AP Gov Extra Credit

Elections

100

35 years old

What is the minimum age to run for president?

200

California

What is the state that gives the candidate who wins it the most votes?

300

4 years

What is the number of years given to the winner of a presidential election?

400

The total number in the electoral college.

What is 538?

500

A set of electors selected to elect a candidate to particular offices.

What is the electoral college?

Media

100

Audio clips used to draw in voters towards a certain candidate.

What are sound bites?

200

A mainly right-wing media outlet.

What is Fox News?

300

A mainly left-wing media outlet.

What is Patribotics News?

400

Focused on polling data and public perception.

What is horse race journalism?

500

Reports with little to no factual evidence, usually reported to stray voters away from one candidate and to another.

What is fake news?

Finance

100

A contribution to a political party that is not accounted as going to a particular candidate, thus avoiding various legal limitations.

What is soft money?

200

The contributions that are subject to FECA; that is, limited individual and PAC contributions only.

What is hard money?

300

A type of independent political action committee which may raise unlimited sums of money from corporations, unions, and individuals but is not permitted to contribute to or coordinate directly with parties or candidates.

What are Super PACS?

400

A political committee organized for the purpose of raising and spending money to elect and defeat candidates.

What are PACS?

500

The interest group that is most effective in today's politics.

What is the NRA?

Amendments

100

Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of press, etc.

What is the first amendment?

200

Right to bear arms.

What is the second amendment?

300

Gave women the right to vote.

What is the 19th amendment?

400

“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have a right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you.”

What are the Miranda rights?

500

A government official chosen to be sealed away during meetings where all government officials attend.

What is the designated survivor?

Music

100

My number #1 most listened to artist on my Spotify Wrapped.

What is Mitski?

200

My favorite lyricist ever to exist.

What is Phoebe Bridgers?

300

The (objectively) best Mitski album released thusfar.

What is Puberty 2?

400

The worst and best band to come out of 2010.

What is Car Seat Headrest?

500

An absolutely horrendous, awful, very bad genre of music.

What is EDM?