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POLITICAL MACHINE STUDY GUIDE
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What is the Electoral College?
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Each state has members of the Electoral College. The number of members in the
Electoral College for each state is based on what?
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Electoral College votes are only used in campaigns for:
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How many Electoral College votes does a candidate need to win an election?
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How is the slate of Electors chosen in each state?
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How does the winner-take-all system influence candidates in their campaigning? Where do they spend a lot of time?
7. Can candidates ignore states with small electoral numbers? Why or why not?
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The requirements for a majority vote to win in the Electoral College favors what kind of political party system?
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Why did political parties emerge?

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10. What are the four functions (“jobs”) of political parties? a. b. c. d.
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11. The U.S. political party system is mainly a: ______________
12. What are the two major political parties in the United States?
13. List the 4 similarities between political parties. a. b. c. d.
14. What is the one major difference between parties, according to our notes?
15. What do Third Parties do that makes them important to campaigns? What is one way that third parties gain support/members?
16. Name 5 ways rising campaign costs have affected campaigns. a. b. c. d. e.

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17. What has caused the creation of campaign finance laws?
18. What do campaign finance laws do?
19. What are special interest groups?
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20. Why are P.A.C.’s and special interest groups so powerful and important to political candidates?
21. What role does the media play in elections? a. b. c. d.
22. Name four strategies voters could use to evaluate campaign speeches, literature, and advertisements. (What should they do when listening to these things?): a. C. b. d.
23. What are the qualifications to register to vote in Virginia?
24. How do you register to vote in Virginia?

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25. List two reasons why citizens fail to vote:
26. What three factors contribute to predicting which citizens will vote?
27.. What is apathy?
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