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What is the 24th amendment?

Poll tax was taken away in elections for federal officials

What is the 17th amendment?

Direct election of senators

What is the 15th Amendment?

Cannot deny the vote based on race

What is the 12th amendment?

The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President

Are there state supreme courts?

True

A state legislature is bicameral like the US _________________.

Congress

A state governor is like a _________at the federal level.

president

What is a referendum?

is a process by which a legislative measure is decided upon by the State’s voters.

Can State Legislatures pass any law that does not conflict with federal law or the State constitution

True

Non-Voters tend to be:

Younger (under 35) Unmarried, Lower education level, Male, Rural, Low income

What does idiot mean?

those who did not contribute to politics & the community

What is a popular vote?

The votes cast directly by constituents (voters)

What is the first major contest of the presidential primary season?

Iowa Caucus

What is Gerrymandering?

Political parties redraw the districts to their advantage

The 19th amendment gave __________ the right to vote.

women

The 26th Amendment:

Lowered the minimum voting age from 21 to 18

In an open primary:

Anyone who is a registered voter can participate

A common criticism of the Electoral College is that it –

Allows a person to win the presidency without a majority of votes

How many electoral votes does a presidential candidate need to win?

270

Universal healthcare is a right

Liberal

Immigration reform is needed

Conservative

Pro-life (anti abortion)

Conservative

Cares about environmental causes

Liberal

True or False. Presidents are elected using a system known as the popular vote.

False

True or False: Voter turnout significantly decreases in off year elections.

True

True or False: There are only three political parties in the United States

False

True or False: Third-Party candidates have never had any impact on U.S. elections

False

True or False: Candidates, by law, must disclose where their funding is coming from

True

A bias is:

a skewed (slanted one way or another) point of view present in all of us

All of the people entitled to vote in a given election is known as the:

electorate

Which political party dominated American politics from the Civil War to Great Depression?

Republican

Reasons most Third-Party’s in this country struggle are

Lack of Money, the United States has historically been a two-party system, our electoral system makes it difficult for Third Parties to compete.

How has the overall spending trends of presidential campaigns changed since the 1960’s?

Gone up significantly

When Theodore Roosevelt broke from the Republican Party to create the Bull Moose Party, he created a -

Splinter Party

When one major party is not in power, it can act as the _____ on the other party.

Watchdog

The summation of all people in society’s views is also known as:

Public Opinion

When someone of a 3rd party pulls decisive votes away from one of the major party candidates it is known as:

Spoiler

Which of following parties is the MOST liberal:

Democratic

What are the two sides of the political spectrum?

Liberal and conservative

The major function of political parties in America is:

Nominating candidates for public office and presenting them to voters.

________ is considered the father of the modern day Democratic Party because his creation of government sponsored social welfare programs, including Social Security.

FDR