Ch 10 Voting and Elections

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Ch. 10: Voting and Elections

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Which Amendments expanded SUFFRAGE to Americans?

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19th

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26th

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In order to be able to vote in America, you must?:

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Be a U.S. citizen

Be at least 18

Be a resident of the state

Be a registered voter

Not have a felony record

Multiple Choice

Before a general election in November, all candidates seeking elected office must get the nomination from their party, which is called?

Primary Election

Presidential Election

Mid-Term Election

Off-Year Election

Primary Election - registered voters can VOTE for their candidate

Caucus - Group meeting of party members, then the group discuss and choose candidate

Why do you think Voter Turnout is so low in the U.S.?

Which type of general election do you think gets the HIGHEST voter turnout?

Which type of general election do you think gets the LOWEST voter turnout?

Open Ended

What does this political cartoon mean?

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Open Ended

What is the correlation between campaign spending and electoral success?

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Incumbency Advantage - Usually, the current office holder wins re-election

Who has more of an incumbency advantage?

WHY

Supreme Court case in 2010
Money is free speech
Took off all limits of individual campaign funding

Citizens United v. FEC

Colbert Super PAC - Campaign Finance - The Colbert Report (Video Clip) | Comedy Central US

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