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An electoral district in which voters choose one representative or official

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Single member district

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An election system in which the candidate with the most votes wins

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Winner take all system

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An election system in which each party running receives the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote

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Proportional legislation

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The electoral system used in electing the president and Vice President

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Electoral college

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Voters vote for electors pledged to cast their votes for a particular party’s candidates

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Electoral college

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An elected office that is predictably one by a particular party

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Safe seat

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A meeting of a local party members to choose party officials and decide the platform

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Caucus

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Financial contributions by individuals or groups in the hope of influencing the outcome of an election and subsequently influencing policy

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Interested money

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Contributions to a state or local party

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Soft money

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Promoting a particular position or an issue paid for by interest groups or individuals–not candidates

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Issue advocacy

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Interest groups organized under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, may advertise for or against candidates

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527 groups

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Money spent by individuals or groups, not associated with candidates to elect or defeat candidates for office

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Independent expenditures

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Which election convinced people the system needs improvement? Why?

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The 2000 presidential election, because the winner was unclear

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Why do we have fixed and standard terms?

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To add predictability

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Length of term for a House representative

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2 years

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Length of term for a senator

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6 years

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How many senators are up for election at a given time?

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1/3

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A politician who cannot or will not run again

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Lame duck

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What portion of voters approve of term limits?

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3/4

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What section of government, by ruling of the Supreme Court, doesn’t need to limit terms?

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Congress

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Another name for winner take all

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First past the post

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To win most elections, politicians do not need a majority but _______.

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Plurality

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In 2000, how many congressmen were decided by plurality?

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Ten (3 senators and 7 house members)

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How do minor parties fair in the system of winner take all and single member districts?

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It’s difficult to win

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3 countries who practice proportional representation

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Germany, Israel, and Japan

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An elector who does not cast his or her vote based on their state’s popular winner

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Faithless elector

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How are electoral votes allotted in most states?

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The popular winner in the people’s vote takes all the electoral votes for that state

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What states split electoral votes?

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Nebraska and Maine

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If no candidate gets a majority of electoral vote, who chooses president and Vice President?

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House and Senate, respectively

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When has the vote for president and VP gone to congress?

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1800, when there was a tie between Jefferson and Burr,

and in 1824, Adams and Jackson (Adams narrowly won)

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What was the Corrupt Bargain of 1824?

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Clay, who came in fourth in the election, threw his support behind Adams during the congressional vote for president. As a thank you, Adams made him his VP.

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Who won the popular vote in the election of 2000? Who won president?

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Gore (popular won by 500,000) and Bush (electoral victory by 5) respectively.

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How many times has the popular vote not won the presidency?

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4

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In 1824, who won the popular vote?

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Jackson. But after an electorate tie, Adams took the presidency

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What state has the most electoral votes?

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California at 55

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Is it possible to have a president and Vice President from two different parties?

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Yes, if the vote goes to congress and the house and senate are controlled by two different parties.

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Amendment which limits president to two terms

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22nd

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Plurality

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Largest number of votes

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Amendment which requires electors to vote separately for president and Vice President

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12th

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Who counts electoral ballots?

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Congress

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Where do electors gather to cast their vote?

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Their state capitols

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More money in a campaign does what for competitiveness?

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Increases

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Drawing district boundaries which enhanced the reelection prospects of incumbents or one party

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Partisan gerrymandering

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Who spends more in a House campaign? (Incumbent or challenger)

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Incumbent, 3:1

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3 focuses of Federal Election Campaign Acts

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Disclosure, limitations on campaign contributions, and subsidies

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Why are limitations on campaign contributions controversial?

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Threatens freedom of expression promised in first amendment

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Who conducts federal elections?

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The states

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Where do subsidies for presidential campaigns come from?

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People can choose to contribute to the fund by checking a box on their income taxes

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Why did Obama opt not to accept subsidies in his 2008 campaign?

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He did not want to limit his spending

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How much can PACS contribute to each election? (Primary and General)

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$5,000

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What is another name for BCRA?

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McCain-Feingold Bill

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In 2010, what did Citzens United vs FEC establish?

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Corporations can air ads explicitly criticizing candidates, but they cannot contribute financially to any campaign

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Most well known Conservative 527.

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Swift Vote Veterans

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Most well known Democrat 527

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Move On

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What percent of the popular vote must minor presidential candidates receive in order to get subsidies on their campaigns?

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15%

56
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PACS putting together funds for several different groups

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Bundling

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