Types of Primaries
Only declared party members can vote
What is a Closed Primary?
The votes cast directly by constituents (voters)
What is the Popular Vote?
The summation of all people in society's views is also known as?
What is Public Opinion?
A meeting amongst local members of a political party to vote on their preference for candidates.
What is a Caucus?
A survey taken to measure public opinion
What is a Poll?
Any qualified voter can take part.
What is an Open Primary?
The popular vote within each state, decides this type of vote.
What is the Electoral Votes.
This Amendment allowed all African Americans to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment?
Organizations of people with common interests that attempt to influence the government.
What are Interest Groups?
A political party’s views on various issues, and the ideas and programs it supports.
What is a Platform?
If a required majority is not met, the two people with the most votes run again.
What is a Runoff Primary?
How many electoral votes does it take to win the presidential election?
What is 270 electoral votes?
When the media checks corruption within the government, it is serving its function of?
What is a Watchdog?
Changing or manipulating the boundaries of voting district or constituency in order to favor one party over the other.
What is Gerrymandering?
A political system in which there are only two major groups (parties) that dominate the political landscape.
What is a Two-Party system?
Candidates are not identified by party labels.
What are Nonpartisan Primary.
How many electoral votes does North Carolina have?
What is 16 electoral votes?
This Amendment lowered the minimum voting age from 21 to 18.
What is the 26th Amendment.
Splitting voters of the opposing party into two different districts.
What is cracking?
A group of people selected by each state that votes for the next president and vice president on behalf of the people.
What is the Electoral College?
Qualified voters can vote for any candidate, regardless of party.
What is a Blanket Primary?
Who can't vote?
What is anyone under 18, and some convicted of a felony.
Skewed (slanted one way or another) point of view present in all of us.
What is bias?
Putting as many members of one party into one district to limit the amount of seats they can win.
What is Packing?
An election that is held at standard intervals, in which candidates are elected as representatives for the state or nation
What is a General Election?