How to get Elected in Modern American Elections

How to get Elected in Modern American Elections

12th Grade

20 Qs

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How to get Elected in Modern American Elections

How to get Elected in Modern American Elections

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is the key to winning an election in Michigan today?

Winning Detroit Metro and either Grand Rapids or Greater Lansing

Winning only Detroit Metro

Winning only Grand Rapids

Winning only Greater Lansing

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which area accounts for 10% of Michigan's population?

Grand Rapids

Detroit Metro

Greater Lansing

Traverse City

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What type of election must you win to become a member of the Senate?

District election

Statewide election

National election

Local election

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Why might a candidate need to be more "centrist" in a Senate election?

To appeal to only one political party

To appeal to both political parties in some ways

To avoid all political affiliations

To focus solely on independent voters

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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An outlier district in a state is one that is the OPPOSITE party of the dominant party (like Republicans in California). What is a potential benefit of being an "outlier" district in a partisan state?

It cannot send representatives to Congress

It can send representatives from a different party to Congress

It must follow the state majority

It has no political influence

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is a strategy candidates often use during the election season according to the document?

Campaigning only in their home state

Campaigning to the center

Ignoring moderate states

Focusing solely on foreign policy

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which states gain more importance due to the Electoral College system?

Only the largest states

Middle and lower-populated states

Only the smallest states

Only coastal states

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