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To win a presidential election, a candidate must receive a t least how many votes? |
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What is it called when a famous or popular person supports a candidate? |
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In what year did the supreme court rule that is was a ciolation of freedom of speech to limit how much a candidate could spend on his or her own election campaign? |
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Congress began placing controls on campaign financing |
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Who critisizes early "calls" of elections because many western polls are sitll open? |
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Donations given to political parties and not designaed for a particular candidates election campaign |
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How can a candidate who loses the popular vote still win the electral vote? |
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Is being able to pay the poll tax a reason some citizens don't vote? |
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If a person can't get to the polls on election day how can that person vote? |
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What do candidates use to try to persuade or influence voters to choose them over another candidate? |
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What chance does voting give citizens? |
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a chance to choose their government leaders |
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