Political Parties
What are the two MAJOR political parties in the US?
Republican and Democrat
What are the 2 sides of the political spectrum?
Liberal and Conservative
What is the election called where we vote for president?
General
What is the system we use to vote and elect our president?
Electoral College
How many electoral votes does the president need to win
270
What are the other 3 minor parties?
Constitution
Libertarian
Green
Which group believes change and progression is good?
Liberal
What type of primary lets any eligible voter vote
Open Primary
This type of vote doesn't matter
Popular vote
Doing this helps the party in power to gain seats in the House of Representatives by changing district lines but is very frowned upon
Gerrymandering
What 6 factors can influence your political affiliation?
Name 2
Age
Family
Religion
Economic Status
Major Events
Occupation
Which group likes to keep with tradition
Conservatives
What type of primary only allows for registered voters to vote
Closed
How do you determine how many electoral votes each state gets?
House of reps + Senators
When someone of a 3rd party pulls decisive votes away from one of the major party candidates it is known as:
Spolier
What were the nations first 2 OFFICIAL political parties? Bonus if you can tell me by who
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
Adams and Jefferson
"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, I’m from the government and I’m here to help." Is this liberal or conservative? Bonus points if you tell me who said it
Ronald Reagan
What are acceptable reasons to not vote? (Think of what Ms. Lorton said)
None
Which election is known for the corrupt bargain?
1824 with Jackson vs Adams
The 26th Amendment did what
Lowered the voting age to 18
What is the type of voting when a person votes for more than 1 party? IE Democrat for one thing and Republican for another?
Split Ticket Voting
"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." Liberal or conservative
Liberal
What are you considered if you don't participate in politics and your local community?
Idiot
Which election went to the supreme court and didn't get results until a month after election day?
2000 Bush vs Gore
Reasons most Third-Party’s in this country struggle are
lack of money
The United States has historically been a two-party system
Our electoral system makes it difficult for Third Parties to compete.
The major function of political parties in America is:
Nominating candidates for public office and presenting them to voters.
Mid-term elections are elections in which –
Some members of congress are voted on but not the president
A common criticism of the Electoral College is that it –
Allows a person to win the presidency without a majority of votes
When Theodore Roosevelt broke from the Republican Party to create the Bull Moose Party, he created a-
Splinter Party