Political Spectrum
Someone on this side of the political spectrum would likely agree that private market forces should dictate the economy.
Answer: What is the Right (Conservative)?
This term describes the critical first step in the process of filling public offices by naming those seeking office.
What is nomination?
This is how often the National Convention occurs for the two major political parties.
What is every four years?
This is the minimum number of electoral votes any single state can have.
What is three?
Presidential elections are held every this many years.
What is four years?
This major political party is most associated with social welfare programs and government regulation of business.
What is the Democratic Party?
These are the three of the main ways a presidential candidate can be nominated for a ballot.
What are Petition, Caucus, and Self-Announcement, Primary, Convention?
This type of primary allows any qualified voter to participate, regardless of their party affiliation.
What is an open primary?
This is the biggest obstacle to eliminating the Electoral College in favor of a direct popular vote.
What is it would require a Constitutional Amendment?
This is the specific day of the week and month that Congressional and Presidential elections are held.
What is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November (of even-numbered years)?
This is the primary role of a political party once its candidate has been successfully elected to office.
What is to govern and implement party policies?
This is a local meeting used to select delegates for a local convention.
What is a caucus?
This type of primary limits voters to the ballot of the party in which they are registered.
What is a closed primary?
In 2012, if California had used this plan instead of winner-take-all, Mitt Romney would have received more electoral votes.
What is the proportional representation plan?
This term describes when a minor-party candidate takes enough votes from a major-party candidate to allow a third candidate to win.
What is the spoiler role?
These are the two most important functions of a political party during a national election.
What are informing and activating (inspiring) voters?
This state traditionally holds the nation’s first caucus-style primary election.
What is Iowa?
While platforms are often decided early, this remains the most important official function of the national convention.
What is picking the party's presidential candidate?
This specific outcome occurred in the 2016 election regarding the popular and electoral votes.
What is Hillary Clinton won the popular vote but lost the presidency due to the Electoral College?
Who are you voting for when you cast a ballot in a Presidential election?
Political parties are essential to democratic government because they provide this vital link.
What is a link between representatives and their constituents?
This is a potential negative consequence of a "primary fight" within a political party.
What is leaving party supporters divided at the time of the general election?
Modern national conventions are still beneficial because they provide this opportunity for the party.
What is promoting the candidates and gaining public support?
This feature of the electoral system describes contests where only one candidate is elected to each office on a ballot.
What are single-member districts?
This proposed reform is considered the "most democratic" because it ensures every individual vote has equal weight and the national popular winner always wins.
What is Direct Popular Election?