AP Gov Unit 3

Citizens United

100

This is the Federal organization sued in Citizens United

What is the F.E.C. (Federal Elections Commission)

200

Citizens United argued that this right was violated by the F.E.C's rules on campaign spending

What is the 1st Amendment (Speech)?

300

These organizations were created by the F.E.C. to follow the Supreme Court's ruling for Citizens United

What is a Super PAC?

400

Super PACs can only spend money separately from a political campaign, called this

What is Independent Expenditures?

500

This law was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in Citizens United

What is the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act?

Foundational Docs

100

This document outlined our natural rights and separated us from Great Britain

What is the Declaration of Independence?

200

This document outlined our current structure of government in 7 Articles

What is the Constitution?

300

This document laid out the checks and balances and separation of powers of the American Government

What is Federalist 51?

400

This document argued that a large republic would do better at controlling factions than a small republic.

What is Federalist 10?

500

This amendment gave women the right to vote

what is the 19th amndt 

Random Trivia

100

Who won the NCAA championship in women's field hockey this year?

UNC

200

What team does travis kelce play for 

Karma on the Chiefs 

300

What is the #1 song on the billboard 100 right now

Rocking around the Christmas tree

400

Highest grossing movie this year

Barbie 

500

What is today?

12/13

Voting Behaviors

100

This is the #1 way Americans participate in their Democracy

What is voting?

200

This is the method of candidate evaluation the majority of Americans use at their voting booth. Every

What is straight ticket voting

300

This is the #1 formal barrier to the vote for Americans, if you dont do this before voting, you cant vote. The motor voter act allowed americans to do this at the dmv when they got their license 

What is registration?

400

This is the candidate evaluation method where voters evaluate a candidate based on what they will do for them personally.

What is Rational Choice Voting?

500

When you vote based off what a candidate might do in the future 

What is prospective voting

Campaigns

100

First step to the white house

What is invisible primary

200

This how most modern campaigns are run - focusing on the candidate's life-story.

What is candidate-centered campaign?

300

These are the two ways that parties choose their candidates.

What are caucuses and primaries?

400

These are elections that lead to political realignment (e.g. 2008)

What are critical elections?

500

This is the covering of politics by focusing on polling and its changes over a campaign.

What is horse-race politics?