Chapter 10-1. Quiz GOVT2305.775SP – Flashcards
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How many positions do Americans elect?
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520,000
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Recently, primary elections, in which each party's ______ choose the general-election nominee, have become the norm.
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voters
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Why do Iowa and New Hampshire get the first crack at deciding each party's presidential nominee?
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State officials are empowered to decide their own election calendars—with the consent of the two parties.
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_______ is the date on the primary calendar when the most states hold primaries and caucuses on the same day.
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Super Tuesday
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The biggest-spending groups of corporate donors are FIRE companies. What does the abbreviation "FIRE" stand for?
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finance/insurance/real estate
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How many times in US history has the popular-vote winner lost in the Electoral College?
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four
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______ refers to a system under which the winning candidate receives all the delegates for that state.
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Winner-take-all system
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A system of ______ allocates delegates based on the proportion of the vote a candidate wins.
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proportional representation
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In what Supreme Court cases did the Court allow more funds for campaigns?
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both a and b--- (McCutcheon,Citizens United)
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Currently, the fastest growing populations are:
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all of the above----(Latinos, Asian Americans, African Americans)
