Study Guide for Quiz on Monday Nov. 7

Study hard, kiddos! We have faith in you! Mrs.T and Mrs.K

Electoral College: Study This Again

http://richardstans.blogspot.com/2016/10/electoral-college-101-what-exactly-is.html

Some concepts to know (but study the above):

Popular vote

Electoral vote

Electoral votes - how is it determined how many a state has?

How many electoral votes are there total (entire U.S.)?

How many electoral votes does it take to win?

What are the advantages of an electoral system?
What are the disadvantages?

If there is a tie in the electoral college, how are the president and vice-president elected?

Polls: Study These Two Links Again

http://people.howstuffworks.com/political-polling3.htm

http://www.ncpp.org/?q=node/4

Some concepts to know:

Self-selecting poll

Push poll

Random representative sample

Margin of error

Who conducted/sponsored/paid for the poll, and why those things are important

Snapshot/range, not pinpoint result (Mrs. T’s classes only)

SOUP (Mrs. T’s classes only)

Size for accuracy (Mrs. T’s classes only)

You will be asked to write about this: When is a “poll” not really a poll?

Messaging: Study This

https://suzannehawkes.com/2010/05/04/the-power-of-the-message-box/

http://www.jrmyprtr.com/great-key-messages/

Some concepts to know:

(Messaging)

Positive message

Negative message

Attack message/challenge message

Repetition

Audience Reach

Demographics

(Advertising)

Bio ad

Issue ad

Metaphors/Symbols/Political “Code”

These concepts you’ve studied/been tested on before may be on the quiz:

U.S. Congress has two chambers – the Senate (100 members) and the House (435 members)

Each state has two senators, but a different number of representatives based on population

Idaho’s senators are Jim Risch and Mike Crapo. They both represent everyone in the state, not by district

Idaho’s representatives are Raul Labrador and Mike Simpson (we only have enough population for two) Labrador represents District 1 and Simpson represents District 2.

State Legislature has two chambers – the Senate and the House

There are 35 legislative districts in Idaho and where you live determines who represents you

Each district has ONE senator and TWO representatives

Know your legislative district! Go here: (start with the “Where Do I Vote? Button, and then be SURE to read the instructions on each screen carefully – they are not as obvious as they look.) http://www.idahovotes.gov/AbsenteeBallot/Default.aspx

Not on the test: a Voter Guide which will tell you about the state and local candidates, and their positions on the issues. Idaho Statesman Voter Guide