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1
Q

What happens in the Invisible Primary?

A

Leadership Political Action Committee (PAC) form between candidates and “testing the waters”

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What are the 4 stages if running for POTUS?

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  1. Invisible Primary
  2. Presidential Primaries and Caucuses
  3. National Political Party Convention
  4. General Election
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What do Leadership pacs do?

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  1. Raise money
  2. Staff Hire
  3. Travel the country
  4. Promotion of self
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What happens during the Primaries and Caucuses?

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More self promotion

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What are the 4 major states in Primaries and Caucuses?

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Iowa, SC, New Hampshire, and NV

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What happens during the National Political Party Convention?

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Delegates vote on who is going to be the Pres and VP on each parties ballot.

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6
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What are the 2 elections?

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Primary and General

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7
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What are the 2 primaries?

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Open and Closed

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8
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When does a midterm election happen?

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Middle of a POTUS term

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9
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What happens during the primary election?

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Election within a party to determine who is going on the ballot

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10
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What is the difference between a closed and open primary?

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Closed primary is a vote but only people of the party and vote.
Open primary is a vote but any person can vote.

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What is an incumbent?

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someone who already holds the office they are running for.

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What is a challenger?

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someone who doesn’t holds the office they are running for

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13
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What is an open seat?

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When there is not a incumbent

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Unified Government?

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POTUS, House of reps, and senate hold by the same party

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Divided Government?

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POTUS, House of reps, and senate hold by different party

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16
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What are super delegates and what party has them?

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Past democratic elected officials

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17
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Majority?

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More than 50%

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18
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Plurality?

A

most votes

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19
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How many electoral votes is need to become POTUS

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270

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20
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What is winner takes all?

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If a candidate wins the plurality, they get all the electoral votes

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21
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What 2 states don’t do winner take all?

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Maine and Nebraska

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22
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What are some examples of swing states?

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WS, MI, PN, NC, GA, NV, AZ

23
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What is a faithless Elector?

A

When someone votes for someone else that they didn’t pledge to vote for.

24
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What happens if no one gets 270 electoral votes?

A

The vote goes to the house of Reps. and each state gets a vote.

25
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Census?

A

A count of a population every 10 years

26
Q

What can change the number of electoral votes a state gets?

A

The population aka the census

27
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What are some the advantages an incumbency gets?

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  • Increased name recognition
  • More campaign money
  • Party establishment support
  • the Franking privilage
28
Q

What makes a challenger “High Quality?”

A
  • Lots of money and willing to spend it
  • High name recognition
  • Support from party
  • Previously held elective office
29
Q

What are the 2 different types of media candidates can used?

A

Free and Paid media

30
Q

Free media?

A

Media that helps candidates get their name out there they didn’t pay for

31
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Paid media?

A

Media that helps candidates get their name out there they pay for

32
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The 4 major things in running for president?

A

Fundraising
Communication
Political
Research

33
Q

Random sample?

A

People pick at random

34
Q

Horse race coverage?

A

When news is made on the person who is in-front or behind in the polls

35
Q

Statistical Dead-sheet

A

within the margin of error

36
Q

Straight party ticket?

A

When the whole ticket is voted for one party

37
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Spilt party ticket?

A

When the ticket is split between parties

38
Q

President Coat-tail?

A

popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party

39
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Bi-partisan

A

when 2 parties work together

40
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Partisan

A

when 2 parties don’t work together

41
Q

What are the different types of parties in government?

A

Party Organization
Party in government
Party in the electorate

42
Q

What does the Party Organization do?

A
  • Gets people into the government
  • Raise money
  • Get people on the ballet
43
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What does the Party in government?

A
  • Offer alternative government programs
  • Help coordinate actions of government officials
44
Q

Why a 2 party system?

A

Single member districts
Plurality winners

45
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What does the Party in the electorate

A

Help structure voter choice

46
Q

What are some conventional ways to get involved in government?

A
  • Vote
  • Donate money and/or time
  • Attend political rally
47
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What are some unconventional ways to get involved in government?

A
  • Steal political signs
  • Violent protest
48
Q

Political efficiency

A

The feeling of being able to make change in government

49
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Political alienation

A

The feeling of political efficiency being so low that a person feels alienated out of politics

50
Q

Disenfranchise?

A

Prevent someone from voting

51
Q

What does the 1st amendment say and what year what it made?

A

White man over 21 with land can vote 1870

52
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What does the 15th amendment say and what year what it made?

A

All males over 21 can vote
1920

53
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What does the 19th amendment say and what year what it made?

A

All males and females over 21 can vote 1920

54
Q

What happen between the 1920 - 1971?

A

1964 - Civil rights act
1965 - Voting rights act

55
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What does the 26th amendment say and what year what it made?

A

All males and females 18 and older can vote 1971

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