Political Processes Review

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Campaign volunteers ask for donations and pass out fliers encouraging people to vote for their candidate.

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help Candidates win

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The Republican party closely monitors Democratic officeholders and calls them out for spending too much money.

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Watchdog

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A political party uses the media to talk about the candidate's previous experience in the U.S. Senate.

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Educate the electorate

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The Democratic Party held a national convention and officially selected Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for the 2020 election. What is the primary function of this event?

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Choose Candidates

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Which statement is TRUE about campaign finance? Options: Elections have become cheaper over time., Only candidates spend money to influence elections., Political Parties are not allowed to raise money to support their candidate., Elections have become more expensive over time.

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Elections have become more expensive over time.

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Under the "winner-take-all" feature of the Electoral College system...

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the candidate receiving the majority of the state's popular vote wins all that state's electoral votes

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What is an Interest Group?

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An organization of people with the same common interest who try to influence government decisions.

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If the population in a state increases, how will that affect that state?

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More people --> more Representatives --> more electors

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Political ideology that represents a mixture of both liberal and conservative views.

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Moderate (center)

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Political ideology that tends to favor MORE government involvement to solve problems.

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Liberal (left)