The Electoral Process

The Electoral Process

Name ______

Chapter 7 (178-202)

The Electoral Process

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Outline 1_____(10)

Outline 2_____ (20)

Outline 3 _____ (10)

Quiz 1 _____ (10)

Quiz 2_____ (10)

Practice Pkt_____ (15)

Test_____ (25)

Daily Grade ______(100)

Section 1 The Nominating Process

Facts

  • The nominating process is critically important to the democratic government.
  • There are five major nominating methods used in the United States.

Vocab

Nomination

General election

Caucus

Direct primary

Closed primary

Open primary

Blanket primary

Runoff primary

Nonpartisan election

A critical First Step

  • The nominating process is the process of candidate selection.
  1. List & define the five ways in which nominations are made in the United States.

A) ______

B) ______

C) ______

D) ______

E) ______

The Direct Primary

  • There are two forms of the direct primary used in the U.S., the ______primary and the ______primary.
  1. What is the major difference between the two?

Questions

  1. Would you rather participate in a closed or open primary? Explain.

Directions: Read p.187 and answer the questions that follow.

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3.

Section 2 Elections

Facts

  • Every state now uses the Australian ballot, which is of either the party column or the office group type.
  • Voting machines and electronic vote-counting systems are in wide use throughout the U.S.

Vocab

Absentee voting

Coattail effect

Precinct

Polling place

Ballot

The Administration of Elections

  • Democratic governments cannot succeed unless elections are ______, ______, and ______.
  1. What is the extent of federal control in the election process?
  1. When are elections generally held?
  1. What are the three groups of voters who can be labeled “absentee voters?”

A) ______

B) ______

C) ______

Casting the Ballot

0 All states now use the Australian Ballot when it comes to voting.

  1. What are the four essential features?

A) ______

B) ______

C) ______

D) ______

Questions

  1. Identify one positive and one negative effect of manual vote counting.
  1. Identify one positive and one negative effect of machine vote counting.
  1. Identify one positive and one negative effect of on-line voting.

Section 3 Money & Elections

Facts

  • Money plays a key role in politics.
  • Most campaign money comes from private sources.
  • There are loopholes in campaign laws.

Vocab

PAC

Subsidy

Soft money

Hard money

Sources of funding

  • There are two sources of funding: ______& ______Sources.
  1. What are the five areas of private funding?

E) ______

F) ______

G) ______

H) ______

I) ______

  • The one source of public funding can come from a ______.

The Federal Election Commission

  • The FEC administers all federal laws dealing with campaign finance.
  1. What are the four broad areas enforced by the FEC?

J) ______

K) ______

L) ______

M) ______

  1. List and define three areas in which campaigners can find loopholes in FEC laws.

A) ______

______

B) ______

______

C) ______

______

Questions

  1. Identify one way the electoral process would change if campaign funding would not be regulated.
  1. What if there was even tighter control on campaign funding?
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