ch 8 Flashcards
_____ is the constitutional clause that delegates control of elections to the state governments.
Time, place, and manner clause
Women won the vote in _____ in 1890; but in _____, they waited another thirty years
Wyoming; New York
House members are chosen every _____ years.
two
Senators are chosen every _____ years.
six
Presidential elections occur every _____ years.
four
On the first _____ after the first Monday in November of every even-numbered year, we elect all House members and a third of the Senate.
Tuesday
_____ states elect judges (87 percent of all state judges).
39
The Institute for Justice and the American Civil Liberties Union argue that donating to campaigns is a form of _____.
free speech
A _____ is an organization of at least fifty people, affiliated with an interest group that is permitted to make contributions to candidates for federal office.
political action committee (PAC)
In _____, the Supreme Court struck down laws limiting independent political spending by corporations and unions.
Citizens United v. FEC
Onetime candidate Morris “Mo” Udall, who ran in 1976 said afterward, “You have to be _____ to run for president.”
a little crazy
Since 1976, _____ have won the office of president most often.
governors
The last president to come directly out of the House of Representatives was _____
Andrew Jackson
_____ is the date on the primary calendar when the most states hold primaries and caucuses on the same day.
Super Tuesday
Conventional political wisdom holds that candidates must run more to the
_____ to capture the nomination and then move to the _____ for the general election
extreme; middle
_____ refers to the tendency for members of Congress to win reelection in overwhelming numbers.
Incumbency advantage
_____ elections are those held between presidential elections, involving all seats in the House of Representatives, one-third of those in the Senate, thirty-six governorships, and other positions.
Midterm
_____ refers to the reorganization of the boundaries of House districts, a process that follows the results of the U.S. census, taken every ten years.
Reapportionment
_____ occurs when an election district is redrawn in a way that gives the advantage to the party in control of the state legislature.
Gerrymander
_____ refers to attracting supporters or votes one by one, through door-to-door visits or small meetings.
Retail campaigning
