The time when electors vote for the candidate of their choice.
What is an indirect vote?
100
Why have national political conventions lost the main political purpose of choosing nominees?
What is "Because a large amount of campaigning is done in the primaries, the parties' presidential nominations are often clear before the convention."
100
What is the purpose of a political campaign?
What is to gain votes or a certain candidate?
100
The ___ Act requires states to allow people to register when renewing their driver licenses.
What is the National Voter Registration Act?
200
18 years old
What is the age limit to vote?
200
Elector
What is a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president?
200
How is the total number of Electoral College votes determined?
What is "each state has one vote for each of its senators and representatives."
200
Name one reason for reluctance for campaign reform.
What is (reducing campaign contributions for some groups/federal officials would find their funding reduced is soft money contributions were not allowed)
200
Which group has the highest rate of voter turnout?
What are middle-aged people?
300
Not being able to get to the polls on election day.
What is absentee ballot?
300
National voter registration act
What is also known as the "Motor voter act"?
300
How many Electoral College votes does Washington, D.C. have?
What is three electors?
300
Those (in favor, not in favor) of finance reform say that it is in the public interest for Congress to limit the size of campaign contributions.
What is in favor?
300
A ___ election is held when no candidate wins enough electoral votes.
What is a run-off election?
400
The main reason why citizens do not vote.
What is apathy?
400
A document listing the alternatives that is used in voting.
What is a ballot?
400
What is 538?
What is the total number of electoral votes?
400
How many electoral votes does a presidential candidate need to win?
What is 270?
500
The highest voting turn out.
What is middle aged citizens?
500
winner-take-all-system
What is an election system in which the candidate with the most votes wins?
500
What kind of election is held to vote on removing a local or state official from office?
What is a recall election?
500
What is one private source of campaign contributions?
What is (interest groups, PAC's, labor unions, corporations, citizens)
500
Campaign organizations canvass on a national level by conducting frequent ___.