Exam 1

Question 1

What happens in the Invisible Primary?

Answer 1

Leadership Political Action Committee (PAC) form between candidates and “testing the waters”

Question 1

What are the 4 stages if running for POTUS?

Answer 1

1. Invisible Primary
2. Presidential Primaries and Caucuses
3. National Political Party Convention
4. General Election

Question 2

What do Leadership pacs do?

Answer 2

1. Raise money
2. Staff Hire
3. Travel the country
4. Promotion of self

Question 3

What happens during the Primaries and Caucuses?

Answer 3

More self promotion

Question 4

What are the 4 major states in Primaries and Caucuses?

Answer 4

Iowa, SC, New Hampshire, and NV

Question 5

What happens during the National Political Party Convention?

Answer 5

Delegates vote on who is going to be the Pres and VP on each parties ballot.

Question 6

What are the 2 elections?

Answer 6

Primary and General

Question 7

What are the 2 primaries?

Answer 7

Open and Closed

Question 8

When does a midterm election happen?

Answer 8

Middle of a POTUS term

Question 9

What happens during the primary election?

Answer 9

Election within a party to determine who is going on the ballot

Question 10

What is the difference between a closed and open primary?

Answer 10

Closed primary is a vote but only people of the party and vote.
Open primary is a vote but any person can vote.

Question 11

What is an incumbent?

Answer 11

someone who already holds the office they are running for.

Question 12

What is a challenger?

Answer 12

someone who doesn’t holds the office they are running for

Question 13

What is an open seat?

Answer 13

When there is not a incumbent

Question 14

Unified Government?

Answer 14

POTUS, House of reps, and senate hold by the same party

Question 15

Divided Government?

Answer 15

POTUS, House of reps, and senate hold by different party

Question 16

What are super delegates and what party has them?

Answer 16

Past democratic elected officials

Question 17

Majority?

Answer 17

More than 50%

Question 18

Plurality?

Answer 18

most votes

Question 19

How many electoral votes is need to become POTUS

Answer 19

270

Question 20

What is winner takes all?

Answer 20

If a candidate wins the plurality, they get all the electoral votes

Question 21

What 2 states don’t do winner take all?

Answer 21

Maine and Nebraska

Question 22

What are some examples of swing states?

Answer 22

WS, MI, PN, NC, GA, NV, AZ

Question 23

What is a faithless Elector?

Answer 23

When someone votes for someone else that they didn’t pledge to vote for.

Question 24

What happens if no one gets 270 electoral votes?

Answer 24

The vote goes to the house of Reps. and each state gets a vote.

Question 25

Census?

Answer 25

A count of a population every 10 years

Question 26

What can change the number of electoral votes a state gets?

Answer 26

The population aka the census

Question 27

What are some the advantages an incumbency gets?

Answer 27

- Increased name recognition - More campaign money - Party establishment support - the Franking privilage

Question 28

What makes a challenger "High Quality?"

Answer 28

- Lots of money and willing to spend it - High name recognition - Support from party - Previously held elective office

Question 29

What are the 2 different types of media candidates can used?

Answer 29

Free and Paid media

Question 30

Free media?

Answer 30

Media that helps candidates get their name out there they didn't pay for

Question 31

Paid media?

Answer 31

Media that helps candidates get their name out there they pay for

Question 32

The 4 major things in running for president?

Answer 32

Fundraising Communication Political Research

Question 33

Random sample?

Answer 33

People pick at random

Question 34

Horse race coverage?

Answer 34

When news is made on the person who is in-front or behind in the polls

Question 35

Statistical Dead-sheet

Answer 35

within the margin of error

Question 36

Straight party ticket?

Answer 36

When the whole ticket is voted for one party

Question 37

Spilt party ticket?

Answer 37

When the ticket is split between parties

Question 38

President Coat-tail?

Answer 38

popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party

Question 39

Bi-partisan

Answer 39

when 2 parties work together

Question 40

Partisan

Answer 40

when 2 parties don't work together

Question 41

What are the different types of parties in government?

Answer 41

Party Organization Party in government Party in the electorate

Question 42

What does the Party Organization do?

Answer 42

- Gets people into the government - Raise money - Get people on the ballet

Question 43

What does the Party in government?

Answer 43

- Offer alternative government programs - Help coordinate actions of government officials

Question 44

Why a 2 party system?

Answer 44

Single member districts Plurality winners

Question 45

What does the Party in the electorate

Answer 45

Help structure voter choice

Question 46

What are some conventional ways to get involved in government?

Answer 46

- Vote - Donate money and/or time - Attend political rally

Question 47

What are some unconventional ways to get involved in government?

Answer 47

- Steal political signs - Violent protest

Question 48

Political efficiency

Answer 48

The feeling of being able to make change in government

Question 49

Political alienation

Answer 49

The feeling of political efficiency being so low that a person feels alienated out of politics

Question 50

Disenfranchise?

Answer 50

Prevent someone from voting

Question 51

What does the 1st amendment say and what year what it made?

Answer 51

White man over 21 with land can vote 1870

Question 52

What does the 15th amendment say and what year what it made?

Answer 52

All males over 21 can vote 1920

Question 53

What does the 19th amendment say and what year what it made?

Answer 53

All males and females over 21 can vote 1920

Question 54

What happen between the 1920 - 1971?

Answer 54

1964 - Civil rights act 1965 - Voting rights act

Question 55

What does the 26th amendment say and what year what it made?

Answer 55

All males and females 18 and older can vote 1971