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Ch. 13 & 14 Elections, Campaigns, & Political P ...

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  • What did the 23rd Amendment do?
    DC voting rights (3 electoral votes)
  • What did the Motor Voter Act do?
    Allowed citizens to register to vote at their state's DMV
  • What was the significance of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
    Required states to follow the 15th and 24th Amendments.
  • What are three requirements to vote in California?
    Citizen, resident of the state, registered to vote, 18 years old, can't be in prison.
  • What is soft money?
    Given to parties for things like voter registration and GOTV activities
  • What is a divided government?
    At least one chamber (or the presidency) is of the other party
  • What does the FEC do?
    Regulates political contributions to federal candidates
  • Define Open Primary
    A voter may choose which party ballot to use (at the polls).
  • Define Closed Primary
    A voter may only participate in the party they are registered with
  • Why is ballot access difficult for minor parties?
    Must qualify according to state requirements.
  • Where could you find how a party stands on an issue?
    Party Platform
  • What is the purpose of voter registration?
    prevent voter fraud
  • Why don't we move to using only the popular vote to determine the president?
    US would have to amend the constitution, smaller states would lose importance
  • List 3 requirements to run for the presidency
    Age, residency, and citizenship
  • Why would a state require identification to vote?
    prevent fraud in elections
  • Explain why someone would use the prospective method of voting.
    Teacher's discretion
  • What did the 19th Amendment do?
    Gave women the right to vote.
  • Explain why someone would use the rational-choice voting method.
    Teacher's Discretion
  • What did FECA do?
    Established the FEC and hard money limits of $1,000 per candidate, per elections.
  • Give and example of GOTV.
    Teacher's discretion
  • Explain why someone would use the party-line method of voting.
    Teacher's discretion
  • Why did the framers of our constitution incorporate the electoral college into our constitution?
    Prevents tyranny of the majority & it allows small states to be relevant in the election.
  • What is hard money?
    given directly to the candidate
  • Why is the electoral college significant to small states?
    Their electoral vote matters, candidates need every elector.
  • How many TOTAL electoral votes are there in the US?
    538
  • What is the difference between split-ticket and straight-ticket voting?
  • Is voting a right or a privilege?
    Give me a good answer and justify your position.
  • Define suffrage
    the ability to vote
  • What is the main goal of a political party?
  • If Texas has 40 electoral votes, how many representatives does the state have?
    38
  • What is unified government?
    The house, senate, and white house are all controlled by the same party.
  • What happens if no candidate gets the required electoral votes to win?
    The House of Representatives decides the president. The Senate decides the V.P.
  • Define party coalition
    A group of individuals with a common interest upon which every political party depends.
  • Explain how voter turnout differs between midterm and presidential elections and WHY
    Midterms- lower voter turnout presidential elections= higher turnout
  • What is the difference between a delegate & an elector?
  • How are electoral votes factored for each state?
    the number of senators + representatives (districts)
  • Why do we have Primary Elections?
    Narrow down a party's choice for a candidate
  • How many electoral votes are needed to secure (win) the presidency?
    270
  • Political contributions to candidates are protected by (in the constitution)
    1st Amendment Free Speech
  • What is the difference between primaries and caucuses?
    Primaries people vote on ballots. Caucuses, people gather, discuss, and show their preference for a candidate.
  • What does winner-take-all mean?
    States that use this model award all of the electoral votes to the candidate who wins the plurality (most) of the popular vote.
  • What do candidates spend their campaign funds on (3 things)?
    Teacher's discretion
  • How did the 24th Amendment encourage suffrage?
    Eliminated poll taxes
  • Define Plurality.
  • Explain why someone would use the retrospective method of voting
    Teacher's discretion
  • In Citizen's United vs. FEC, the Supreme Court decided unlimited political contributions could be given by whom?
    Corporations and Unions
  • How did Citizen's United vs. FEC change elections?
    Allowed SuperPACs to give unlimited amounts of money
  • Identify & explain three obstacles minor parties face.
  • Why are swing states significant to presidential candidates?
    Teacher's discretion
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