In order to win the presidency

the candidate must win 270 electoral college votes

the candidate must earn 1/2 of the states nomination

the candidate must win the popular vote

the candidate must be selected by the house or represenatives

Primaries and caucuses use different methods but both serve the same goal of

selecting political party candidates

selecting supreme court justices

What is redistricting?

the process of re-drawing United States and state electoral district boundaries

the process of establishing the number of representatives in the U.S. Senate

the idea that all states should have an equal number of people in Congress

the use of the Census to determine who should run for office

When district boundaries are drawn in order to benefit the party in power and help it stay in power

When seats in the House of Representatives are redistributed among states because of changes in population

When district boundaries are redrawn to reflect changes in population.

A measurement of the US population that occurs every ten years

How does the National Government determine how many electoral college votes each state gets?

number of representatives and senators it has

number of representatives it has

What is the purpose of the Electoral College?

Elect the President of the United States.

Provide opportunities for kids to attend school.

Select a baseball team to play in the College World Series.

Why does California have more electoral votes than Texas?

California has a higher population than Texas

California had more influence in Congress than Texas

California has a lower population than Texas

California's land area is more than Texas

The Census is conducted every 10 years to count the total population in the nation. How can the population affect the Electoral College?

Change the number of electoral votes

It can determine the number of Senators each state gets.

What is a Political Party Platform?

The collection of a Party's values, ideologies, issues and possible actions to be supported by its members.

The various layers and levels of party leadership with the highest elected office holder at the top.

The physical structures used by candidates in the various states when campaigning.

The physical structures that bind the party together.

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a system where two major parties compete to control government.

Two-party system

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states where support for each candidate is about equal.

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a process of voting, in writing and typically in secret.

a body of people representing the states of the U.S., who formally cast votes for the election of president and vice president.

any political party that is not Republican or Democrat

drawing voting district boundaries for political advantage.

an organization that tries to elect its members to public office so that its views can become public policy.

a system where two major parties compete to control government.

states where support for each candidate is about equal.

an independent agency of the United States government that enforces U.S. campaign finance laws and oversees U.S. federal elections.

hired by local election officials to manage voting on election day.

a meeting of party members to select the candidates to run for election.

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