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Chapter 8 Political Parties, Candidates & Campaigns

Chapter 8 Political Parties, Candidates & Campaigns . Test Review . Open Primaries allow for what? . Open Primaries allow for what? . The voter to decide on Election Day whether they want to vote in the Democrat or Republican primary . What’s a caucus? . What’s a caucus? .

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Chapter 8 Political Parties, Candidates & Campaigns

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  1. Chapter 8Political Parties, Candidates & Campaigns Test Review

  2. Open Primaries allow for what?

  3. Open Primaries allow for what? The voter to decide on Election Day whether they want to vote in the Democrat or Republican primary

  4. What’s a caucus?

  5. What’s a caucus? Well, Iowa has one, the first of all of them…but they’re a closed door meeting of party regulars (you know those who actually care about what’s going on around them in a political sense) and discuss candidates and come to a consensus

  6. What’s wrong with the primary system?

  7. What’s wrong with the primary system? Nothing, but people do so like to complain. It lengthens the campaign season (some say to an impractable length), giving the media a lot of power in who get’s elected, the early primaries carry too much weight (Iowa case in point), many people who are qualified can’t run because the necessity of excessive fundraising detracts from their current office

  8. What’s right about the primary system?

  9. What’s right about the primary system? It has reduced/weakened the power of party bosses and given more power to the individual voter/citizen – no longer do we have the backroom deals putting people into office.

  10. Special Interests are not without their influence. When it comes to PAC (political action committee) money, who benefits the most?

  11. Special Interests are not without their influence. When it comes to PAC (political action committee) money, who benefits the most? Since there’s only so much money in the bucket to pass around, and incumbents have a better chance of getting re-elected, the incumbents tend to receive much more PAC money

  12. Why do we only have two political parties in America, while most other countries have three or more?

  13. Why do we only have two political parties in America, while most other countries have three or more? The major parties have been able to adopt the third party ideas into their own platforms, eliminating the need for their party. Plus with the winner-take-all aspect of US politics third parties rarely win and their followers tend to give up the fight.

  14. What are Super Delegates?

  15. What are Super Delegates? Convention delegates who are faster than a speeding bullet and are able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Plus, it’s a Democratic party thing, that makes sure that party officials and specific constituencies have a voice at the convention.

  16. The goal of the Federal Election Campaign Act was to do what?

  17. The goal of the Federal Election Campaign Act was to do what? Since money is such an issue and some have it and some don’t, we wanted to make place campaigns on a equal footing so that everyone could see what was going on, since all funding had to be reported to the FEC

  18. The End

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