US Agency Acryonms
The Campaign Team
Federal Government
State Government
Local Government
100
CIA
What is the Central Intelligence Agency.
100
The person in charge of the campaign
What is the campaign manager.
100
The House of Representatives and the Senate are known as.
What is Congress
100
This state is the first to vote in primaries.
What is Iowa
100
A ballot-initiative is a type of this election.
What is a direct-democracy initiative
200
FBI
What is the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
200
This person is in charge of getting money.
Who is the campaign fundraiser.
200
The Senate has this number of members.
What is 100
200
This color state usually supports Democrats.
What are blue (blue states)
200
A local one of these, a candidate's position on issues, might be education or public services locally.
What is platform
300
NSA
What is the National Security Agency.
300
This person watches the public opinion.
Who is the public opinion pollsters.
300
The House of Representatives has this number of members.
What is 435
300
Redrawing the boundaries of a district to favor a political party is know as.
What is gerrymandering
300
The political leader of a city is known as a
What is mayor
400
FDA
What is the Food and Drug Administration.
400
This person helps the candidate with his debate performances.
Who are the researchers and speechwriters.
400
This body elects the president.
What is the electoral college.
400
A normally closed political party meeting to pick a candidate is known as
What is caucus
400
A public meeting where citizens can talk to candidates is known as
What is town hall meeting
500
CDC
What is the Center for Disease Control
500
People in a particular city that support the candidate when they are in their area.
Who are city/county field offices
500
This is the magic number of votes needed to become president.
What is 270
500
The system were a candidate can will all electoral votes even if he/she received as low as 51 percent of the vote is.
What is winner-take-all
500
This former Democratic mayor of Philadelphia was governor of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011.
Who is Mr. Ed Rendell
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