Campaign and Elections

primary

voters cast ballots similar to a regular election

caucus

determine candidate support within parties

national convention

meeting of political parties to select a presidential candidate

delegates

persons chosen to represent their state and vote for its nominee at the national convention; selected by working or volunteering for your party

open

once in the voting booth, any registered voter can mark their choices in one party’s section on a multiparty ballot

semi-open

any registered voter must declare which party’s ballot they want before entering the voting booth

semi-closed

registered party members vote using their party’s ballot. Unaffiliated voters may participate by choosing one party’s ballot.

closed

registered party members may vote using their own party’s ballot. Unaffiliated voters are not allowed to cast a ballot.

general election

a regular election of candidates for office; voters select candidate they want, however, candidate with most electoral votes wins

convention

defined as an agreement

nominee

a person who is proposed or formally entered as a candidate for an office (or award)

nomination

being selected (nominated) for the candidate

two-party system

a system were two parties consistently dominate

third parties

an additional party or parties within a system, typically less prevalent

running mate

a person running in an election as a candidate’s helper (vice-president)

electoral college process

states vote

electors vote

vice president opens and counts ballots

house/senate certify

35 years old

natural-born citizen

live in the US for at least 14 years

qualifications for presidential candidates

number of representatives + number of senators

how states vote number is determined

presidential losing candidate became vice president

problem of 1796 and 1800 election

vote for a vice president and president pair instead of two votes for president

changes brought on my 12th amendment

vote was split, went to the house were deals were made to select president

issues of elections in 1824 and 1876

winner of election lost the popular vote

issues of elections in 1888, 2000, 2016

candidate gets the most votes, but the majority of states (won by districts) goes to the other candidate

how does a candidate win the popular vote and lose the election?

preserves federalism

issues with popular vote (voter fraud’s effects)

encourages nat’l campaign

reasons for electoral college

electoral college doesn’t accurately represent the country

electors are not required to vote is affirmation of the district

lack of constitution specificity

reasons against electoral college

split district votes

what do Maine and Nebraska do differently with their electoral votes?

electors

people voting to represent their district

popular vote

actual votes done by voters

electoral vote

votes cast by electors

red state

states that vote Republican

blue state

states that vote democratic

swing state

states that switch between parties

the coalition/majority party selects prime minister

how is a prime minister selected?

coalition

when two parties join together to achieve majority in a parliament

every two years

how often are house elections?

every six years

How often are senate elections?

mid term

congress election between presidential elections (tend to not favor president’s party)

republican party major beliefs

tend to favor free market practices, privatization, reduced government spending and regulation, tax cuts

democratic party major beliefs

favor social programs, labor unions, regulation, equality, regulations against environmental pollution, and criminal justice reform.

libertarian party major beliefs

promotes civil liberties, non-interventionism, laissez-faire capitalism, and limiting the size and scope of government

major beliefs of the green party

environmentalism; nonviolence; social justice; participatory democracy; grassroots democracy; anti-war; anti-racism; eco-socialism

biased news

news delivered with someone’s opinion twisting it

misleading news

news (especially headlines) that are confusing (think death on the border)

fake news

news that is not true

polarization

beliefs that move further and further from middle ground into extremes

by hearing an affirming argument, a person could become further entrenched in their own beliefs further estranging them from the other side’s opinion

How does biased news affect polarization and election?

lies could be spread to further increase polarization and manipulate votes

How does AI and fake news affect elections?