Elections
Who elects the president?
What is the Electoral College
Is all media biased?
Yes
What is money that is donated to candidates and is tightly regulated?
What is Hard Money
What are amendments?
Changes to the constitution
What are the 6 principles of the Constitution?
Popular sovereignty, Limited Government, Separations of Power, Checks and Balances, Judicial Review and Federalism
How many electoral votes must a presidential candidate get to win?
What is 270
How is media the linkage between the people and the government?
It brings political information to the people on a daily basis
What is money that is donated to the parties or campaign and is not tightly regulated?
What is Soft Money
What does the Bill of Right contain
The first 10 Amendments
What did articles 1 - 3 do in the constitution?
What are the 3 major flaws of the Electoral College?
The winner of the popular vote isn't guaranteed the win, Constitution doesn't force the electors to vote in the way of the popular vote, and If no candidate receives 270 house of representatives picks winner
What is considered the 4th branch of government and watches over those we elect and other levels of government?
What is the Media
What is the Different between PACs and Super PACs?
PACs money goes to candidates (hard money)
Super PACs money doesn't go to candidate directly(soft money)
What is the loophole in the 13th Amendment?
Slavery can still be used as punishment
What did Article 4 do in the constitution?
Outlined the relationships between the states and between the state and federal govenrment
What are the proposed reforms?
District Plan, Proportional Plan, and Direct popular vote
When the media shares a certain topic and people begin to talk and care about it, the media just...
set the agenda of the people.
What groups unlimited soft money for voter registration, issue advocacy, but NOT for a certain candidate?
What is 527 Groups
What did the 15th and 19th Amendments do?
Allowed more voters - 15th: POC could vote 19th: Women could vote
What does Article 5 say?
Amendments must be passed with 2/3 majority
What are the 5 ways a candidate is nominated?
Self-announcement, Caucus, Convention, Direct Primary, and Petition
When the media chooses to not cover something and no people hear about it, the media just...
cut the agenda/gatekeep
What is the FECs purpose?
oversee and enforce campaign finance regultions
Why was the 26th Amendment added?
It was added since people who were 18 were fighting and dying for the country but still weren't allowed to vote until they were 21, so they changed it to 18 allowing people putting their lives on the line to vote.
What does Amendment 6 say
Constitution is supreme law of the land