The Basics
Money & Media
The Electoral Process
Voter Turnout / Behavior
Misc
100
In what month and and on what day do we hold General Elections?
What is the First Tuesday, after the first Monday, in November.
100
When an individual donates directly to a candidate, that is ______ money.
What is Hard Money
100
This is the preliminary election to decide which two candidates will represent the major parties in the General Election.
What is the Primary Election (and caucus, in some states).
100
People with higher incomes tend to associate with the ______ party.
What is Republican.
100
Groups of people who share similar ideas or beliefs and seek to influence public opinion and public policy.
What are Special Interest Groups
200
The physical location where you go to cast your vote (when voting in-person on election day).
What is a polling place.
200
Positive campaign ads focus on one of these two things.
The candidate and their background/bio; or the candidates platform or specific policy objectives.
200
What is the minimum number of Electoral Votes that a Presidential candidate needs to win?
What is 270 Electoral Votes
200
Young voters have the lowest voter turnout, but when they do vote, they are more likely to vote ______.
What is Democrat.
200
What type of campaign would this classy as?
What is a negative ad (attempt to portray the candidate in a negative light).
300
Aside from probably not meeting the basic requirements for President, explain why this vote does not count.
The deceased Gorilla, Harambe, had not formally declared his intent to run for office, or pay any of the associated fees, prior to his death.
300
This organization sets finance laws and regulations
What is the Federal Election Commission (FEC)
300
Who can vote in a Closed Primary?
Who are only those voters registered to that party.
300
Income, occupation, education, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, family, and geography are all ___________ factors of voter behavior.
What are Sociological factors.
300
A person who takes part in an organized attempt to influence legislators, usually on behalf of an interest group.
Who is a lobbyist.
400
Smallest unit of election administration.
What is a precinct.
400
With a Super PAC, the money cannot be given to...
Who are the candidates or their campaigns.
400
Meets in the late summer of every presidential election year to pick a party's presidential and vice presidential candidate.
What is the National Convention.
400
The single most significant and lasting predictor of how a person will vote.
What is party identification.
400
What do we call the person who is currently holding the office and running for re-election.
Who is the incumbent.
500
This is the type of Ballot used in the US, ironically not called the US Ballot.
What is the Australian Ballot.
500
List at least two of the current trends in mass media and news.
What are 24/7 news cycle and entertainment news, Consolidation of media and news, shift to Social Media and new media outlets, Streaming (instant news, Misinformation.
500
How is the number of Electoral College Electors each state receives decided?
What is each state receives a number of electors equal to their # of Congressional Representatives (varies by state) plus Senators (2).
500
Party identification is one of the three psychological factors of voting. What are the other two additional psychological factors of voting that can impact voter behavior, closer to election time.
What are the candidates and the issues.
500
The Federal Government passes laws and constitutional amendments to ensure voter protections. Name at least 2 ways voters are protected under the Voting Rights Acts or the U.S. Constitution and amendments.
Prohibits Poll Taxes, Literacy Tests, and denying the right to vote based on gender, race, ethnicity, previous condition of servitude, age (over 18); requirement of polling places to be accessible to people with disabilities, allowed to register to vote at a DMV, mandates that overseas citizens and military can cast a vote via mail.
600
This is the name for the psychological impact from frustration or confusion over lengthy ballots. Often results in fewer votes being cast towards the end of the ballot. 
What is Ballot Fatigue.
600
This is the role media plays by the reporting on scandals, government actions, and abuse by individuals and government.
What is the Watchdog / Investigative role.
600
In order for a candidate of a major party to have their name on the primary election ballot, they must meet the requirements of the office, and then typically do these three things.
What is formally declare their candidacy with the state, pay any required fees, and petition to gather the required number of signatures.
600
This is one's individual sense of how important their vote is or how effective their vote will be in influencing the political process.
What is political efficacy.
600
At what point in the electoral process was this famous speech made?
What is during the Inauguration.