3rd Party Politics
The American Constitution Party falls in this area of the political graph
Conservative Libertarian/Libertarian Right
What is 1 positive of political parties? (there are 3)
-Unites people within party
-Makes decisions easier/can generalize values
-Provides validation for personal beliefs
The winning presidential candidate is determined through electoral votes, not through these kind of votes
Popular votes
Name one of the major political parties in the US.
Democrat/Republican
This state has the most electoral votes
California
The Libertarian Party falls in this area of the political graph
True Libertarian
What is the term for having 2 political parties?
Bipartisan
States that are political moderate and can change their political leanings between elections are called this.
Swing States
The total number of electoral votes are based on a combination of what?
Representatives and Senators
This is the minimum number of electoral votes a state can have
3
The Green Party falls in this area of the political graph.
Liberal/Progressive Libertarian, Libertarian Left
This is when the winner is determined by the highest percent of votes
Plurality Rule
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Although Democracy is based on majority rule, most elections are based on this.
Plurality rule
Looser gun laws and pro-choice are values that fall on what side of the political spectrum?
Conservative
These states are the only 2 that split their electoral votes based on their congressional districts (Congressional District Method)
Nebraska and Maine
This political party believes in people are a part of nature
Green Party
This law describes the phenomenon where people are discouraged from voting for 3rd parties
Devurger's law
List one (theoretical) reason for elections
-Competition encourages candidates to be honest about their stances
-Competition encourages candidates to be well informed on topics
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Name 2 swing states
Nevada, Florida, Minnesota, Iowa, Colorado, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, New Hampshire
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: This political party believes in extremely limited government power and intervention into the lives of the people
Libertarian Party
What is a downside of political parties (there are 3)
-Creates an echo chamber
-Forces you to pick and choose your most important values
-Separates people from those not in their party
-States they are guaranteed to lose
-States they are guaranteed to win
-States with very few electoral votes
There are this many electoral votes in the electoral college
538