Political Parties
Nominations
Electoral College
Voting
Terms/Names
100
Oldest political party in American History.
What is the Democrat Party?
100
Oldest method used to nominate candidates for the election.
What is the Caucus?
100
The required number of electoral votes necessary to win the presidency.
What is 270 electoral votes?
100
State constitutional officer responsible for overseeing all elections in our state.
Who is the secretary of state?
100
He was the first Democrat president elected.
Who was Andrew Jackson?
200
Biggest problem facing most minor political parties during election times besides fundraising.
What is ballot access for elections?
200
Type of primary system utilized to nominate candidates for the general election in Georgia.
What is the Open Primary System?
200
Upper house of congress guaranteed two representatives regardless of state population.
What is the US Senate?
200
Local person responsible for maintaining all voter rolls and registration.
Who is the registrar?
200
Those voters not strongly affiliated with either political party.
Who are independent voters?
300
Described the period in the early 19th century dominated by one political party during the Monroe presidency.
What was the Era of Good Feelings?
300
This primary system prohibits independents and cross-over voters.
What is the closed primary system?
300
Under Article I of the US Constitution this part of congress can choose a president if neither candidate receives the required number of electoral votes.
What is the House of Representatives?
300
Type of ballot used in most Georgia elections.
What is the office ballot?
300
Clearly articulates the principles of the political party and the positions of the candidates.
What is a platform?
400
Time period during the Washington administration that witnessed the rise of political parties.
When was the 1790s?
400
People chosen to represent their respective states to draft a platform and nominate presidential candidates every four years at the national convention.
Who are the delegates?
400
Those that formally cast the vote for president and vice-president under the Electoral College System.
Who are the electors?
400
Method that maintains voter integrity and privacy.
What is the secret ballot method?
400
Individual component of the party's platform.
What is the plank?
500
Originally a 3rd party movement before the Civil War this political party got Lincoln elected president.
What is the Republican Party?
500
Reflects the popularity of a candidate in the general election.
What is the popular vote?
500
Total number of electoral votes in the US Electoral College System.
What is 538 votes?
500
Type of ballot for those disabled persons that cannot cast a vote in person at the poll.
What is the absentee ballot?
500
This minor party currently has ballot access in at least 44 states for the general election.
What is the Libertarian Party?