2. THIS IS
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3. With
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Ms Herring

4. Jeopardy
Elections and
campaigns
Political Parties
More on Elections
Mixed Bag
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5. This type of voter is evidence of the weakening of political parties and will vote for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election.
A 100

6. What is a split-ticket voter?

7. This is the type of election that signifies a sharp, lasting shift in party identification occurs from one major party to the other.
A 200

8. What is a critical election (realignment)?

9. This is where delegates from each party in each state are sent to in order to nominate a presidential candidate.
A 300

10. What is a national convention?

11. This is how we determine which delegates are sent to the convention to cast votes.

12. What is a primary election or caucus?

13. These are the 3 main things that happen at a national party convention.

14. What is 1. ) selecting the presidential nominee, 2
What is 1.) selecting the presidential nominee, 2.) the announcement of the Vice President running mate and 3.) the presentation of the party platform?
A 500

15. This practice creates unusually shaped districts in order to unfairly influence elections by benefitting one party over another.
B 100

16. What is gerrymandering?
B 100

17. This is an unfair situation where a citizen’s vote in a smaller district can be worth twice as much as a vote in the larger district.
B 200

18. What is malapportionment?
B 200

19. This type of individual wins 95% of the time, often with over 60% of the vote in a typical House race.
B 300

20. What is an incumbent?
B 300

21. This is the term used to describe the unlimited funds given to a political party that do not have to be reported to the Federal Elections Commission.
B 400

22. What is soft money?
B 400

23. This has happened in the early 1970s, after the 2000 election and in 2002 in order to make elections more fair.
B 500

24. What is campaign finance reform?
B 500

25. These groups raise money for special interest groups and funnel hard and soft money to the political parties and candidates.
C 100

26. What is a PAC (political action committee)?

27. This activity was once seen as corrupt but is now and accepted way for individuals to attempt to influence public policy.
C 200

28. What is to lobby?
C 200

29. The single most important tactic of a lobbyist.

30. What is supplying credible information?

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C 400

32. These are activities intended to assist a specific candidate for office which is made without their cooperation, approval, or direct knowledge (most commonly this takes the form of advertising).
C 400

33. What are independent expenditures?
C 400

34. List four activities that interest groups engage in.

35. What is to 1) generate dramatic newspaper headlines 2) mobilize a big letter writing campaign 3) stage a protest demonstration, 4) file a suit in Federal Court, 5) supply credible information to key legislators 6) testifying in congressional hearings 7) making contributions to PACs, 8) taking congressmen to dinner (now restricted) 9) working on campaigns 10) endorsing candidates
C 500

36. This type of party has only one main focus.
D 100

37. What is a single-issue party.
D 100

38. This is the role the Green party played in the 2000 Presidential election.

39. What is spoiler?
D 200

40. This was the candidate that was blamed for influencing the outcome of the 2000 Presidential election.
D 300

41. Who was Ralph Nader?
D 300

42. This is probably the most positive and important function of minor parties.

43. What is being an innovator, bringing new ideas to the forefront, pushing the envelope, tackling controversial issues?
D 400

44. These are three reasons why we have a two-party dominated system.

45. 4.) ideological moderation/closeness of Americans
What is :
1). Historical basis
2.) tradition
3.) electoral rules- winner-take-all, single member districts, plurality winners
4.) ideological moderation/closeness of Americans
D 500

46. This effect can help the President’s party win elections when he has high approval ratings.

47. What are the presidential coattails?

48. In this type of primary, voters may pick one candidate for each office without regard to party affiliation.
E 200

49. What is a free-love or blanket primary?

50. This is the difference between a person who votes in a primary and one who only votes in general elections.
E 300

51. What is being more partisan, extreme (more liberal or conservative than the general population)?

52. These are the 3 faces of the party.

53. party in the electorate
What is the
party in the electorate
party organization
party officeholders?
E 400

54. List at least 4 sources of campaign contributions.

55. What are Small donors (individuals) Wealthy donors (individuals)
The candidates themselves
Political Action Committees
Fundraising events
Temporary organizations (527s)
Public monies/financing (for Presidential campaigns only!)
E 500

56. In the Senate ________ seats are up for grabs every two years.

57. What is 1/3?
F 100

58. These folks draw the district lines within states during a reapportionment.

59. What is the state legislatures?
F 200

60. This term means political activity that originates with the people.
F 300

61. What is grassroots?
F 300

62. This Supreme Court Case allowed candidates to spend as much of their own money on their campaigns as an expression of free speech.
F 400

63. What is Buckley v Valeo?
F 400

64. List 3 limitations set by law regarding Gerrymandering.
F 500

65. 1.) Must not be a racial gerrymander
2.) must have a contiguous border
3.) must be of approximately same size (population)
4.) must not dilute minority vote
5.) must be compact in size
6.) must not split up a traditional community of interest
F 500

66. The Final Jeopardy Category is: “critical elections”
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67. Name at least two major historical party realignments:
You must list the precipitating event/conditions
And
Which party gained new members
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What were:
Slavery-
Republican party created in support of abolition….Republican party took voters from Democratic party over this issue
The Great Depression-
Economic hardship caused many Republicans to switch to Democratic party in support of government safety net programs
* Remember that realignments signify a permanent shift of party loyalties
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