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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Which presidential candidate was nominated by self-announcement in the 1992 election | ross perot |
| list 3 purposes of a National convention | 1-adopt the party's platform 2-pick presidential and vice-presidential candidates 3-unify party behind those candidates 4 the upcoming election |
| A _______ is a closed meeting of members of a political party | caucus |
| In a _______ _______ primary, only declared members of the party can vote | closed direct |
| list 5 ways a candidates can be nominated | 1-self announcement 2- Caucus 3-convention 4-direct primary 5-petition |
| which 2 small states are first to hold their presidential primaries and receive media attention | iowa, new hampshire |
| who developed the idea for the presidential election | alexander hamiliton |
| what error in the election of 1800 proved the original system of the president electors to be flawed? | all the electors voted both Jefferson and Burr |
| in a winner-take-all system, a candidate who wins the ________ vote in a state wins all the __________________ votes | popular, state electorial |
| candidates divide the 50 states and D.C. into three categories | 1. those likely to win 2. those likely to lose 3. battle ground states |
| list 3 flaws with the electoral college | 1-electoral votes are poorly correlated with a state's population 2-the winner of the popular vote in a presidential election is not a guaranteed election as president 3-electors cannot be forced to vote for the candidate they are promised to support |
| under one proposed reform plan, called the _______, a candidate would receive the same proportion of a state's electoral and popular vote | proportional plan |
| if the _______ _____ ____ _____ was adopted states would change their election laws so that their electoral votes would automatically be awarded to the winner of the national popular vote | national popular vote plan |
| After the disputed election of Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr in 1800, what did the government do to prevent such a dispute from happening again | adopted 12th amendment |
| The disputed election of 1824 caused a split in the Democratic-Republican party that resulted in the creation of which two new political parties? | democratic and whigs |
| who eventually won the presidential election of 1876? | rutherford b hayes |
| votes from which two states were in question in the 1960 election between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon? | illinios and texas |
| Despite winning the popular vote, who lost the election of 2000? | al gore |
| The leaders and activists who do the day-to-day work of making the party run are part of the what | party organization |
| which third candidate's infomercial campaign pulled enough voters away from George H.W. Bush to give Bill Clinton the victory | ross perot |
| What was the official name of Theodore Roosevelt's third party, also known as the Bull Moose Party | progressive party |
| What is the primary function of the congressional campaign committee | increase party representation in congress |
| What is the most important event that happens at a party's National Convention | presidential and vice presidential nomination |
| Swing voters tend to __________ vote democratic and ____________ vote Republican | sometimes, and sometimes |
| What is a state called that does not give a single party overwhelming support | swing state |
| The american Association of Retired Persons (AARP) is an example of | an interest group |
| Outside of voting, list three ways to get involved in the political process | 1-join a political party 2-run for office yourself 3-participate in an interest group |
| what tends to receive the greatest attention during campaigns from political candidates as well as media | swing states |
| what is the most powerful act of political participation | voting |
| list three requirements for voting | 1-must be 18 2-must be U.S. citizen 3-must vote in the place where you are a resident |
| what is the process of determining the number of seats to which each state is entitled in the U.S. House of Representatives | apportion |
| an election by voters from an entire area instead of from a specific district is called an | at large election |
| how often does the U.S. house of representatives redistribute seats | every 10 years |
| The term ________ means drawing electoral district lines to the advantage of a certain party or group | garrymandering |
| In Gomillion v Lightfoot the supreme court ruled the _______ gerrymanders were not constitutional | racial |
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