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WorksheetsHow Elections Work
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which banned soft money contributions to national political parties from corporations and unions ?
Wesberry v. Sanders
Buckley v. Valeo
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
Federal Election Campaign Act
A committee set up by corporation or interest group that raises money from donations is called ?
Interest group
Political Action Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Rules Committee
Political contributions that are limited in amounts and are fully disclosed are called ?
Hard Money
Soft Money
Gerrymandering
PAC
Type of primary election in which only allows people registered in that party holding to vote ?
Direct
Open
Blanket
Closed
How are electoral votes determined for each state ?
# of House Reps. for the state + # of Senators for the state
# of Senators for the state
# of federal courts in the state
# of House Reps. for the state
Who chooses the President if no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes ?
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Senate
Run off election
How many electoral votes are needed to become President ?
360
545
270
260
The images below are examples of ? (Hint: They are hold after the Primary elections )
National Party Conventions (RNC/DNC)
Grassroots
Presidential debates
Presidential Inaugurations
These types of campaign advertisements are called ?
Testimonial
Transfer
Mudslinging
Plain Folks
