Political Beliefs/Behaviors: Polls, Socialization, Gender Gap, Bandwagon Effect, Simpson-Mazzoli Act, Frontloading, Part

JeopardyUNIT II: “Political Beliefs / Political Behaviors” Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

$100 Answer from H1 +/- 3 %

$100 Question from H1 The margin of error in a poll conducted using a sample of 1,500 people.

$200 Question from H1 The process through which a person acquires his/her particular political orientation.

$200 Answer from H1 Political Socialization

$300 Question from H1 The concept that women are more likely to support Democratic candidates.

$300 Answer from H1 Gender Gap

$400 Question from H1 The term referring to voters who support a candidate merely because they see others are doing so.

$400 Answer from H1 The Bandwagon Effect

$500 Question from H1 This act requires that employers document the citizenship of their employees and could face fines or imprisonment for employing illegal workers.

$500 Answer from H1 The Simpson-Mazzoli Act

$100 Question from H2 The recent tendency of states to hold primaries early in the calendar year in order to capitalize on media attention.

$100 Answer from H2 Frontloading

$200 Question from H2 Prior to the existence of primaries, all state parties selected their delegates to the national conventions in this manner.

$200 Answer from H2 Party Caucus(es)

$300 Question from H2 Daily Double!

$300 Answer from H2 The McGovern-Fraser Commission - 1968

$400 Question from H2 Democrats require all states to use this/these mechanism(s) for the selection of delegates to the national convention.

$400 Answer from H2 The Proportional System >15%

$500 Question from H2 Political contributions ear-marked for “party-building” at the grassroots level for generic party advertising (ended November 6th 2002).

$500 Answer from H2 Soft Money

$100 Question from H3 The #1 indicator of whether a person will vote.

$100 Answer from H3 Level of Education

$200 Question from H3 State-level method of direct legislation that gives voters a chance to approve or disapprove proposed legislation or a proposed Constitutional Amendment.

$200 Answer from H3 Referendum

$300 Question from H3 The belief that ordinary people can influence the government.

$300 Answer from H3 Political Efficacy

$400 Question from H3 What amendment was the direct result of the election of 1800 .

$400 Answer from H3 The 12th Amendment

$500 Question from H3 Theory: The idea that winning candidates have permission from the people to carry out his/her platforms & politics .

$500 Answer from H3 Mandate Theory of Elections

$100 Question from H4 One of the many possible factors for Gore’s loss in 2000 was the 2.7% popular vote by this 3rd party candidate.

$100 Answer from H4 Ralph Nader

$200 Question from H4 In the election of 1800 these two individuals tied in the Electoral College w/ 73 votes throwing the decision into the House of Representatives.

$200 Answer from H4 Thomas Jefferson - VA Aaron Burr - NY

$300 Question from H4 The Electoral Vote in the 2000 election.

$300 Answer from H4 Bush 271 Gore 266 (Abstained 1)

$400 Question from H4 This Democratic candidate in 1896 was the youngest major party candidate to seek the presidency. He gave over 600 speeches, but lost to Republican McKinley who did not actively campaign.

Daily Double • Commission formed after the 1968 Democratic Convention in response to demands for reform by minority groups and others who sought better representation.

$400 Answer from H4 William Jennings Bryan

$500 Question from H4 This Reform Party candidate received nearly 18,000 votes in Florida. Some of which were probably unintentional Gore voters who made a mistake on the Butterfly Ballot.

$500 Answer from H4 Pat Buchanan - Reform

$100 Question from H5 These funding vehicles were created by FECA allowing corporations, unions and other interest groups to contribute money to political candidates.

$100 Answer from H5 PACs or Political Action Committees

$200 Question from H5 The “Doctrine of Sufficiency” states: “More important than having more _____, is having enough _____”. HINT: It is “the mother’s milk of politics.”

$200 Answer from H5 Money

$300 Question from H5 A bipartisan body consisting of six members that administers campaign finance laws and enforces compliance.

$300 Answer from H5 The FEC or The Federal Elections Commission

$400 Question from H5 The 1976 Buckley vs. Valeo case struck down part of FECA that limited the amount of money individuals could contribute to their own campaigns on the grounds that it was a violation of _____.

$400 Answer from H5 1st Amend: Free Speech

Political Beliefs/Behaviors: Polls, Socialization, Gender Gap, Bandwagon Effect, Simpson-Mazzoli Act, Frontloading, Part