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US Elections Flashcards

1
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What are the requirements to be president?

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  • at least 35
    -natural born citizen
  • resident for 14 yrs
    -no more than 22 terms (22nd amendment)
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2
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What is a primary?

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Intra-party elections

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3
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What is a caucus? How many states still use them?

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Open voting at local party meetings
5 states - ND, WY, NV, IA, MO

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4
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How many ECVs are there?

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538

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5
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Which issues did Obama unusually face in 2012?

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ofter only a 5 point (or less difference)
Romney raised and spent more
Obama performed poorly in TV debates

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6
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Which year was the first billion dollar campaign?

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2008

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7
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What was the total spend per vote in 2008 and 2012?

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2008 - $8
2012 - $20

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8
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Which act limited campaign contributions?

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1974 Federal Elections Campaign Act

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9
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Which act banned soft (party building) money?

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2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

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10
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What did Citizens united v FEC (2010) create?

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Super-PACs

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11
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What limits are there on Political Action Committees?

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$5000 per candiate per election

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12
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What limits are there on Super PACs?

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They cannot organise the whole campaign, but can spend unlimited money for or against a specific candidate

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13
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What potential reform has been takes place in Seattle?

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‘Democracy Voucher Programme’
each voter given 4 $25 vouchers which can be awarded to a candidate of their choice

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14
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How much did Trump and Clinton raise in 2016?
How much was gained by Free Media?

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HC raised $1.4 billion
DT raised $958 million

HC gained $746 million
DT gained $2 billion

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15
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What is the National Popular Vote Interstate compact?
How many states are signed up?

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Will give their 195 ECVs to whichever candidate wins the popular vote nationally
17 states
1st Maryland in 2007
Most recent Minnesota in 2023

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16
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How ofter in the last 6 elections has the popular vote not been respected?

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2/6 - 2000 and 2016

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17
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How many ballot issues were there in 1998 v 2015?

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1998 - 272
2015 - 162

18
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How many ballot issues were there in California in 2016?

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17

19
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In 2016 how many eligible voters didn’t cast a ballot?

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95.5 million

20
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In Pennsylvania how many votes did Clinton loose and Trump win?

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Trump won 290,000
Clinton lost 64,000

21
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Which slogan damaged Clinton’s campaign?

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‘Bernie or Bust’

22
Q

What % drop did HC see in the lower age brackets?

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18-24 yr olds - 4% drop
25-29 yr olds - 7% drop

23
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What was trumps lead amongst white voters, how did this compare to Romney in 2012?

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36 point lead
in 2012 this was 26 points for Romney

24
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Which quote by HC damaged her campaign?

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“basket of deplorables”

25
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Which quote by Trump had potential to damage Trumps popularity amongst women, but failed to do so?

A

when you are a celebrity “you can do anything to women”

26
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What % of Hispanic voters voted for HC compared to DT?

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HC 79%
DT 18%

27
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How much of the electorate do evangelicals make up - what % of this voted for DT v HC?

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1/5 electorate
DT 81%
HC 16%

28
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What % of Utah’s pop is Mormon?

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60%

29
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How has Utah voted since 1964?

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Republican - unable to secure more than 34% vote since 1968

30
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Which Mormon ran as a 3rd candidate in 2016?
How successful were they?

A

Evan McMullin
He received 21% of the vote
DT 46%
HC 28%

31
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What was the result of the 2016 election?

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DT - 61 mil - 47% - 306
HC - 62 mil - 48% - 232
Other - 6 mil - 5% - 0

32
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What was the outcome of the 2008 election?

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BO - 69 mil - 52% - 365
JMc - 59 mil - 45% - 173

33
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Why did Trump win in 2016?

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Won key states - Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and Pennsylvania

34
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Why did McCain loose in 2008?

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Accepted federal funding so capped at $85 mil, BO did not accept so raised $650 mil

35
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How many people don’t vote in primaries, what does this lead to?

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only 60 mil
only 14% of eligible voter of 9% population select candidates

36
Q

In which years has the winner of the popular vote not won the EC?

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1876, 1888, 2000, 2016

37
Q

What % of campaign events were in just 12 states in 2016?

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94%

38
Q

How many states didn’t have a single campaign event in 2016?

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25

39
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How many states have statutes against faithless electors?

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30

40
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How many faithless electors were there in 2016?

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7 succesful and 3 unsuccessful

41
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