Elections
How often do elections happen for:
The President
The Senate
The House
President: Every 4 years
Senate: Every 6 years
House: Every 2 years
People vote for these when casting a ballot for president.
Electors
This group decides the rules for campaign funding
F.E.C.
Oracle Park
Giants
Name the four major sources of media coverage
Tv, Internet, Radio, Newspaper
Name two advantages that incumbents have when it comes to elections.
credit claiming, name recognition, direct mail, fundraising
This aspect of the Electoral College leads some people to question its democratically representative quality
winner-take-all
After the primary election, the next election is called
The general election
Tony Gwynn, Jake Peavy, Trevor Hoffman
Padres
The role of the media that decides which stories get reported on and how. The public then prioritizes these.
Agenda setter
The first caucus and primary take place in these two states.
Iowa (caucus) and New Hampshire (primary)
Many scholars argue that the Electoral College favors these types of states.
smaller
Of the three types, which type of primary election gives voters the greatest options: open, closed, or caucus
Open primary
This team has the second most World Series Championships, most recently in 2011
St. Louis Cardinals
Name the four major types of linkage institutions
Voting/elections, Political Parties, Interest Groups, the Media
The major event that happens after the primaries and before the general election in November.
party convention
The Electoral College was a compromise that helped ratify the Constitution. Name another compromise.
3/5ths
Connecticut/Great
Importation of slaves
This term is used for a candidate who is currently in office and is running again
Incumbent
Cheaters and everyone hates them.
Houston Astros
Most political scientists agree that U.S. media is most biased toward this
profit
Name one criticism of the current primary system.
Too long, too costly, too much power to the media, good candidates don't want to run, too much power to states like Iowa, not representative of the American public as a whole
The House votes. Each state gets one vote.
This funding is given by the federal government to candidates campaigns to match the money they raised personally
Matching funds
This team began in Philadelphia, then moved to Kansas City before arriving in their current location.
Oakland A's
The media in the U.S. is different than other countries in this way.