Which two U.S. states can split their electoral votes as opposed to winner take all quizlet?
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Federal Government POLS 2305 Terms in this set (25)Which state has the most electoral votes? c. California The number of electoral votes a state receives
corresponds to what? c. The number of senators and members of the House of Representatives for the state Which two U.S. states can split their electoral votes, as opposed to winner-take-all? b. Nebraska and Maine What does a candidate need to win the presidency? a. A majority of electoral votes In the earliest presidential elections, how did electors vote for president and vice president? b. They cast ballots for their top two choices; the winner became president, and the second-place finisher became vice president. How many times in history has an individual NOT gained the popular vote and still become president? a. Five U.S. senators serve a staggered term
of b. six years. How many terms do members of the House of Representatives serve? b. Two When state legislatures redraw district lines to try to keep districts equal in terms of population, it is called a. redistricting. In 1991, a redistricting in North Carolina was designed to create a district with African Americans in the majority. Later, federal courts ruled that the state had to revise those district lines so that the congressional district was more compact. What is this politicization of drawing district boundaries
called? c. Gerrymandering The November presidential election is coming up and the current president is running for re-election. Elise is a concerned citizen who believes that the current president is spending too much time working toward reelection and not enough time governing. This change in the president's focus demonstrates the
concept of the b. permanent campaign. The period before the primaries during which candidates attempt to capture party support and media coverage is called b. the invisible primary. During which event does the party name their presidential and vice presidential candidates and lay out the party's plan for government? a. The national convention Who participated in the first televised presidential debate? c. John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon What groups can raise and give an unlimited amount of money to political candidates? a. Super PACs Which statement describes spending on presidential elections from 2000 to 2016? c. It has risen sharply. Several Midwest states—Ohio, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan—are not considered strictly pro-Republican (like Tennessee) or pro-Democrat
(like Massachusetts). What are these states, which are usually of vital interest to presidential candidates, called? b. Swing Noncontroversial issues that are not likely to differ between candidates—such as "keeping America safe" and "providing good education for children"—are called a. valence issues. Controversial and divisive topics like gun control, abortion, and race that are often used in campaigns to break up an opponent's coalitions are referred to as b. wedge issues. Individuals
who currently hold the contested office but who run again are called what? a. Incumbents What are elections called that occur in between the four-year presidential election cycles? b. Midterm What usually
happens to total seats in the House of Representatives at the midterm elections? d. The president's party usually loses seats. Since the 1960s,
competitiveness in congressional elections has been declining. This trend is referred to as b. vanishing marginals. What is it called when a popular president running for reelection brings additional party candidates into office? b. The presidential coattails effect In December 2013, with President Barack Obama's popularity sagging and a struggling economy, many quality Democratic candidates decided not to run in the 2014 elections. This demonstrates b. the strategic politician hypothesis. Sets with similar termsPOLS 1336 Part 2 Chapter 10 Elections and Campaigns25 terms RubenCalderon0830 Chapter 1025 terms graceful_savage Fed Ch 10 - MindTap25 terms kafridye Other sets by this creatorLecture 10 Exercise 10.82 terms angei7 Lecture 10 Exercise 10.73 terms angei7 Lecture 10 Exercise 10.63 terms angei7 Lecture 10 Exercise 10.52 terms angei7 Other Quizlet setsChp 56: Conservation and anthropocene25 terms mstoll16 Week 10: Islamic Medical Ethics15 terms melisa_korkut MHR 461: Chapter 13 - Bankruptcy Law37 terms Amy_Messina26 What 2 states do not have the winnerVoters in each state choose electors by casting a vote for the presidential candidate of their choice. The slate winning the most popular votes is the winner. Only two states, Nebraska and Maine, do not follow this winner-take-all method. In those states, electoral votes are proportionally allocated.
Which two states do not award state electoral votes in a winnerMost states distribute their Electoral College votes in the same "winner takes all" fashion as Michigan. However two states, Maine and Nebraska, apportion their electoral votes by congressional district. To be elected president, a candidate must receive at least 270 of the 538 electoral votes cast nationwide.
What state split its electoral votes between two candidates?Even though Maine and Nebraska don't use a winner-take-all system, it is rare for either State to have a split vote. Each has done so once: Nebraska in 2008 and Maine in 2016.
Which of these states has the most electoral votes quizlet?11. It is possible to get exactly 270 votes with the following states: California (55), Texas (38), New York (29), Florida (29), Illinois (20), Pennsylvania (20), Ohio (18), Michigan (16), Georgia (16), North Carolina (15)and New Jersey (14).
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