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Civics Chapter 10 notes
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7th Grade
10/11/2011

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To win a presidential election, a candidate must receive a t least how many votes?
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270 electoral votes
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What is it called when a famous or popular person supports a candidate?
Definition
endorsement
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In what year did the supreme court rule that is was a ciolation of freedom of speech to limit how much a candidate could spend on his or her own election campaign?
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1976
Term
What happened in 1971?
Definition
Congress began placing controls on campaign financing
Term
How must you be to vote?
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18
Term
Who critisizes early "calls" of elections because many western polls are sitll open?
Definition
political commentators
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What is soft money?
Definition
Donations given to political parties and not designaed for a particular candidates election campaign
Term
How can a candidate who loses the popular vote still win the electral vote?
Definition
Winner-Take-All system
Term
Is being able to pay the poll tax a reason some citizens don't vote?
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no
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If a person can't get to the polls on election day how can that person vote?
Definition
absentee ballot
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What do candidates use to try to persuade or influence voters to choose them over another candidate?
Definition
prpaganda
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What chance does voting give citizens?
Definition
a chance to choose their government leaders
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