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Raiding, Responsive to party and thoughtful votes are reasons people support a [Blank] Primary
What is a Closed Primary
Give one of two reasons people oppose a Closed Primary
Fear of exposing voters What are Fear of exposing voters Exclude Independents
Give 3 of the 5 ways a candidate can be nominated.
What are: Self Announcement Caucus Convention Direct Primary Petition
A regularly scheduled election at which voters make the final selection of office holders
What is a general election
What is why the General Election is on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November
What is a Runoff Primary
So that it does not occur on a payday or a Sunday.
What is why the General Election is on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November
Voting by mail
What is Absentee Voting
Printed at public expense, list all names of all candidates, only given at polls, and marked in secret.
What is an Australian Ballot
Give 3 of the 5 main sources of campaign funds in American Politics
Wealthy Individuals/Families Candidates (Incumbents or not) PAC groups What are: Small contributors Wealthy Individuals/Families Candidates (Incumbents or not) PAC groups Temporary Organizations (formed for Immediate purpose of campaigns)
Disclosure of finances, limits of campaign contributions, limits of expenditure, and providing public funding for parts of the presidential election process fall under this Commision.
Federal Election Commission What is the FEC Federal Election Commission
For what reason are people’s opinions on rock groups, sports teams, food, and clothing style are not example of public opinion.
What is those subjects have nothing to do with politics or government
List 3 of the 6 agents of political socialization.
What are: Family Schools The Media Peer Groups Opinion Leaders Historic Events
This the term used when you are setting the parameters on the population you wish to poll.
What is Defining the Universe
Give 3 of the 4 types of controlled polling given by your book?
What are phone, letter, online, and door-to-door polling
Simply asking the same question to a large number individuals is called this.
What is a Straw Vote Poll
3 of the 4 mediums of Mass Media
What are television, newspapers, radio and magazines (soon the Internet)
A snappy report that can be aied in 30-45 seconds
What is a “sound bite.”
Term used to describe societal problems that political leaders and general public agree upon.
What is Public Agenda
There are one of these in 98% of all households in America There are one of these in 98% of all households in America. In fact, more homes have one of these, than have indoor plumbing
What is a television
Other than the Public Agenda, Mass Media plays a role in this political process.
What is Electoral Politics
The acronym BCRA stands for this.
What is the Bipartisan Campaign Reformation Act
Every campaign needs this more than anything else.
What is Money
Suffrage means this.
What is the Right to Vote
Name the two first parties of the United States of America
What are the Federalists and the Democrats
Best Quarterback in the History of Football.
Who is Joe Montana