Primary Elections and Electoral College Flashcard

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What is the main purpose of a primary election?

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Political Party chooses its candidate for the general election

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Which of the following best describes a caucus?
Options: a person votes for any candidate they would like, regardless of their political party, A group of people meet and then vote by either secret ballot or standing in corners of a room, A person votes for only candidates running for the political party they are registered in, A person attends the National Convention

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A group of people meet and then vote by either secret ballot or standing in corners of a room

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Which of the following best describes a closed primary? A person votes for any candidate they want regardless of their political party, A group of people meet and discuss candidates and then vote by secret ballot or standing in a certain spot, A person votes only for candidates that belong to the political party they are registered to, A person attends the national convention

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A person votes only for candidates that belong to the political party they are registered to.

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These are people that represent their state at their Political Party's National Convention and cast the official votes for who should become the Presidential Candidate for their Political Party.

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Delegate

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In a Democratic Caucus what percentage of present people need to stand in a candidates's "corner" to make that candidate viable?

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15%

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What is the formula that determines how many electors each state gets to elect the President in the Electoral College System?

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# of Senators + # of Representatives for that state

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In order to become President, how many electoral votes must they win? (This is a majority of the total possible electoral votes)

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270

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A candidate wins Pennsylvania by only one vote. Pennsylvania has 20 electoral votes total. How many electoral votes will that candidate receive?

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20

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Who is officially responsible for electing the President?

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Electors chosen by each state

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If there is a tie OR no candidate reaches 270 Electoral votes, then who chooses the President?

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Congress