1. Jeopardy Final Jeopardy Elections PACs & $$ Campaigns Parties $100
Dem V GOP
PACs & $$
Campaigns
Parties
$100
$100
$100
$100
$100
$200
$200
$200
$200
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$300
$300
$300
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$400
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$500
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Final Jeopardy

2. 1 - $100
This is the term for “the right to vote”
Sufferage

3. 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

4. 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

5. 1 - $400
States like Pennsylvania or Ohio, who are full of voters who could vote either way are called this
Battleground State/ Swing State

6. 1 - $500
Gubernatorial Elections usually happen during these sort of elections
Mid-Term

7. 2 - $100 This party believes in Strong Environmental regulation
Democrat

8. 2 - $200
This party believes in low levels of taxation
Republican

9. 2 - $300
This party wants little to no workplace legislation at the Federal level
Republican

10. 2 - $400
This party advocates for strong State governments
Republican

11. 2 - $500
The prototypical voter for this party is a minority woman who lives in a city
Democrat

12. 3 - $100
These people will share information from think tanks or interest groups to benefit a specific issue they care about
Lobbyist

13. 3 - $200 Super PACs may not do this one specific thing
Donate to a campaign or candidate.

14. 3 - $300 Citizen’s United v FEC resulted in this monumental ruling.
Corporations are legally people and may donate to political campaigns.

15. 3 - $400
This type of money is regulated in a political campaign by the FEC
Hard Money

16. 3 - $500
This type of committee directs money to PACs or Super PACs and makes its donors names publicly available
501 (c) (3)

17. 4 - $100
Prior to running, most political candidates test the waters with the help of this group.
Exploratory Committee

18. 4 - $200 These are 2 qualifications to vote in the United States
Citizen 18
Registered
Legal State Resident
Felony Status

19. 4 - $300
Kissing babies and gladhanding people at diners is an example of this sort of campaigning
Retail Politics

20. 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

21. 4 - $500
Campaigning based on the collected personal data of potential voters
Microtargeting

22. 5 - $100 This is the Primary goal of any political party
To win elections

23. 5 - $200
The main third party displaying conservative viewpoints is this
Libertarian

24. 5 - $300 The term for the collective goals of a political party
Platform

25. 5 - $400
Advocates of Large Federal Government tend to be of this political party
Democrat

26. 5 - $500
The type of primary only open to members of a specific party goes by this title
CLOSED Primary

27. 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