Political Parties
Voter Registration and Participation
Electoral College
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
100
This political party prefers small government, tend to be more conservative. It is the party of Abraham Lincoln and Mitt Romney?
What are the Republicans
100
This is the neighborhood in which you live
What is a precinct
100
This is the name of the people who cast ballots in the Electoral College
What are the electors
100

Gatekeeper, Agenda Setter, Watchdog, and Scorekeeper all describe

What are the Roles of the Media

100
This is where you find the sides of issues Republicans and Democrats stand on
What is the party's platform
200
This party tends to prefer big government, tax increases for social programs. It is the party of FDR and Barack Obama
What are the Democrats
200
The two basic requirements to register to vote in the United States
What is 1) at least 18 years old or older, and 2) United States Citizen
200
This is what determines the number of electoral votes a state receives
What is congressional representation
200
In this type of primary only declared members of the party are allowed to vote for that party's nominees
What is a closed primary
200
Political organizations established by a corporation, labor union, or other special interest group designed to support candidates by contributing money are called
What is a Political Action Committee (PAC)
300
These parties introduce new ideas or emphasize a specific issue.
What are the third parties
300

This is when you vote for political candidates from two separate parties on the same ballot.

What is split ticket voting

300

Most states (except Maine and Nebraska) have this type of voting system when ALL electors representing the state vote for the majority popular vote.

What is a winner-takes-all system

300
A way for citizens to propose new laws or constitutional amendments is called
What is an initiative
300
A ballot that allows a person to vote without going to the polls on Election Day is called
What is an absentee ballot
400

A group of people who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office.



What is a political party

400

These are 2 of a handful of reasons why people don't vote

What is apathy (lack of interest) and failure to register

400
What is the magic number for a candidate to win the Electoral College
What is 270 out of 538
400
A way for citizens in some states to vote for a public official out of office
What is a recall election
400

People in 2026 usually consume their news through this method

What are digital devices

500

This political party system is what exists in the United States and makes voting in a third party candidate nearly impossible.

What is the two party system

500

This is when a popular presidential candidate helps other candidates from the same party win

Coattail Effect

500
What is the purpose of the popular vote in the Electoral College
What is to determine the electors that will cast the ballots on behave of their state
500

This is a public voting system in which voters attend meetings and declare their support for their chosen presidential candidate

What is a caucus

500

This is an event where delegates choose the Presidential candidate and vice president to be their representative candidate in the presidential election.

What is the National Convention