Study Guide for Test on CE.5d and .5f
CE.5d
1. How have the rising campaign costs of getting elected changed campaigning for public office?
a. ______________________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________________________________
e. ______________________________________________________________________
What is an incumbent? _______________________________________________________
PACs of special interest groups usually support the _________________ candidate.
What is a PAC? _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
2. Campaign finance reform:
a. Rising campaign costs have led to efforts to _______________________________
b. Limits have been placed on ______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
CE.5f
3. The _________________________ is used to select the ____________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
4. What is the Electoral College process?
a. ______________________________________________________________________
(_______________________________________________________________)
b. ______________________________________________________________________
5. How is the number of electors determined for each state? _________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
This means that you add the number of ___________________________________ to the
number of ____________________________________
How many electoral votes does Virginia have?
Senators
+
Representatives
___
___
____________________________
___ electoral votes for Virginia
Because of the __________________________________ system, when presidential
candidates campaign, they target _________________________________. However, in a
tight election, they must pay attention to _____________________________, because the
electoral votes there may make a difference between winning and losing.
6. A presidential candidate needs _______ electoral votes to win.
7. Because a majority of electoral votes is required to win, the Electoral College favors a
___________________________ system.
8. If a candidate does not win the majority of electoral votes, _________________________
____________________________ will choose the winner of the presidential election.
How does the Electoral College work?
Step One: State parties (in most states) choose the electors who will be on the slate.
Each state (plus Washington DC) actually has its own separate election for
president. With the exception of Maine and Nebraska the states have a
_____________________________________ system. This means that no
matter how close the election is, the candidate with the most votes wins all of the
________________________________________ the state has. Because of this,
candidates will target more ______________________________________
states. However, in a very close election they must pay attention to the
___________________________________ states.
In an election such as the one in 2012, candidates will not spend much time in
states that are leaning heavily toward voting for them. They will spend the most
time and money in states that are considered to be a _____________________.
Step Two: On Election Day, the voters go to the polls to vote for the _____________
___________________________ that represents the candidate they want to be
president.
Step Three: In December the electors go to their state capitols and cast their votes.
They are sealed and sent to Congress to count. The ____________________
will choose the next president if there is no majority of electoral votes received.