Electoral College
How is a state's number of electors determined?
Number of Representatives + Number of Senators
A good that can be accessed equally by everyone
Public Good
Presidents use this power by referring to rules laid out in the Constitution
Legitimate
a person or group with an interest or concern in something
Stakeholder
Disobeying a law you think is not fair
Civil Disobediance
Fill the blank: The popular vote of the nation does _________ determine who wins the Presidency
NOT
Having the people's acceptance of the ruler's authority
Legitimacy
Preachers use this power by convincing their congreation to believe in God
Referent
the process of extensive debate, planning, report writing, compromising, and arm twisting
Politics
Result is a win win where both sides get something they want
Horse Trading
Total number of electoral votes needed to win the Presidency
270
The ability to impose your will over others
Power
Doctors use this power because of their advanced education in their subject
Expertise
Using the chart, what was the most common way people became informed about a campaign in 2008
Watched TV
When a player literally walks away from the game until they get what they want
Walkout
Which Amendment to the Constitution changed how the Electoral College works?
12th Amendment
The right to exercise supreme power and authority over a region, a group, or oneself
Sovereignty
Teachers use this power by offering incentives or praise to their students
Rewards
Using the chart, what was the least likely way for a person to become involved in a campaign?
Working for a party or candidate
Using fear and intimiadtion to utterly destroy your opponent
Demolition Derby
Explain the winner-take-all all system
A system in which all the electors in a state are rewards to the winner of the popular vote in that state
The legal right to rule
Authority
The police use this power by writing tickets if you violate the law
Coercion
These have a social purpose and permanence, like schools, governments, and hospitals
Institutions
Being Machiavellian, using cunning/immoral tricks, End justify the means, better to be feared than loved
Power Struggle