Electoral College Review

Multiple Select

The two main political parties in the United States are...

• Republican

• Liberal

• Democrat

• Conservative

Multiple Choice

You have to win the popular vote to win the presidential election.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

This is the group of people who (technically) select the President:

• American people

• Illuminati

• Electoral College

Multiple Choice

Why did the founding fathers decide to use the Electoral College system, and not just allow the popular vote to decide?

• Wanted to cater to the wealthy

• Thought common people were uninformed

• Easier to count the votes

• George Washington wanted it that way

Multiple Choice

What was one reason that many people were denied suffrage (the right to vote) in the early period of U.S. history?

• Most people didn't care about elections

• There was no internet back then

• People in power thought wealthy, educated white men could make the best choices

• The 18th Amendment still hadn't been passed yet

Multiple Choice

The Presidential Election is a _______________ election.

• Direct

• Indirect

• Complex

Multiple Choice

How many total electoral votes are there total?

• 435

• 100

• 535

• 538

Multiple Choice

How many electoral college votes are needed to win a presidential election?

• 11

• 270

• 338

• 538

Multiple Choice

Political Action Committees (PACs) can fundraise unlimited amounts of money from individuals.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Super PACs can fundraise unlimited amounts of money from individuals, corporations (companies) and workers unions.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Super PACs can donate money to specific candidates/campaigns.

• True

• False

Draw

Political Parties and Interest Groups both want...

​What type of advocacy has the smallest effect on how members of Congress vote?

Constituents = people an elected leader represents

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​What is a public opinion poll?

A scientific, non-biased type of survey designed to measure the public's views on different topics or issues.

Trained interviewers ask questions from people chosen at random, they respond, and interpretations are made based on the results.

​What is a Representative Sample?

It's important that everyone in the population being studied has an equal chance of participating in the random sample.

Otherwise, the results could be biased and, therefore, not representative of the population.

Representative samples are chosen in order to make generalizations about a particular population being studied.

Multiple Choice

A public opinion poll is accurate if...

• You get every single person who voted to answer

• You have a biased sample

• The sample you asked is representative

• You asked random people

Poll

Is this an accurate public opinion poll?

• No, because only some students can answer. It's a biased sample.

• Yes, because everyone in the class can answer. It's a representative sample.

Multiple Choice

School teachers are probably concerned about issues like class sizes, state test, and graduation requirements because...

• it is controversial

• It could come up for a vote

• It directly affects them

• It only affects kids

Multiple Choice

Farmers probably care bout crop subsidies because

• it directly affects their work

• everyone has to pay for food

• only politicians care about that stuff

• world hunger is an important issue

Multiple Choice

Amazon probably cares about new tax laws because...

• they want to pay more taxes

• taxes directly affect how much money they can make

• They want to cut delivery fees

• It's more based on political parties

To go through a district, typically knocking on doors, to get support for a candidate or political issue from potential voters.

Multiple Choice

What is one way you (as a teen / student) can get involved in politics?

• Run for President

• Canvass potential voters

• Vote (imagine you're only 17)

• Create a Super PAC

A political party's statement of its goals and policies.

It often tells you how that party's politicians will vote.

Party Platform

Multiple Choice

Mr. Hernandez is running for US Senate, and you don't know much about him except that he's a Democrat. How could you find out how he will vote when it comes to education, the economy, and the environment?

• The Democrat's Party Platform

• From listening to his old speeches

• From reading his campaign advertisements

• From watching Republican attack ads

Multiple Choice

Based on the Green Party Platform, they probably want to accomplish...

• changing the US post office system

• getting recognized as one of the two main parties

• winning the US Presidential election

• bringing attention to issues with energy use

Multiple Choice

The Green Party, Libertarians, the Constitution Party, etc. are all examples of...

• Third Parties

• Political Action Committees

• The Electoral College

• A random sample

Political Socialization

The learning process by which people develop an understanding of their political identities, opinions, and behavior

Multiple Choice

What probably affects your beliefs / political socialization MOST when issues of race get brought up in society?

• How much money you have

• Your religion

• Your racial / ethnic background

• Your gender

Multiple Choice

What probably affects your beliefs / political socialization MOST when issues of student loan debt come up?

• Where in the US you grew up

• Your family

• Your education / college experience

• What social media accounts you follow

Political Efficacy

The citizens' trust in their ability to change the government and belief that they can understand and influence political affairs.

*You have to understand the system before you can change things!

Multiple Choice

The group on the right is demonstrating political efficacy

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What makes people feel they may be able to have an impact on the government and government policy?

• political socialization

• party platforms

• sharing your opinion

• political efficacy

Multiple Choice

According to the source, ne reason why young people didn't vote was...

• negative campaigning

• not caring

• not knowing how

• eectoral passivity