Unit 3 Concepts & Ideas

Type of election that determines the nominee of a given party.

• General
• Primary
• Referendum
• Initiative

An election, usually held at regular intervals, in which candidates are elected in all or most constituencies or electoral districts of a nation

• general
• primary
• recall
• intitiative

 A group of persons selected by the voters in each state, that officially elects the president and vice president. 

• Direct Primary
• House of Represntatives
• Electoral College
• Senate

How many electors does each state have in the electoral college?

• each state has an equal number, 2
• Each state gets the same number of electoral votes as it has members of Congress.
• states with larger populations have less electors than smaller ones
• the number of electors per state are chosen at random to ensure fairness

How many total votes are up for grabs in the electoral college?

• 538
• 270
• 100
• 29

How many votes are are necessary for a candidate to carry the electoral college?

•  100
• 400
• 538
• 270

The belief that in order to support democratic government, a citizen should always vote.

• mandate
• legitimacy
• civic duty
• political efficacy

believed to be authority granted to a candidate to enact policy after receiving overwhelming support from the electorate

• legitimacy
• mandate
• civic duty
• political efficacy

A house district drawn to give an advantage to one political party is known as...

• The census

• Reapportionment

• Redistricting

• Gerrymandering

Which age group is LEAST likely to vote?

• 18-24

• 25 to 44

• 45 to 60

• Over 60