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The electoral college

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Ensures that candidates from many parties have a viable chance to become president

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The electoral college vote diversion from the popular vote and three elections during our histories nation is the burgesses occurred in

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1876,1888, and 2000

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In 2000, for the first time since —, The electoral college vote diverged from the popular vote

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1888

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In the 2000 presidential election, Al Gore

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Won the popular vote

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A candidate who wins the popular vote nationally

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May yet lose in the electoral vote

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To win the presidency, A candidate needs— electoral college votes

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270

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There are — electoral college votes

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538

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A— is held at the state or local level when the voters must decide an issue before the next general election

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Special affection

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The general election is a regularly scheduled election held in

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Even-numbered years on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November

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The president and vice president are elected every — years

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Four

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Members of the House of Representatives are elected every — years

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2

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Members of the Senate are elected every — years

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6

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A secret ballot that is prepared disturbed and counted by government officials at public expense is known as the — ballot

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Australian

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In most states, — provides a list of registered voters and make certain the only qualified voters cast ballots

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An election board

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— are representatives from each political party who are allowed to monitor polling places to make sure that the election is ready fairly and fraud does not occur

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Poll watchers

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One citizens vote for president vice president, they are not voting directly for the candidates. Instead, they are voting for voting for the electors Who will cast their ballots

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In the electoral college

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The electors are selected during each presidential election year by the

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States political parties

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Each state has

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As many electoral votes as it has senators

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The District of Columbia has

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Three electoral votes

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If a state has thirty six members in the House of Representatives, it has — elector votes

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Thirty six

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The electoral college system is primarily a winner take all system in which

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The candidate who receives the largest popular vote in a state is credited with all that states electoral votes

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The states of — and — are the only exceptions to the winner take all feature of the electoral college

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Maine; Nebraska

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In December, after the general election, electors meet in — to cast their votes for president and Vice President

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Their state capitals

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In —, after the general election, electors meet in their state capitals to cast a vote for president and Vice President

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December

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After the electors cast their votes, the ballots are sent to,

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The U.S. Senate, which counts and certifies them before a joint session of congress held in early January

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— and — have the most electoral votes

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California and Texas

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States with the fewest electoral votes are

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Alaska and North Dakota

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If no presidential candidate receives the required number of electoral votes

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The House of Representatives votes on the candidates with each state delegation casting only a single vote

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Twice, in — and —, no presidential candidate got an electoral college majority

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1800, 1824

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If no vice presidential candidate receives the required number of electoral votes the

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Senate chooses the Vice President with each senator casting one vote

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The first step in the long road to winning an election is

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The nomination process

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All of the following are typical ways to nominate a candidate for public office except

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Electoral college

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In the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama

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Won the support of only 32.6 percent eligible voters

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Which president came closest to winning a majority of the popular vote, even though he had the support of fewer than 40 percent of the electorate?

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Lyndon Johnson

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Beginning in 1800, members of congress who belonged to the two political parties held — to nominate candidates for president and Vice President

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Caucuses

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The congressional caucus system collapsed in —. It was widely seen as Undemocratic

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1824

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In 1824, the — had to decide the presidential contest. It picked John Quincy Adams, even though Andrew Jackson have one more popular and electoral vote

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House of Representatives

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In 1832, both political parties settled on the— as the method of choosing candidates for president and vice president

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National nominating convention

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Not until — did the ordinary voters in all states gain the right to select delegates to the national presidential nominating conventions

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1972

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By —, The convention system is the most common method of nominating political party candidate at the state and national level

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1840

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Those who attend a political party nominating convention are called — and they are chosen to represent the people of a particular geographic area

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Delegates

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Which of the Following statement is accurate?

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And it incorrect primary, voters choose delegates, who in turn choose the candidate

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The power of the state to run primary election is limited by

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The First Amendment rights of freedom of association

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In a — primary, voters can vote for it regardless of whether they belong to the candidates party

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Open

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In a — primary, only party members can vote to choose that parties candidate, and they may only in primary of their own party

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Closed

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A — allows voters to go to the polls to decide among candidates who seek nomination for office from their party

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Caucus

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In a —primary, voters can cast ballots for delegates who in turn choose a candidates

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Indirect

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In a — primary, voters can vote for a candidate from more than one party

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Blanket

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Currently, — States choose national convention delegates through caucuses

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12

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As more states opted to hold presidential primaries

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The drama of national party convention diminished

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The — committee of the international political party or are you with the claims of the national party convention delegates to be the legitimate representative of their state

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Credentials

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With the rise of candidate centered campaigns, the role of — in managing campaigns has declined

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Political party

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— now manages nearly all aspects of A presidential candidates campaign

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Political consultant

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When major campaigns take time to discover negative information about opposing candidates, they're engaging in

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Campaigns strategizing

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Micro-targeting

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Is a process that involves collecting as much information as possible about voters in a database and then filtering out various groups for special attention

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And the 2012 election cycle the average house candidate spent about

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$1.1 million

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Total presidential campaign spending's, including by candidates who lost in the primaries and through independent expenditures, reach — in the 2011 through 2012 election cycle

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$4.5 billion

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Under the federal election campaign walls, public financing for the general election is provided, if presidential candidates

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Agreed to denounce super PACs

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The federal election campaign act allowed corporations, Labor unions, and special interest groups to set up national — to raise money for candidates

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Political party caucuses

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Under the federal election campaign act, there is — limit on the total amount of the PAC contributes during an election cycle

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No

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Under the federal election campaign act, political action committees can contribute up to — per candidate any election

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$5000

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Soft money is

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A political contribution not regulated by federal law

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The bipartisan campaign reform act of 2002 (McCain-Feingold)

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Banned soft money at the national level

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As a result of the Supreme Court's decision in citizens United versus Federal election commission of 2010 and a federal court of pills ruling in speechnow v. FEC (2010)

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There is now no limit on the ability of corporations, unions, nonprofit organizations, or individuals coupon political advertising proving that they do not contribute directly to the candidates campaign

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After the Supreme Court decision and citizens United versus Federal election commission 2010 and a federal Court of Appeal Rolling in speech now versus FEC 2010, a new type of organization came into existence to take advantage of the new rules. No unofficially as independent expenditure only committees, the new bodies were soon dubbed

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Super PACs

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In the 2012 presidential election , Fred eychaner gave more than $1 million to — super PAC and committees

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Democratic

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According to some words, a 501(c)4 Organization could make limited contributions directly to a candidates campaign

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And could conceal The identities of its donors

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