Values and Beliefs, Electoral College Handout, and Brainpop Two Party System
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answersquestion
What you think is important.
answer
Value
question
What you think is true even if it cannot be proven.
answer
Belief
question
The way you express yourself in thoughts, words and actions.
answer
Attitude
question
The group that cast each states official votes for president.
answer
Electoral College
question
Total number of electoral votes.
answer
538
question
The number of electors for each state is determined by the number of representatives the state has in ________?
answer
Congress
question
Number of electoral votes in Pennsylvania.
answer
20
question
Magic number of electors needed to win presidency.
answer
270
question
Electors and Political party.
answer
_________ are chosen by their _________________ in each state.
question
Democratic Mascot (smart, brave)
answer
Donkey
question
Republican Mascot (strong, dignified)
answer
Elephant
question
Didn't belong to political party.
answer
Party that George Washington belongs to...
question
Hotly contested between several candidates; the previous elections weren't.
answer
1796 election
question
small farmer from North Carolina.
answer
Supporter of Thomas Jefferson
question
opposed a strong federal government.
answer
Alexander Hamilton's reason to create a bank...
question
bankers and businessmen
answer
Group of people who benefited Alexander Hamilton's policies.
question
it's leader, Alexander Hamilton died.
answer
One reason why the Federalist party shrunk after 1804.
question
rivalries between members split the party apart.
answer
One reason why the Democratic Republican Party split up.
question
Thomas Jefferson.
answer
Politician who did not support individual rights.
question
A two-party system.
answer
A political system in which two parties usually get most of the votes in elections.
question
-Believes in limited government powers. -More liberal. -Bill Clinton and John F. Kennedy were members. -Believes the government should provide social programs. -Believes in higher taxes for businesses and the wealthy. -Symbol is the donkey.
answer
Democrat
question
-Known as Grand Old Party. -Believes lower taxes for everyone benefits the economy. -More conservative. -George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan were members.
answer
Republican
question
That person would be Republican.
answer
Someone who is more conservative.
question
Ronald Reagan
answer
Famous Republican President
question
Liberal (L)
answer
Left-leaning
question
Conservative
answer
Right-leaning
question
Andrew Jackson
answer
Considered one of the greatest Presidents of the 20th century
question
Belief within the Democratic Party
answer
The rich should be taxed to provide services for the common good
question
They believe the government shouldn't play a large roll in peoples lives.
answer
Reason why Republicans don't support broad-based social programs.
question
America's military needs to be as strong as possible.
answer
Common Position within the Republican Party.
question
divided in half
answer
"Republicans and Democrats agreed on bipartisan solution to the problem." In this sentence what does bipartisan mean?
question
All small political parties.
answer
What do the Green, Reform, and Libertarian Parties have in common?
question
Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln
answer
3 Presidents placed in order.
question
Democrat and Republican
answer
The two major political parties in the United States.
question
Political Beliefs
answer
Core American Beliefs are...
question
Jobs, race, gender, economy, education, and environment
answer
Real-life issues about which political beliefs might differ..
question
Beliefs shaped by where we come from, culture, ethnicity; religion, upbringing..
answer
Things that for ideologies..
question
What we hear from people at school, work, politicians and media.
answer
Influences over political beliefs..
question
Personal experience, hear about world wide issues, perspective.
answer
Things that can change political beliefs as we grow older..
