A government that locally (and partially) rules a village, town, district, etc.
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How many members of Congress are there?
535 members
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How are the members of Congress divided?
100 in the Senate, 435 in the House of Representatives
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Congress can be divided in…
Senate and House of Representatives
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For how many years do members of the Senate stay in office?
6 years
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For how many years do members of the House of Representatives stay in office?
2 years
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True or false: The amount of Representatives in the H.O.R. is the same for every state
False: it differs from state to state depending on the amount of citizens
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Which amendment made it so that members of the Senate must be elected by popular vote since 1913?
17th amendment
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Who runs primaries?
State and local governments.
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What are caucuses?
Events hosted by politcal parties to elect delegates for each state. Supporters can cast their votes by raise of hand. This is more exclusive than a primary.
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What are primaries?
An election event where people can anonymously vote at a booth.
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What is the difference between an open and a closed primary?
During an open primary, everyone is allowed to cast a vote on anyone regardless of party. During a closed primary, voters can only select someone in their own preferred party.
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True or false: To run for President, a person must have been born in the USA
True
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True or false: To run for President, a person must have lived in the USA for at least 16 years
False, they must have lived in the USA for at least 14 years
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True or false: To run for President, a person must be at least 30 years of age
False, they must be at least 35 years of age
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How long before primaries will candidates announce their intent to run?
1 year
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Where does a party select its official final Presidential nominee?
At a convention
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Who selects the Vice President? The Presidential candidate, the Senate, the party members or the delegates?
The Presidential candidate
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How many electoral votes can be divided?
538
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There are 2 states who divide their electoral votes between both parties instead of giving them to only one. Which two states?
Maine and Nebraska
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What is the term for the day on which most primaries and caucuses are held?
Super Tuesday. Takes place in either February or March and eliminates many remaining candidates.
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How many electoral votes must a Presidential candidate gain in order to win the election?
270
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What do we call an elector who casts their vote different from what the voters have chosen?
Faithless elector
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What is gerrymandering?
Purposefully redrawing a map to advantage one party
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