Jeopardy Final Jeopardy Elections PACs & $$ Campaigns Parties $100 Dem V GOP PACs & $$ Campaigns Parties $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 Final Jeopardy
1 - $100 This is the term for “the right to vote” Sufferage
1 - $200 Voters who may vote either way in an election are called this. Voters dedicated to a specific political party. Swing or Moderate Base
1 - $300 This number of Senators are up during a Presidential Election Year This number of Representatives are up during a Presidential Election Year 33 435
1 - $400 States like Pennsylvania or Ohio, who are full of voters who could vote either way are called this Battleground State/ Swing State
1 - $500 Gubernatorial Elections usually happen during these sort of elections Mid-Term
2 - $100 This party believes in Strong Environmental regulation Democrat
2 - $200 This party believes in low levels of taxation Republican
2 - $300 This party wants little to no workplace legislation at the Federal level Republican
2 - $400 This party advocates for strong State governments Republican
2 - $500 The prototypical voter for this party is a minority woman who lives in a city Democrat
3 - $100 These people will share information from think tanks or interest groups to benefit a specific issue they care about Lobbyist
3 - $200 Super PACs may not do this one specific thing Donate to a campaign or candidate.
3 - $300 Citizen’s United v FEC resulted in this monumental ruling. Corporations are legally people and may donate to political campaigns.
3 - $400 This type of money is regulated in a political campaign by the FEC Hard Money
3 - $500 This type of committee directs money to PACs or Super PACs and makes its donors names publicly available 501 (c) (3)
4 - $100 Prior to running, most political candidates test the waters with the help of this group. Exploratory Committee
4 - $200 These are 2 qualifications to vote in the United States Citizen 18 Registered Legal State Resident Felony Status
4 - $300 Kissing babies and gladhanding people at diners is an example of this sort of campaigning Retail Politics
4 - $400 Campaigns and Interest groups can raise money in these ways (name 3) Solicit Donations Merch Fundraising Events Cold Calls Membership Fees/ Party Fees PACs Websites
4 - $500 Campaigning based on the collected personal data of potential voters Microtargeting
5 - $100 This is the Primary goal of any political party To win elections
5 - $200 The main third party displaying conservative viewpoints is this Libertarian
5 - $300 The term for the collective goals of a political party Platform
5 - $400 Advocates of Large Federal Government tend to be of this political party Democrat
5 - $500 The type of primary only open to members of a specific party goes by this title CLOSED Primary
Final Jeopardy How many times has the House of Representatives Officially decided a contested Presidential Election. Tie Break: Name the 3 people involved 1 (1824) Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay