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The FEC
What is the Federal Election Commission
200
The amount of electoral votes needed to win the presidential election
What is 270
200
Name of the Massachusetts governor to first advantageously redraw districts
Who is Elbridge Gerry
200
This is often considered to be the 4th branch of government
What is media
200
What is the height of a basketball hoop in feet
What is 10 feet
400
T or F
The FEC places limits on campaign contributions and expenditures
What is True
400
When is the US Census taken
What is every ten years
400
In what year was a state first gerrymandered
What is 1812
400
A preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgement
What is bias
400
What is the favorite food of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
What is pizza
600
The difference between hard and soft money
What is that hard money is regulated by the FEC
600
In the majority of states, these people select electors
Who is state legislators
600
The two types of gerrymandering
What is packin and crackin
600
The complex collection of the opinions of many different people; the sum of all their views
What is public opinion
600
Name of the band which sang "Hotel California"
Who is The Eagles
800
The difference between a PAC and Super PAC
What is super PACs are able to spend and raise as much money as they want
800
The amount of total electors
What is 538
800
Through gerrymandering, only about __/10 congressional seats are competitive
What is 1
800
This function of the media allows them to introduce or keep a topic in the national mindset
What is a gatekeeper
800
The name of the wizard in the Hobbit
Who is Gandalf
1000
The amount that individuals are limited to providing campaigns
What is $2,800 or $2,900
1000
The amount of electoral votes Indiana is worth
What is 11
1000
The district of Indiana that we live in
What is the 9th
1000
What color newspaper was printed to get the public's opinion
What is yellow
1000
Which period came first, the Jurassic or Triassic
What is Triassic Period
1200
This is a political cartoon of who
Who is William "Boss" Tweed
1200
3 issues with the Electoral College
1. Possible to win popular vote but lose the electoral college vote
2. Neither Constitution or Federal Law requires electors to follow states popular vote
3. Several "swing states" get almost all the attention in an election year
1200
This state had famous congressional districts shaped like earmuffs
What is Illinois
1200
Name 4 of the 5 things to look for in news articles
1. Balance
2. Loaded Words
3. Sensationalism
4. Images & Headlines
5. Context
1200
How many time zones are there in the world?
What is 24