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topic 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Liberals | Democrats |
| conservative | republicans |
| form of signature's to place name on ballet | petition |
| super bowl of the election process with demecrat v. republican | general election |
| democratic presidential candidate | Kamala Harris |
| eligible voters | electorate |
| gives money to canidates | political action committee |
| popular 3rd party canidate | Ross Parot |
| makes sure govt agencies are run well | watchdog function |
| senate majority leader | John Thune |
| name the first two political parties in the U.S. | federalists and anti-federalists |
| who started the democratic party | Andrew Jackson |
| who was the first republican president | Abraham Lincoln |
| name a country in the world which has only a one party system | China |
| name teddy Roosevelts progressive third party | Bull moose |
| name the only person to win the presidency with less than 50% of the voters | Bill Clinton |
| what type of primary is where only part members can vote in its election | closed |
| how often is a presidential election held | every 4 years |
| only once has a candidate been elected president by the House of Representatives, who was it? | Thomas Jefferson |
| what is the most money I can give directly to a presidential candidate | 4,200 |
| name one of the two states that don't use a winner takes all format in the electoral college | Nebraska and Maine |
| what caused the first political parties to come about | Argument of our strength of constitution |
| what is the objective of third parties | to bring up single issues or to help decide general election |
| who uses a multiparty system | Europe |
| which third party candidate cam the closest to winning a presidential election | Teddy Roosevelt |
| where do political parties do most of their work | locally |
| when are congressional elections | every 2 years |
| what is the day, month , and year of a presidential election | 1st Tuesday after the first Monday in November |
| how much government money, or your tax dollars are given to a presidential candidate | 94 million |
| how much money was spent on last years presidential election | 5 1/2 billion |
| how many electoral points does south Dakota have | 3 |
| what was the voter turnout in the 2024 presidential election | 154 million |
| if convinced of a felony can you still vote | no |
| list three roles of Political Parties | nominate candidates inform the public governing |
| what was the main role of a political party at the national level | win elections and gain control of government institutions |
| list three ways a candidate can be comminated for public office | self announcement caucus convention |
| what is the difference between a caucus and a primary | caucus us where people elect you primary is where you go to a polling place and vote for you |
| what is the pro and con of using the electoral college in selecting a president | pro:candidate build a broad support accross country con: president can win the presdency without winning the national popular vote |
| three other states that have the possible points under electoral college | alaska North Dakota Wyoming |
| where does the money come from where a candidate runs for president | individual contributers wealthy indivituals candidates themselves |
| list three types of people who can vote | US citizens Naturilized US citizens US citizens traveling abroad |
| why would someome give the republican or democratic party and their candidates millions of dollars in hopes of getting them elected | political favor you like the candidate favor in the future |
| where do candidates for president would spend most of their money campaigning | tv, radio, and travel |
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Breslyn Jeschke