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Electoral College
A body of electors established to elect the President and Vice President of the U.S.
Special Interests
Groups that seek to influence political decisions and policies.
SuperPAC
Political action committees that can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money independently.
501c4
Non-profit organizations that can engage in political activities without disclosing donors.
Apportionment
The distribution of congressional seats based on state populations.
Election Qualifications
Requirements to run for office, including age and citizenship.
Primary Elections
Initial elections to narrow down candidates for the general election.
How many years of age do you have to be to run for house of representative
25
How many years of age do you have to be to run for senate
30
How many years of age do you have to be in order to run for president
35
How many years do you have to reside in the country to run for house of representative
7
How many years do you have to reside in the country to run for senate
9
How many years do you have to reside in the country to run for president
14
Do you have to be a natural born citizen to run for president
yes!
anaymous, private vote
primary
public voting; a debate
caucus
What type of primary is private, and only allows registered party members to vote in their party primary. (excludes independents)
Closed primary
what type of primary is private, allows all voters to voter the party they are members of. If they are not registered to a party then they can vote in either (independents are able to vote)
semi-closed primary
what type of primary is private, allows all voters to vote in either parties election and doesn’t exclude independents.
open primary
public primary where people debate as a member of the party they are representing. If wanting to change sides after debating, they can walk to the other side of the room. Excludes independents; centrists
caucus primary
SuperPAC
An organization that is able to spend unlimited amounts of money on campaigns by running ads. (usually run by the rich). Is legally not allowed to work with the candidate but is allowed to support the campaign by running ads. The must report their donations to the FEC
PAC (political action committee)
business agency that can donate DIRECTLY to parties, candidates, and also can run ads. They can spend 5000$ on candidates and 15,000$ to parties. The must report their donations to the FEC
501c4
Non-profit organization, does not need to report donations to FEC, can donate money to Super PACs, and can run ads. Can spend up to 49.9% of budget but has no $ limit.
what was Theodore Roosevelts attempt to stop corporate contributions to political campaigns
The Tillman act of 1907
What made reforms such as campaign contribution limits (how much donors can spend on campaigns), public disclosure of contributions (public has the right to see how much money is being spent), creation of FEC
the Watergate scandal
What case was able to declare that campaign spending was a type of speech?
Citizens United Vs. the FEC
How many lobbyists are there for each member of congress
20
What is cronyism
Its the appointment of people/”friends” that allows people with more money to influence the government
How much can an individual donate to an election
27,000
How much money do house members need to raise in a day for their party
2,500
How much money do senate members need to raise in a day for their party
15,000
How many votes in the electoral college is needed to win
270
How many votes does each state start with
2
What are swing states
States with a lot of electoral votes, that switch party to party during elections
Winner take all method
In all states except, Nebraska and Maine. Where the party with 51% of the states vote, takes all the votes in the population.
Which election was the most expensive election in history
2020
The Electoral College was made to protect the gov against what
Too much democracy
National popular vote compact was made to what?
Reduce the impact of swing states in the elections
The electoral college can
overrepresent small states with smaller populations
How is how many votes each state gets determined?
Number of people in the senate and House of Representatives from each state
