Constitutional amendments Acts and supreme court cases General Vocabulary The Media, for example Mr Packard's Personal life
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What is the 15th amendment
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote
100
What is the 'stand by your ad' provision
The reason you hear, "I approve this message," in political ads
100
What is winner-takes-all
Whether a candidate barely slides by or wins in a landslide, all of the electorate votes are counted toward the winner in this ballot system
100
What are partisan news sites
Fox News and The Washington Post
100
What is Applebees
I started working here in high school and it was my longest tenured job
200
What is the 26th amendment
This amendment allowed those aged 18 or older to vote
200
What is Citizen's United V FEC
Some might say this court case invented the super pac
200
What is a prospective voter
Rather than looking at what a political candidate has done in the past, this voter looks toward what might be done in the future
200
What is horse race journalism
"It is October, Candidate A has 38% and Candidate B is sitting at 42%"
200
What is 2013
I won a football state championship at DHS in this year
300
What is the 19th amendment
Passed in 1919, this is the amendment that allowed women to vote
300
What is the voting rights act of 1965
Signed in 1965, this act aimed to remove barriers to voters, particularly in the south
300
What is a party line voter
If someone shouts. 'Vote blue no matter who," they might be described as this kind of voter
300
What is Click Bait
"These puppies were carried off by a hawk! You'll never guess what happens next!"
300
What is Ottawa University
I attended this university for 4 years
400
What is the 24th amendment
A part of the civil rights movement, this amendment placed a federal prohibition on poll taxes and other voter suppression techniques
400
What is the National Voter Registration Act
Nicknamed the 'motor voter' act, this act allowed individuals to register to vote when they received or renewed their drivers license.
400
What is incumbency advantage
A sitting candidate running for re-election tends to win. This is called
400
What is Media Consolidation
NYT buying out smaller papers
400
What is The lord of the rings
This is my favorite cinematic trilogy
500
What is appointment by state legislatures
Before the 17th amendment passed, this is how senators were selected
500
What is the Bipartisan Campaign Reform act of 2002
Spearheaded by McCain and Feingold, this act prohibits soft money from being spent in the name of political parties
500
What is political action committee (PAC)
A pool of resources that acts on behalf of a candidate
500
What is 24 hour news
CNN and MSNBC
500
What is Wrath
This is the title of the book I am currently reading






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