American Government Worksheet 8
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Presidential Campaign
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Talking points
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points discussed in candidate specials (mentioning over and over)
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Sound bites
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short expert from recorded video (quick message keep repeating as well) EX. Commercials
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Whistle-stops
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brief description on the work of helping people (one community to another)
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Swing voters
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often use for scriptures and salaries
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Battleground states
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use to protect and maintain our country
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Blue States
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Democratic states
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Red States
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Republican states
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Negative ads
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an approach to advertising that focuses on negative aspects of a rival product or candidate ( talk about how bad the other person is)
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How are presidential debates determined?
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debate commission
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Town hall versus formal
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formal: the questions are already made Town Hall: real people ask the questions ( the two candidates ask the questions)
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Electoral College
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What is the size of the Electoral College?
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538 electors
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How are the electors apportioned among the states?
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A state's number of electors equals the number of representatives and senators the state has in the United States Congress. In the case of representatives, this is based on the respective populations.
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Who are the electors?
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the people in the electoral state would trust to choose the president
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Who may the electors not be?
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somebody who have a direct tie to the government; they may not be government officials
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What is an electoral slate?
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use electoral college to determine the winner and the electors are chosen by popular vote in each state. Voters choose a slate of electors who support one of the candidates, although this may not be obvious to the voter at the time
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When is each state's electoral slate chosen?
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the political parties (or independent candidates) in each state submit to the states chief election official a list of individuals pledged tot heir candidate for president and equal in number to the states electoral vote.
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Which method is used in 48 of the states?
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the capital is use for the 48 on the states
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Which method is used in two states and which states?
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the main states that uses this method
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When and where do electors vote?
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monday following the second wednesday of december; each state's electors meet in their respective state capitols and cast their electoral votes one president and one vice president
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How do electors vote?
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at which time they cast their electoral votes on separate ballots for president and vice president
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For whom may electors vote?
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vice president, president and of there team
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What is done with the electoral voters?
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When voters go to the polls on Tuesday, they will be choosing which candidate receives their states electors
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When and where are electoral voters counted?
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Each state's electoral votes are counted in a joint session of Congress on the 6th of January in the year following the meeting of the electors. Members of the House and Senate meet in the House chamber to conduct the official tally of electoral votes.
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How many electoral votes need to win the presidency? (word and current number)
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House of Representatives is required to go into session immediately to vote for president if no candidate for president receives a majority of the electoral votes (since 1964, 270 of the 538 electoral votes).
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What happens if no one receives that number?
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If no candidate receives a majority of Electoral votes, the House of Representatives elects the President from the 3 Presidential candidates who received the most Electoral votes. Each state delegation has one vote.
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When has this happened?
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It didn't help the president with there job
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How many electoral votes needed to win the vice presidency?
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Have the number size of votes in the elections
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What happens if no one receives that number?
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Then there wouldn't be no election
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Date, time, where, and who presides over Inauguration Day?
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the president and vice president of business days or non working days in a time span of your choice
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What would happen if no presidential winner by this time?
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it would limit the number of votes
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What would happen if no presidential nor vice presidential winner by this time?
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people will choose other income taxes
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What are the 3 major defects of the electoral college system?
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the 3 major defects our electoral college because the system would be lost
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When has this happened?
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It didn't succeed for the capital
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Why is this likely no to become a big problem?
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It is like to become a problem because of the taxes
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What is a "favorite son" vote?
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The favorite son vote is a vote that many people become to be votes
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What is needed for this to happen?
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what is needed for this to happen is
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What would happen if there is a vacancy with winning nominee after the general election but before the Electoral College votes?
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if a vacancy should occur on the winning ticket, it would than be the party's
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President -Elect (popular vote only)
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the president helps the voters to succeed
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Vice president -Elect (popular vote only)
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vice president proceeds the candidates rule
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What would happen if there is a vacancy after the Electoral College votes but before Inauguration Day? (20th amendment)
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if the vacancy is Electoral college votes are Inauguration Day
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President -Elect
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ballot
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President - Elect
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state capital
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Double Vacancy
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sign and seal
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What happens if there is a vacancy after winners are sworn in?
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after wining the general election but before taking office; the president and vice president can be sworn in soon thereafter
