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JeopardyUNIT II: “Political Beliefs / Political Behaviors” Public Opinion
& Political Action
Nominations & Campaigns
Elections &
Voting Behavior
Elections of 1800, 1896,
&2000
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Final Jeopardy
$100 Answer from H1
+/- 3 %
$100 Question from H1
The margin of error in a poll conducted using a sample of 1,500
people.
$200 Question from H1
The process through which a person acquires his/her
particular political orientation.
$200 Answer from H1
Political Socialization
$300 Question from H1
The concept that women are more likely to support Democratic
candidates.
$300 Answer from H1
Gender Gap
$400 Question from H1
The term referring to voters who support a candidate merely
because they see others are doing so.
$400 Answer from H1
The Bandwagon Effect
$500 Question from H1
This act requires that employersdocument the citizenship of their employees and could face fines or
imprisonment for employing illegal workers.
$500 Answer from H1
The Simpson-Mazzoli Act
$100 Question from H2
The recent tendency of states to hold primaries early in the calendar year in order to
capitalize on media attention.
$100 Answer from H2
Frontloading
$200 Question from H2
Prior to the existence of primaries, all state parties selected their
delegates to the national conventionsin this manner.
$200 Answer from H2
Party Caucus(es)
$300 Question from H2
Daily Double!
$300 Answer from H2
The McGovern-FraserCommission - 1968
$400 Question from H2
Democrats require all states to use this/these mechanism(s) for the
selection of delegates to the national convention.
$400 Answer from H2
The Proportional System>15%
$500 Question from H2
Political contributions ear-markedfor “party-building” at the grassroots
level for generic party advertising(ended November 6th 2002).
$500 Answer from H2
Soft Money
$100 Question from H3
The #1 indicator of whether a person will vote.
$100 Answer from H3
Level of Education
$200 Question from H3
State-level method of direct legislation that gives voters
a chance to approve or disapproveproposed legislation or a proposed
Constitutional Amendment.
$200 Answer from H3
Referendum
$300 Question from H3
The belief that ordinarypeople can influence the
government.
$300 Answer from H3
Political Efficacy
$400 Question from H3
What amendment was the direct result of the election of 1800 .
$400 Answer from H3
The 12th Amendment
$500 Question from H3
Theory: The idea that winning candidates have permission from the people to carry out his/her platforms & politics .
$500 Answer from H3
Mandate Theory of Elections
$100 Question from H4
One of the many possiblefactors for Gore’s loss
in 2000 was the 2.7% popularvote by this 3rd party candidate.
$100 Answer from H4
Ralph Nader
$200 Question from H4
In the election of 1800 these twoindividuals tied in the Electoral
College w/ 73 votes throwing the decision into the
House of Representatives.
$200 Answer from H4
Thomas Jefferson - VA Aaron Burr - NY
$300 Question from H4
The Electoral Vote in the 2000 election.
$300 Answer from H4
Bush 271Gore 266
(Abstained 1)
$400 Question from H4This Democratic candidate in 1896
was the youngest major party candidate to seek the presidency. He gave over 600 speeches, but lost to Republican McKinley
who did not actively campaign.
Daily Double
• Commission formed after the 1968 Democratic Convention in response to demands for reform by minority groups and others who sought better representation.
$400 Answer from H4
William Jennings Bryan
$500 Question from H4
This Reform Party candidatereceived nearly 18,000 votes
in Florida. Some of which wereprobably unintentional Gore voters
who made a mistake on the Butterfly Ballot.
$500 Answer from H4
Pat Buchanan - Reform
$100 Question from H5
These funding vehicles were created by FECA allowing
corporations, unions and otherinterest groups to contribute money to political candidates.
$100 Answer from H5
PACs or
Political Action Committees
$200 Question from H5
The “Doctrine of Sufficiency” states:“More important than having
more _____, is having enough _____”.
HINT: It is “the mother’s milkof politics.”
$200 Answer from H5
Money
$300 Question from H5
A bipartisan body consisting of sixmembers that administers campaign finance laws and
enforces compliance.
$300 Answer from H5
The FECor
The Federal Elections Commission
$400 Question from H5
The 1976 Buckley vs. Valeocase struck down part of FECA
that limited the amount of money individuals could contribute to their
own campaigns on the groundsthat it was a violation of _____.
$400 Answer from H5
1st Amend: Free Speech
$500 Question from H5
The theory of voting in which voters essentially ask: “Whathave you done for me lately?”
$500 Answer from H5
Retrospective Voting
Final Jeopardy
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– Option #4
– Option #5
Final JeopardyWhat were TWO major provisions of
The FECAor Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1974
Final Jeopardy
• The 1968 Democratic Convention
AKA “the long hot summer” resulting in protests, riots, and the McGovern-Fraser Commission to provide more
inclusion & representation for minority groups occurred in what
city?
Final Jeopardy
This phrase means that people oppose the idea of big
government in principle, but favor it in practice.
Final Jeopardy AnswerMajor provisions of FECA were:1. Provided public financing of
presidential elections.2. Limited presidential
campaign spending.3. Required full disclosure.
4. Created the FEC5. Limited contributions
Final Jeopardy Answer
Chicago
Final Jeopardy Answer
“People are ideologically conservative and operationally
liberal”.
Final Jeopardy
• What were the respective candidates and political parties for the following elections:
• 1800
• 1896
• 2000
Final Jeopardy Answer• 1800
• Jefferson – Democratic-Republican• Adams – Federalist
• 1896• William Jennings Bryan – Democrat• William McKinley – Republican
• 2000• Al Gore – Democrat• George Bush – Republican
Final Jeopardy
Name TWO Constitutional expansions of suffrage and who each impacted.
Final Jeopardy Answer
• 15th Amend. – freed slaves right to vote
• 17th Amend. – pop. election of senators
• 19th Amend. – women right to vote
• 23rd Amend. – DC Electoral Vote
• 24th Amend. – no poll tax
• 26th amend. – 18 year olds right to vote