?
Prospective voting
200
Which type of primary election are the voters below participating in?
Caucus
200
The FEC limits how much _______ money can be donated to individual candidates' campaigns.
Hard
200
Partisan news channels like CNN and Fox News are examples of _________________ media outlets.
consumer-driven
300
One way that political parties and interest groups mobilize voters is through ____________, which might involve going door-to-door or standing outside a busy shopping area.
canvassing
300
Ms. Brown has decided to run for office, but she does not want the endorsement of any political parties. That means Ms. Brown will be running as a(n) ________________ candidate.
independent
300
Which type of political organization became much more common after the Citizens United decision?
Super PACs
300
Name two ways that interest groups can influence public policy.
Acceptable answers include: lobby, form a PAC/donate to campaigns, educate the public, mobilize voters
400
Identify three constitutional amendments that have expanded voting access AND note how.
Acceptable answers:
-15th Amendment (all men)
-17th Amendment (senate went from chosen by state legislatures to regular election)
-19th Amendment (all women)
-24th Amendment (made poll taxes unconstitutional)
-26th Amendment (lowered voting age to 18)
400
Answer both questions:
1) Which type of election system makes it most difficult for independent and third-party candidates to win?
2) What is an alternative system that could remove structural barriers for these candidates?
1) Winner-take-all system
2) Proportional representation system
400
Which two SCOTUS cases have limited attempts to regulate campaign finance?
Buckley v. Valeo (1976) & Citizens United v. FEC (2010)
400
Roy Cooper (D) and Michael Whatley (R) will run against each other in November's senatorial race. Give an example of a news headline that would demonstrate horse-race journalism.
Answers will vary. An example includes: "Polls show Cooper and Whatley neck and neck"