Duplicate of Elections Review

You can get information from many different places in the media called:

People are most likely to turn-out to vote during:

Campaign costs have been going up over time. True or False?

Because of the rising costs of campaigns, the government is trying to do this:

In order to do a good job of interpreting the media, do all of the following things EXCEPT:

How are Presidents and Vice Presidents elected?

Who has the advantage when it comes to getting elected?

A state's number of electors is based on their number of members in:

If you don't register, you are still allowed to vote. True or False?

Political parties do this to make sure the government is being responsible:

How soon before an election must you register?

Interest groups and political action committees (PACs) have much power and money. True/False?

Turn-out is the percentage of people who are eligible that actually go out and:

Where do people get MOST of their information about campaigns and candidates?

The two major political parties are the Whigs and the Know-Nothings. True or False?

Which is NOT a qualification to vote?

Candidates have to win popular vote in a state to win that state's electors. True or False?

In a close election, which states make the difference between winning and losing?

In order to get good people to run for office, political parties must FIRST:

What is the MOST important job of political parties?

This system in the Electoral College is called:

When something is one-sided, it has:

Which of the following words has nothing to do with bringing in money for campaigns?

The Electoral College and its winner-take-all system supports:

When do third parties win elections?

The Electoral College winner-take-all system means candidates usually focus on:

Groups of people who work together to win elections and have power in the government are:

One thing government has ALREADY done to reform campaign finance is to:

What are the other major parties besides Democrats and Republicans called?

All of the people who can vote make up the:

When a cartoon or a commercial is meant to influence people's opinions, it is considered:

Appealing to the political center is important because: