Unit 5: Campaigns

What is a common criticism about the Electoral College?

• It gives too much power to smaller states.

• It gives too much power to states with large populations.

• It allows a person to win the presidency without a majority number of votes.

• It is not a real college.

Which of the following events happens last in an election?

• Nomination

• Convention

• General Election

• Primary Election

How many ELECTORAL votes does a presidential candidate need to win?

• 150

• 270

• 200

• 350

In an open primary...

• anyone who is registered to vote can participate.

• only a small number of party officials have a say in who becomes a candidate.

• the curtains in the voting booth are open.

• only registered members of the party holding the primary can vote.

All of these have been used in the U.S. to nominate candidates for federal office EXCEPT which one?

• Caucus

• Convention

• Survey or Questionnaire

• Self Appointment

If a required majority is not met in a Direct Primary, the two people with the most votes participate in a:

• Closed Primary

• Open Primary

• Nonpartisan Primary

• Runoff Primary

In a closed primary:

• only a small number of party officials have a say in who becomes a candidate.

• anyone who is registered to vote can participate.

• the curtains to the voting booth are closed.

• only registered members of the party holding the primary can vote.

What is a bias?

• A term for Public Opinion.

• A skewed or slanted point of view.

• A method of nominating a candidate for an election.

• A preference or inclination that inhibits impartial judgement.

People who don't vote in elections tend to be ___________.

• urban and upper class

• rural and male

• married and middle class

• educated and female

When the media checks corruption within government, it is acting as a _____.

• scorekeeper

• watchdog

• gatekeeper

• timekeeper