Chapter 10: Elections

Question 1

Parties present different positions on issues, follow their platform and are honest

Answer 1

Prospective/Responsible party model

Question 2

Take most popular position, parties stand for same thing, appealing to median voter

Answer 2

Electoral competition model

Question 3

So much voting that people get tired of it

Answer 3

Ballot fatigue

Question 3

Voting based on how previous party served country in previous years

Answer 3

Retrospective (reward/punishment) model

Question 4

Most votes but not majority

Answer 4

Plurality

Question 5

prior to 14/15 amendments…

Answer 5

states could decide who in their borders could vote

Question 5

States counting votes differently results in…

Answer 5

issues/different timing

Question 6

What happens in other countries when majority is not reached

Answer 6

Secondary election

Question 7

The right to vote

Answer 7

Suffrage/franchise

Question 8

How number of electors in electoral college is determined

Answer 8

total # of senators and house reps

Question 9

meeting where party delegates choose candidate

Answer 9

party convention

Question 10

procedure where laws or amendments are given to the people to vote on

Answer 10

referendum

Question 11

procedures to put proposed laws and amendments on the ballot

Answer 11

initiative

Question 12

factors in likelihood of voting

Answer 12

wealth, age, race, gender

Question 13

where national rep is chosen by voters

Answer 13

statewide primary

Question 14

gathering support prior to election

Answer 14

invisible primary

Question 14

states select delegates, voters can attend local meetings

Answer 14

nominating caucus

Question 15

elites + elected officials appointed as delegates in party conventions with no vote

Answer 15

superdelegates

Question 16

primaries favor…

Answer 16

early frontrunners

Question 17

competitive states with potential to flip

Answer 17

battleground

Question 18

money from campaign donors, regulated by FEC, used for campaign activity

Answer 18

hard money

Question 19

donors of hard money

Answer 19

parties, PACs, public funds

Question 20

money spent on campaigns by outside groups, unregulated, not with candidate coordination

Answer 20

soft money

Question 21

main source of soft money

Answer 21

superPACs

Question 22

Outside money that influences election, sources are not legally disclosed

Answer 22

dark money