What process is used by Political Parties to nominate candidates to run in the
general election primarily?
Direct primary
At the LOCAL level, most candidates are nominated through what process?
Petition
Who is in charge of creating most election laws?
The state
The single greatest influence on an individual's first party identification is
Parents or family
Election Day is usually held in which month of the year?
November 3
Most States hold elections for State office every even-numbered year, on what
day following the first Monday?
Tuesday
Which two states hold all of their elections by mail?
Origin and Washington
More than 4,000 WHAT are active today: (Most represent special interest groups
such as business associations and labor unions.)
Lobbyists
In 8 States the primary winner must receive a majority of the votes. If no one does
this, then WHAT is held between the top two vote getters?
Run off election
If a voter cannot be present on election day, they can apply for WHAT in advance
and usually mail them to their local election office before election day.
Absentee ballot
Each party is allowed to have WHAT at a polling place to monitor the election
process.
Poll watcher
Voting was once public, but now every State requires the use of a secret ballot.
By 1900, most States used WHICH type of ballot, that remains the basic form of
ballot used today.
Australian ballet
What are usually the most costly expense of any campaign?
Advertising
It is estimated that in 2008, Presidential candidates spent how much on their
campaigns?
Spent 2.5 billion dollars
Hard money is money that is given directly to the candidates.
Soft money goes paces (pa-cks)
What has become a major fundraising tool, particularly for outsider candidates?
Internet
What law requires states to: replace lever-operated and punch-card voting
machines, improve their administration of elections, computerized voter
registration systems, and allow provisional voting?