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It's My Party!
Elephant, Donkey or Other?
Choose Wisely?
Every Vote is Important!
Not An Ordinary College
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The Republican Party is seeking a candidate that will be competitive against the Democrats in the upcoming election. They have selected candidate Tom Smith through a series of primary elections and announce the selection at a convention.
What is Recruiting and Nominating Candidates for Public Office?
100
The more liberal party-
What is Democratic Party?
100
Political candidates and parties can say almost anything, so voters need to be careful to separate facts from -
What are opinions?
100
In Virginia, voter registration closes _______ days before an election.
What is 22?
100
The Electoral College process is used to select -
What are the President and Vice President of the United States?
200
The Green Party holds numerous fundraisers to pay for political advertising. They also send out party members to go door to door distributing campaign literature that promotes their political beliefs.
What is Helping Candidates win elections?
200
The more conservative party-
What is Republican Party?
200
If a news reporter always favors one political party's candidates, regardless of qualifications, we would say that he shows a _____________ for that party.
What is bias?
200
Registering in person to vote in Virginia-
What is the Registrar's Office, Division of Motor Vehicles, or other designated sites?
200
A slate of electors for each state is chosen by -
What is the popular vote?
300
The Democratic Party runs a series of political advertisements that communicate to voters their plans to solve economic problems facing the United States. They include information about how their policies toward global trade will help benefit American workers.
What is Educating the electorate about campaign issues?
300
The only difference between political parties -
What is stated in the party's platform and reflected in campaigning?
300
The rising cost of running for public office have led some political leaders to call for campaign finance reform. Campaign finance reform laws try to -
What is limit the size of contributions made to political candidates?
300
Reasons why citizens often fail to vote
What are Lack of interest (apathy) and Failure to register?
300
Virginia has 13 electors which consist/made up of
What are 2 Senators + 11 Representatives?
400
The Constitution Party announces plans to enter a candidate in the upcoming election. They appear on a weekly television news show to discuss how they have observed the current governor conducting himself in a way that they perceive to be acting in an unconstitutional manner.
What is Monitoring actions of officeholders?
400
How third parties differ from the two major parties -
What is introduce new ideas or press for a particular issue, often revolve around a political personality, rarely win elections, and change the outcome on an election?
400
The mass media plays a big role in elections by informing the public about who is running for office. Name 2 ways the mass media plays a role in our election process.
What are identifying candidates, emphasizing selected issues, writing editorials, creating political cartoons, and publishing op-ed pieces, and broadcasting different points of views?
400
Factors in predicting which citizens will vote
What is Age, Income, and Education?
400
This leads to the targeting of large (populated) states for campaigning, although candidates must pay attention to small (populated) states who electoral votes may make the difference in tight elections.
What is a winner-take-all system?
500
The American political process is characterized by a -
What is a two-party system?
500
Two similarities between parties -
What is organized to win elections, influence public policies, reflect both liberal and conservative views, and defines themselves in a way that wins majority support by appealing to the political center?
500
Running for public office can be very expensive. (3)Problems that this may create for candidates running for public office -
What are requiring candidates to conduct extensive fundraising activities, limits opportunities to run for public office, gives an advantage to wealthy individuals who run for office, encourages the developments of PACs, and gives issue-oriented special interest groups increased influence?
500
Qualifications to register to vote in Virginia
What is at least 18 years old by day of general election, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Virginia and a precinct?
500
The number of electors for each state is based on
What is Congressional Representation?