Elections

Question 1

First stage of presidential election and its function

Answer 1

Invisible primary
Money raising, name recognition announcement or candidacy, party debate
A year before election

Question 2

2nd stage of presidential election

Answer 2

Primaries and caucuses
Show support for candidates , choose delegates NPCs
Jan / aug

Question 3

3rd stage of presidential elections

Answer 3

Choosing the VP candidate
Candidate announces choice of running mate
Days/ weeks before convention

Question 4

4th stage of president election

Answer 4

National party convention
Confirm candidates , approve party platform, acceptance speeches
Aug/sept 3/4 days

Question 5

5 that stage of pre election

Answer 5

General election campaign
Campaign between parties
Sept, oct and early nov

Question 6

6th stage of presidential election

Answer 6

Election day
Voters go to polls
Tue after first monday in nov

Question 7

7th stage of presidential election

Answer 7

Electoral college
Electors vote in state capitals
Mid December

Question 8

How much did Ron de Santos pay in Iowa caucus

Answer 8

Over 1,400 per voter and still lost

Question 9

How did trump use legal cases to fund campaign

Answer 9

Selling mugshot mugs made £7.1 mil

Question 10

Loser of invisible primaries that won

Answer 10

Trump and Obama

Question 11

Advantages and disadvantages of invisible primaries

Answer 11

Advantages : visibility and support for candidates, allows for range of candidates, scrutiny
Disadvantages: lack of serious debate, dependent of fundraising , voter apathy, hidden scandals

Question 12

How much money did hakeem jeffires receive from his party 2022

Answer 12

$1000

Question 13

2024 iowa caucus result

Answer 13

trump won 51% 98/99 districts, de santis 2nd

Question 14

2024 south carolina primary

Answer 14

trump = 59% of vote
Haley = 40 % (in her home state and where she was governer)

Question 15

example of caucusses being ideological

Answer 15

2016 sanders won 13 caucus

Question 16

example of a caucus taking too long to count.

Answer 16

2020 iowa caucus took days due to technical issues

Question 17

is TO high in primaries

Answer 17

32% TO in 2016

Question 18

how have been impacted by the media

Answer 18

less up to party leadership
media has impact tv debates, tv chooses based on polls which come from campaigns which rely on money (less democratic advantage to self funded ie trump)
and buying ads

Question 19

2020 iowa caucus to

Answer 19

9%

Question 20

example of EC benefiting small state

Answer 20

wyoming has 1 rep and 2 senate and around half a million population

Question 21

how many more votes did clinton win in 2016

Answer 21

3 mil

Question 22

how does the ec ensure broad national support for candidates

Answer 22

biden winning sun and rust belt in 2020

Question 23

example of EC inflating a victory

Answer 23

1996 clinton won 49% of vote but 70% of EC

Question 24

how does california show dispropotion of EC

Answer 24

has a population of 39 mil but 54 ec votes however if it was proportional to small states it should have 70+

Question 25

whats an alternative to the EC

Answer 25

national popular vote bill

Question 26

what was the TO in 2020

Answer 26

66% highest in history, biden won with 306 ec votes, 51% of the voted and had the most votes of any candidate in history

Question 27

what are the mccain feingold 2002 reforms

Answer 27

attempt to ban soft money and makes candidates endorse their own attack ads

Question 28

what are matching funds and why arent they used

Answer 28

fed gov would match any donations up to 250, in 2008 obama raised significanlty more without matching funds and focussed on small donations from regular people

Question 29

what is FECA 1974

Answer 29

aims to reduce reliance on wealthy donors
established FEC
limits hard money and bans donations from abroad
set up matching funds