APGOPO - Vocab Quiz 9/30/22

Question 1

electorate

Answer 1

Everyone in an area who can vote.

Question 2

incumbent

Answer 2

An official holding office.

Question 3

midterm elections

Answer 3

Halfway through the president’s term when governors are elected.

Question 4

caucus (election)

Answer 4

When members of a political party gather and choose candidates.

Question 5

open primary

Answer 5

Voters are not required to define their political party.

Question 6

closed primary

Answer 6

You have to be a member of a party to vote

Question 7

blanket primary

Answer 7

Voters choose a candidate regardless of party affiliation. They vote in all of them.

Question 8

winner take all primaries

Answer 8

Whoever receives the most votes wins, even if it’s under 50%.

Question 9

proportional primaries

Answer 9

Votes depend on the population

Question 10

super tuesday

Answer 10

When several states hold their primary elections.

Question 11

runoff election

Answer 11

If the minimum amount of votes is not met, they hold another election.

Question 12

Referendum

Answer 12

a general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision.

Question 13

Initiative

Answer 13

Procedure whereby a certain number of voters may, by petition, propose a law or constitutional amendment and have it submitted to the voters.

Question 14

Recall

Answer 14

a power reserved to the voters that allows the voters, by petition, to demand the removal of an elected official.

Question 15

proposition

Answer 15

A bill

Question 16

coattail

Answer 16

A popular party leader attracts votes for candidates of the same party.

Question 17

split ticket voting

Answer 17

Someone who votes regardless of party.

Question 18

straight ticket voting

Answer 18

Someone who votes based on political party

Question 19

absentee ballot

Answer 19

Vote for when you can’t be there to vote in person.

Question 20

Critical/Realigning Election

Answer 20

Vast differences in political ideologies based on political power.

Question 21

Bush v. Gore (2000), Election of 2000

Answer 21

A controversy in Florida after the election results were off because of their voting system. This was taken to the supreme court which ruled that the votes would need to be hand recounted.

Question 22

electoral college

Answer 22

People representing US States who cast votes for president and vice president.

Question 23

Campaign Consultant

Answer 23

A paid professional hired to devise a campaign strategy and manage a campaign.

Question 24

campaign strategy

Answer 24

The outline of a political campaign

Question 25

campaign manager

Answer 25

oversees all aspects of a campaign and campaign staff

Question 26

Fundraising Consultant

Answer 26

a professional who supervises a political campaign’s direct-mail fundraising strategies.

Question 27

Media Consultant

Answer 27

A professional who produces candidates’ television, radio, and print advertisements.

Question 28

straw poll

Answer 28

An unofficial poll designed to test public opinion

Question 29

front loaded campaign

Answer 29

Increasing of influence for a candidate by moving up primaries and caucasus.

Question 30

front loading nomination process

Answer 30

States schedule their primaries earlier so that they will have more of an influence over later primaries.

Question 31

clothespin vote

Answer 31

When neither candidates are good, so you just pick the better of the two

Question 32

PAC or Political Action Committee

Answer 32

a private group that raises and distributes funds for use in election campaigns

Question 33

Super PACs

Answer 33

a type of independent political action committee which may raise unlimited sums of money from corporations, unions, and individuals but is not permitted to contribute to or coordinate directly with parties or candidates.

Question 34

independent expenditure

Answer 34

traveling to get people to vote for you

Question 35

501(c)4s

Answer 35

an organization must not be organized for profit and must be operated exclusively to promote social welfare

Question 36

527s

Answer 36

A tax-exempt organization that promotes a political agenda, although they can’t expressly advocate for or against a specific candidate.

Question 37

Soft Money

Answer 37

Donations outside of the law

Question 38

hard money

Answer 38

Donations that are regulated

Question 39

dark money

Answer 39

Donations by nonprofit organizations

Question 40

campaign spots

Answer 40

Short political advertisements for campaigns.

Question 41

Federal Election Campaign Act (1971, 1974)

Answer 41

provided public financing for presidential primaries and general elections, limited presidential campaign spending, required disclosure, and attempted to limit contributions.

Question 42

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (2002)

Answer 42

A law passed in 2002 that banned soft money, put limits on issue advertising, and increased the amount people can donate to candidates

Question 43

Federal Election Commission (FEC)

Answer 43

members appointed by the president; responsible for overseeing campaign financing, including who can give money, how much they can give, and how donations are disclosed.

Question 44

Voting age population

Answer 44

All US citizens over 18

Question 45

Voting eligable population

Answer 45

All US citizens who are eligible to vote (cannot be a criminal, over 18, registered to vote, etc.)

Question 46

turnout rate

Answer 46

The number of people who attend an event

Question 47

prospective voting

Answer 47

People choose political parties based on certain issues to decide government action

Question 48

retrospective voting

Answer 48

People are more concerned with outcomes than instruments.

Question 49

incumbency

Answer 49

Being in office

Question 50

efficacy

Answer 50

The ability to produce the desired outcome

Question 51

voter fatigue

Answer 51

Your brain gets tired after voting for a while.

Question 52

National Voter Registration Act (Motor Voter Act- 1993)

Answer 52

Made it easier for people to register to vote and to hold their registry