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Ch 6-7 Voting
Spalding Academy 11th Grade 2011
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The device voters use to register a choice in an election | Ballot |
| As a nominating device, a group of like-minded people who meet to select the candidates they will support in an upcoming election | Caucus |
| An election held within a party to pick that party’s candidates for the general election | Direct primary |
| The drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group | Gerrymandering |
| Congressional election that occurs between presidential election years | Midterm or off-year election |
| The process of candidate selection in an electoral system | Nomination |
| The political extension of special interest groups which have a major stake in public policy | Political action committee (PAC) |
| The place here the voters who live in a certain precinct go to vote | Polling place |
| The smallest unit of election administration; a voting district | Precinct |
| A grant of money, usually from a gov’t | Subsidy |
| These people were the only ones who could vote when our country first began | adult white males w/ property |
| This group gained suffrage rights after the Civil War | African Americans |
| This group gained suffrage rights at the end of WWI in 1920 | women |
| This group gained suffrage rights during the 1970s | 18 yr olds |
| List and explain what the 3 universal requirements for voting are | 1) Citizenship: must be naturalized or born here, 2) Residence: be legal resident of the state, 3) Age: 18 yrs+ |
| Name three reasons why people “cannot vote” | resident aliens, ill, disabled, jail, mental health, babysitter, working |
| Name three reasons why people “will not vote” | vote doesn’t make a difference, things will stay the same, I don’t trust politics |
| Name 5 sociological factors that affect voting behavior | income, occupation, education, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, geography |
| What sociological factor do you think is MOST influential on people’s voting behavior? Why? | Answers will vary. |
| What does a “typical Democrat” look like? | Less money, manual laborers, high school graduate, female, younger, Catholic, black, North |
| What does a “typical Republican” look like? | More money, businessmen, college graduate, male, older, Protestant, white, South |
| What are 5 ways that a candidate can be nominated? | Self-announcement, caucus, convention, direct primary, petition |
| What controls does the federal govt have on elections? | Set the date for elections, ballots must be secret |
| Who does everything else? | The states |
| Name the 3 types of ballots. | Online voting, lever operated, punch-card devices, office group ballot, party column ballot, vote by mail |
| Which type of ballot is best for the people? | Office group ballot |
| Which type of ballot is best for the party? | Party-column ballot |
| List 3 places where candidates can get campaign money | small contributors, wealthy individuals, candidates, PACs |
| Explain 3 different types of restrictions on these campaigns. | No $ from foreign source, no individual may contribute $ for someone else, no banks or corporations may give $ |
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