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Unit 2 (2.1-2.8)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many electors does Virginia have? | 13 |
| 538 | The total number of Electoral College votes |
| 270 | The "magic" number needed for a candidate to win the Electoral College |
| winner-take-all system | System in which the candidate who receives the majority of the popular vote in each state gets all of the state's electoral votes |
| Propaganda technique using negative words to associate with a product or person | name calling |
| The use of symbols like the American flag best represents what type of propaganda? | Transfer |
| What do you call the propaganda technique when a politician gets a celebrity endorsement? | Testimonial |
| Propaganda technique involving the use of symbols or images to help or hurt a candidate | transfer |
| Propaganda technique involving the use lots of "facts" showing one-sided information | card stacking |
| group of people who campaign for or against a candidate or an issue | political action committee |
| number of representatives + number of senators | a state's number of electors in the electoral college |
| total number of votes for a candidate | popular vote |
| narrowing down candidates to one per party | Primary Elections |
| propaganda technique that means "if you don't do this, something bad will happen..." | fear |
| "everyone is doing it so you should too" | bandwagon |
| using words that sound good but have very little meaning | glittering generalities |
| a group who campaigns for or against a candidate or issue | political action committee |
| What are the 3 impacts rising campaign costs have on elections? | 1. running for office is very expensive 2. candidates must raise a lot of money to win 3. encourages the creation of PACs |
| PAC | political action committee |
| mostly bias information that is shared to help or harm a person | propaganda |
| each party holds a __________________ to celebrate their party's nominee | party convention |
| When is Election Day? | first Tuesday after the first Monday in November |
| What happens during primary elections? | each political party narrows down their candidates to one per party |
| What is the significance of a third party? | they take away votes from the two major parties |
| What are the 3 characteristics of likely voters? | 1. Age 2. Income 3. Education |
| Two reasons why people DO NOT vote? | failure to register on time voter apathy (lack of interest) |
| Three qualifications to vote in Virginia | 1. resident of Virginia 2. citizen of the United States 3. be 18 years old by election day |
| political ideology that believes in LESS government involvement to solve problems; right side of spectrum | conservative |
| a group of voters with similar ideas who support similar issues and candidates | political party |
| a minor party; not one of the two major parties (Democrat or Republican) | third party |
| political ideology that believes in MORE government involvement to solve problems; left side of spectrum | liberal |
| Describe the RIGHT side of the political spectrum | conservative |
| Describe the LEFT side of the political spectrum | liberal |
| Describe the MIDDLE of the political spectrum | moderate |
| When does voter registration end for people who want to register to vote in Virginia? | 22 days before the election |
| What is a two-party system? | a system where most voters belong to one of the two major political parties; Democrats or Republicans |
| a law which outlawed voting practices that discriminated against Black Americans like literacy tests | Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
| can not deny a person the right to vote based on race | 15th Amendment (1870) |
| granted women the right to vote | 19th Amendment (1920) |
| banned the use of poll taxes | 24th Amendment (1964) |
| 18 year olds gain the right to vote | 26th Amendment (1971) |
| When are elections held in the United States? | the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November |
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