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THIS. IS. JEOPARDY. Your. With. Host. MRS. IMMINGS. Vocab. Elections. Campaigning. Electoral College. History & Politics. Politics & Democracy. 100. 100. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. 300. 300. 400. 400. 400. 400. 400.

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  1. THIS IS JEOPARDY

  2. Your With Host... MRS. IMMINGS

  3. Vocab Elections Campaigning Electoral College History & Politics Politics & Democracy 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500

  4. The two most common ways citizens can influence government are by fulfilling these two roles: 1.) selecting voting officials & 2.) being one who runs for a government position A 100

  5. Voter & Candidate A 100

  6. This is the art or science of government, including the administration of government A 200

  7. Politics A 200

  8. The development of this course of action adopted by the government is often influenced by which political party is elected. A 300

  9. Policy A 300

  10. This document states the goals and values of a political party. A 400

  11. Platform A 400

  12. There are different ways citizens can be involved with political parties – they may support the party by voting OR sometimes they will officially join the party to have special voting rights A 500

  13. Support Base & Member A 500

  14. What is the difference between a primary election & a general election? B 100

  15. Primary – election for the political party to select the best candidate for the final election General – election for the government to determine an elected official from the top candidates of all political parties B 100

  16. Who can vote in a closed primary? B 200

  17. Only official members of a political party B 200

  18. What type of primary is best for citizens? Why? B 300

  19. Blanket Primary – All candidates from all parties are on the same ballot so the citizens have the most choice for each position. B 300

  20. What is an unofficial vote frequently used during elections to predict who is winning and help political parties do extra campaigning if they are behind? B 400

  21. Straw Vote/Straw Poll B 400

  22. What happens at a National Convention? B 500

  23. The state political party representatives meet for a rally to: allow Super Delegates to vote then select the final presidential candidate, publish the platform B 500

  24. This practice tries to discredit other political candidates by spreading lies and distortions and results in “negative campaigning”. C 100

  25. Mudslinging C 100

  26. This campaign strategy involves candidates traveling to give speeches persuading people to vote and/or give donations to their campaign. C 200

  27. Stumping C 200

  28. Campaigns require mass amounts of money – what group monitors campaign spending to enforce the laws in order to prevent corruption? C 300

  29. Federal Elections Commission C 300

  30. DAILY DOUBLE DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager C 400

  31. A powerful way some citizens are able to have a voice in government is through these which raise incredible amounts of money and campaign for or against major candidates. C 400

  32. Political Action Committees (PACs) C 400

  33. Approximately how much money is spent by an individual presidential candidate during a campaign? C 500

  34. $1 billion C 500

  35. What is the Electoral College? D 100

  36. A special election to determine the president where representatives from each state vote based on the popular vote from their state D 100

  37. In a presidential election, this is the true vote of the people as calculated from the general election D 200

  38. Popular Vote D 200

  39. What determines how many electoral votes a state receives in the Electoral College? D 300

  40. A state’s population Ex. California receives 55 and Kentucky receives 8 D 300

  41. What are the requirements for electors in the Electoral College? D 400

  42. You can’t be an elected official or work for the government. D 400

  43. What is each Electoral College scenario called? 1 – A majority of a state votes for a candidate, so he earns 100% of the electoral votes 2 – A state looks at votes by district. One candidate wins a majority in a district, so earns an electoral vote, but another candidate has a majority in the other, so earns an electoral vote D 500

  44. 1 – Winner Takes All 2 – Congressional District/Proportional D 500

  45. In early American history a man suggested a strange way of drawing districts to give an advantage to a particular political party. This is called: E 100

  46. Gerrymandering E 100

  47. This early American group believed in a strong federal government, a focus on the economy and a loose interpretation of the Constitution E 200

  48. Hamiltonians E 200

  49. The Jeffersonians later became this early political party and what was their main belief? E 300

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