Elections
This factor often influences voter turnout, with higher income and education linked to more frequent voting.
What is socioeconomic status?
The process of redrawing congressional district boundaries after a census.
What is Redistricting?
In the Electoral College system, these individuals cast the official votes for president.
What is Electors?
Voters select candidates for the general election during this type of election.
What is Primary Election?
This is the process of trying to influence voters to support a candidate or party.
What is campaigning?
Elections where voters directly propose and vote on laws or constitutional amendments.
What is Referendum?
This occurs when legislative boundaries are drawn to benefit one political party over another.
What is Gerrymandering?
A presidential candidate needs this many electoral votes to win the presidency.
What is 270?
A meeting of party leaders to select candidates and set the party platform is called this.
What is Caucus?
Television debates and political ads are common examples of this campaign tool.
What is mass media?
This is the first election in which voters select candidates who will move on to the general election.
What is Primary Election?
Reapportionment is triggered every 10 years after this national event.
What is Census?
Nearly all states use this method for awarding electoral votes.
What is Winner-take-all system?
Delegates chosen in state primaries and caucuses officially select their party’s nominee at this event.
What is National party convention?
Candidates often rely on these organizations, known as PACs, to help finance their campaigns.
What is Political Action Committees (PACs)?
Low voter turnout in the United States is often blamed for weakening this principle of government.
What is Popular sovereignty / democratic principle?
Redistricting can shift political power by impacting the number of seats each state has in this chamber of Congress.
What is House of Representatives?
This election highlighted controversy when the winner of the popular vote did not become president.
What is Bush v. Gore (2000 election)?
Superdelegates in the Democratic Party are unique because they are not bound by these.
What is Primary/ caucus results (pledged delegates)?
The Citizens United v. FEC decision allowed unlimited independent expenditures by these groups.
What are Super PACs?
Factors such as age, race, education, and income are often studied to measure this concept in elections.
What is Voter turnout?
The Supreme Court case Baker v. Carr established this principle requiring districts to have roughly equal populations.
What is “One person, one vote”?
Critics argue the Electoral College violates this democratic principle because a candidate can win the presidency without winning the most votes.
What is Popular sovereignty / “one person, one vote"?
This type of primary allows voters to choose candidates regardless of their own party affiliation.
What is open primary?
Ground games, rallies, and direct voter contact are examples of this type of strategy.
What is grassroot campaigning?