Primaries and Electoral College Reading

What is a candidate's platform?

• stance on political issues

• stance on personal issues

• what people want to hear in order to give a vote to a politician

What are ways that a campaign worker generates support for their candidates?

• Canvassing

• Making Phone Calls to Potential Voters

• Post in support of their candidate on social media.

• Going to schools and giving speeches to government classes.

Who governs campaign finance rules?

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
• Federal Election Commission (FEC)
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
• Department of Justice (DOJ)

According to the FEC how much money can an individual donate to a Canidate's committee?

• $2,800
• $2,000

• $5,000
• $2,200

What is the difference between a PAC and Super PAC?

• A PAC is a specific type of Super PAC that can raise unlimited amounts of money and directly coordinate with a candidate or campaign.
• A PAC is a type of organization that can raise and spend money to support or oppose political candidates or issues, while a Super PAC is a specific type of PAC that can raise unlimited amounts of money but cannot directly coordinate with a candidate or campaign.
• A PAC is a type of organization that can only raise money to support political candidates, while a Super PAC can only raise money to oppose political candidates.
• A PAC is a type of organization that can raise and spend money to support or oppose political candidates or issues, while a Super PAC is a specific type of PAC that can raise unlimited amounts of money and directly coordinate with a candidate or campaign.

What are the three systems that states use to nominate a political candidate?

• voting, debates, and endorsements
• polls, rallies, and speeches
• caucuses, primaries (open and closed)

• campaigns, fundraising, and advertising

What happens at the National Convention?

• Delegates, who are people chosen from the state and local levels to represent their party, gather to officially cast their votes.

• Decide the party's platform.

• Nominees are officially announced for their respective party.

• Count the electoral college votes.

According to the reading, which is true about general elections?

• Open to all registered voters, who are US citizens over the age of 18.

• Held in November

• Voters Receive Paper Ballots

• Voters discuss which candidate they like the most.

When citizens vote in the General Election, they are directly electing the president.

• True

• False

_____________ are people that parties choose to represent them in the Electoral College. Members of the Electoral College cast the actual votes for president and vice president.