Name ______________________ (46 Points)

Due Thursday, October 23

Voting and Elections, Part I
1. Define each of the following terms: (13 Points)
1. Electorate
2. Mandate
3. Retrospective judgment
4. Prospective judgment
5. Primaries
1. Closed
2. Open
3. Crossover
4. Blanket
5. Run off
6. Caucus
7. General election
8. frontloading
9. superdelegate
2. What are the first five official caucuses and primaries for the Democrats and
Republicans (Note that there are differences)? (5 Points)
3. Electoral College (6 points)
1. How does one become an electoral college voter?
2. How are most (48 out of 50) states electoral college votes given to a
presidential candidate?
3. Which legislative body counts the electoral college votes in January? What are
the next two steps if no one receives the necessary votes?
4. How many electoral votes does a candidate need to become president?
4. According to the McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) of 2002 use
the wiki site for reference, and yes, even though it is Wikipedia, in this case, it give a
good overview of the Act: (12 Points)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipartisan_Campaign_Reform_Act and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_finance_in_the_United_States
1. What is the maximum amount of money an individual may give to a campaign if
there is a primary (assuming the person wins) and if there isnt?
2. How is it that the answer above has been increasing since 2002?
3. What is the maximum amount of money a P.A.C. may give to a campaign if
there is a primary (assuming the person wins) and if there isnt?
4. What is soft money? What limitation does BCRA place on it?
5. What is a 527? Why did BCRA lead to a proliferation of them?
6. Go here and look up Citizens United v. F.E.C. and detail what impact it has on
BCRA?
5. What were the provisions of Citizens United v. FEC? Give an example. (5 Points)
6. Again, go here and detail the finding for Buckley v. Valeo. (5 Points)