Political Ideology
What color is associated with the Democratic Party?
Blue
Women and ethnic minorities are more likely to vote for which political party?
Democratic
True or false: Interest groups CANNOT spend money on political campaigns.
FALSE
What does the Electoral College decide?
Who becomes president
Name the 2 major political parties in the United States
Democrats and Republicans
What is the mascot (animal) that represents the Republican Party?
Elephant
Military and Business Owners are more likely to vote for which political party?
Republican
What is it called when interest groups seek to influence (a politician or public official) on an issue?
Lobbying
True or False: Presidential candidates can win the electoral college WITHOUT winning the popular vote.
TRUE
What is the most common form of political participation?
Voting
Which political party favors more government programs?
The Democrats
Urban and West Coast voters are more likely to vote for which political party?
The Democrats
What is the name of the 2010 SCOTUS case that ruled corporations cannot be limited on their campaign spending?
Citizens United vs. FEC
How many electoral college votes are needed to win the presidency?
270
True or false: Conservatives believe people should not rely on government aid for their economic wellbeing.
TRUE
Which political ideology (conservatives or liberals) favor stricter restrictions on gun ownership?
Liberals
List 2 factors that influence political socialization
Family, Location, Education, Religion, Media, etc
What does "PAC" stand for?
Political Action Committee
How do we calculate the number of electoral votes each state gets?
sum of # of senators (always 2) plus the # of house members (varies by population)
How many conservative justices are currently in the United States Supreme Court?
6
Which political party are people from the south most likely to vote for?
The Republican Party
What is the leading predictor of how an individual will vote in an election?
Partisanship (what political party they belong to)
___________ is the idea that political power should be distributed and shared among various groups in society.
Pluralism
If no presidential candidate wins the majority of electoral college votes than ______________ chooses the President and ______________ chooses the vice president.
House, Senate
Name two current supreme court justices
Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Coney-Barrett, Brown Jackson