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| Functions of Political Parties (picking) |
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| Nominating and Recruiting candidates |
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| Functions of Political Parties (TV ads and Campaign Posters) |
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| Educating Voters about issues |
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| Functions of Political Parties (donations and endorsements) |
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| Functions of Political Parties (Being a watchdog and Blaming other political parties fro problems) |
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| Monitoring Office Holders |
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| Why do political parties want to win elections? |
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| To influence public policy |
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| The Government's Plan (making laws and enforcing laws) |
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| Republicans are mainly conservative, but do they also show liberal views? |
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| yes, some republicans are liberal when it comes to believing in Climate Change |
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| Democrats are mainly liberal, but do they also show conservative views? |
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| yes, some democrats are conservative when it comes to fire arm rights |
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| The democrats released a photo of Barack Obama firing a rifle. Why did they do this? |
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| Appealing to the political Center |
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| Why did the republicans and democrats create their political parties? |
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| Where can the main difference between political parties be found? |
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| What is another word for ideology? |
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| What is listed in a Political Party platform? |
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| Which belief is usually found on the republican platform - Gun Control or Gun Freedom? |
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| Which belief is usually found on the democratic platform - Climate Change is real or Climate Change is fake? |
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| Do third parties try to win? |
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| No they don't try, they don't have the cash |
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| What was Teddy Roosevelt's third party? |
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| 3rd parties rarely win but some times they affect __________. |
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| the outcome of an election |
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| Is the cost to run for office rising or dropping? |
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| Because of the cost to run a campaign, what do our gov't leaders do with most of their day? |
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| Do low income and middle-class citizens have a chance to run for political office? |
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| Who has an advantage due to the high cost of campaigning? |
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| Why is it hard for lawmakers to limit campaign financing? |
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| they cannot turn their back on the wealthy donors that helped them get elected |
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| How many points (electoral delegates) does the president need to be elected? |
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| What states do presidential candidates target in the electoral college? |
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| Does the geographic size of a state matter in the electoral college? |
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| No. (Massachusetts is much smaller than Montana, but has more points because of population) |
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| What are the points for a state in the electoral college based on? |
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| Population (or the number of senators and representatives from the state) |
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| Does the candidate with the most votes overall (the popular vote) win? |
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| No. You must win the electoral college. |
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| What are the 3 qualifications to register to vote in Virginia? |
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-18
-citizen of the Virginia
-Citizen of US |
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| What must you do before you can vote in Virginia? |
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| What are the 2 biggest reasons for people not voting? |
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-lack of interest
-failure to register |
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| What are the 3 categories of non-voters? |
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age (young)
education (uneducated)
income (poor) |
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| What elections have the largest voter turnout? |
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| Presidential Elections (every 4 years) |
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