| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| when you redraw voting districts to gain an advantage this is called | gerrymandering | 83%
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| when you formally charge a politician of wrongdoing and the only way to remove a president from office | impeachment | 83%
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| the ___ amendment banned the poll tax just type in the number | 24 | 79%
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| when the president uses the media to appeal to the people directly is called the | bully pulpit | 79%
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| an election where candidates run against members of their own party | primary | 69%
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| when you get the popular vote you get all of the electoral vote describes the __ system | winner take all | 69%
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| what foundational document says factions are bad and you need a large republic to maintain control of them because they will be unable to seize total control of the government | fed 10 | 67%
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| when you vote for someone on their past policies or what they already have done in office is called __ voting | retrospective | 63%
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| when you have to sign up before an election in order to vote this is called voter __ | registration | 62%
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| when you vote someone out of office this is called a __ | recall | 48%
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| What court case said unlimited campaign spending is protected by the 1st amendment if it is not directly to the candidate | citizens united v fec | 44%
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| the current officeholder is called the __ | incumbent | 44%
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| when states hold their primaries and caucuses earlier to get more media attention this is called | frontloading | 38%
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| when the media determines what stories to cover or leave alone | gatekeeping | 35%
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| when a minor party takes away votes from one of the major parties impacting the outcome of the election is when the minor party plays the role of the __ | spoiler | 29%
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