AP Government: Unit 10 Review Game - Voting & Elections

Delegates nominate a candidate for President and VP, as well as write the platform at the...

If a presidential candidate wins over 55% of the popular vote, it is said voters give him/her

Which is a requirement to be eligible to vote in the United States

A meeting of political party members to conduct party business…sometimes to select candidates

In this type of primary election, you must declare your party before you enter the voting booth

What is the most essential act by citizens who live in a democracy?

A vote where the government asks the people to vote on a specific issue to make it a law.

Automatic delegates to the DNC who tend to be party leaders, current elected officials, etc.

In the primaries who does a presidential candidate focus his/her attention on for votes?

What state holds the first primary elections?

Primaries are held in Indiana on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of ....

Least likely to vote: 75 yr old with a HS degree; 45 yrold college dropout; 20 yr old HS grad

Campaign finance laws are tough to reform because many see contributions as an issue involving?

How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency?

When is the general election held in the United States?

What does suffrage mean?

If you were a candidate which voters would you NOT focus on during a general election for votes

An election where voters select people to hold an office

Propaganda where a famous public figure publicly supports a candidate running for office?

When a candidate “goes negative” and points out all the bad attributes of their opponent,

Money given directly to a candidate for their campaign is known as...

If you vote for members of both parties in an election, then it is said you are voting a...

Type of campaign propaganda that uses positive images to make the candidate look good?

What year were women given the right to vote?

Nickname of the day where a lot of states hold their primaries/caucuses on the same day?

Partisan redrawing of congressional district borders that can lead to more safe districts

Supreme Court case that removed limits on a candidates ability to fund his/her own campaign?

A group like the United Auto Workers Union (UAW) creates this to raise money to support candidates who favor their issue

An election where voters can remove a public official from office before his term is finished

Presidential elections were held in 2016 & 2020, but what do we call the 2018 election year?

When was the last time someone lost the popular vote, but still won the presidential election?

What do we call the people who are eligible to vote in an election?

If you are going to be out of town on election day, you can still vote by using one of these…

Group of people who cast the official vote for the presidency

Who selects the President if there is no majority in the Electoral College?

The person who currently holds an office is called the _____.

To win the parties nomination, you need to accumulate what for the convention?

Citizens United v. FEC allowed for unlimited "independent expenditures" from groups called

What state holds the first presidential caucuses?