Guided Notes
Section 1
Expert Lesson
Section 2
PowerPoint
Section 3
Book Worksheet
Vocabulary Terms
100
Why do some candidates use Petition as a nominating Device?
Because some candidates may not be endorsed by the Two Major Parties
100
When are elections held in America?
The Tuesday after the first Monday of November
100
Sources of campaign funding include (a) nonparty groups, such as political action committees. (b) government subsidies. (c) candidates’ personal funds. (d) all of the above
D. All of the Above
100
This is a primary in which any qualified voter can take part
What is an Open Primary
100
Voting by those unable to get to their regual polling places by election day.
Absentee Voting
200
In the United States the election process occurs in two steps:
The Primary Election And the General Election
200
During which two years did the Coattail effect help the republican party to a large extent
What is 1980 and 1984
200
2. Under federal election legislation passed in the 1970s, candidates are not allowed to (a) take government subsidies. (b) use their own money in campaigns. (c) take contributions of more than $1,000. (d) all of the above.
(c) take contributions of more than $1,000.
200
Write in candidates use the nominating process of
Self Announcement.
200
When a strong candidate running for an office at the top of the ballot heps attracts voters to other candidates on the party's ticket
Coattail effect
300
Why is the nominating process a critical first step in the election process?
The nominating process narrows the feild of possible candidates for office.
300
How are more than half the votes cast today?
Electronically
300
Name one duty the The Federal Election Commission enforces
*the timely disclosure of campaign finance information *limits on campaign contributions *limits on campaign expenditures *provisions for public funding of presidential campaigns
300
The most recently developed method of selecting candidates for office is
Direct Primary
300
The device by which a voter registers a choice in an election
Ballot
400
Explain the nomination method of the Caucus
A group of Like Minded people who meet to select the candidates they will support in an upcoming election.
400
From which spacecraft did Astronomer David Wolf cast his vote in the Houston City election in 1997?
Mir
400
The____________________________of 1971 was passed to replaced the former, ineffective legislation.
FECA Federal Election Campaign Act
400
A party's nominating election in which only declared party members can vote
Closed Primary
400
The ______ is a party nominating election in which any qualified voter can take part.
What is an Open Primary
500
What is the oldest form of the nomination process?
What is Self Announcement
500
Name two provisions of the 2002 Help Americans Vote Act
* provide provisional voting *Centralize and computerize voter registration systems *Upgrade administration of elections (better training for staff) * Replace all lever-operated and punch card voting devices by 2006
500
Name three of the six private and public sources of campaign money that is available to candidates running for office
Temporary fund-raising organizations Small contributors Wealthy supporters Candidates Nonparty groups such as PACs Government subsidies
500
This form of nomination requires signatures from a certain number of qualified voters in the election district.
Petition
500
If no one wins a majority in a race, a ____________ is held a few weeks later
What is a Runoff Primary