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| How often does partisan change/realignment occur? |
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| Normal feature (common after every 8 years) |
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| Why does the south become Republican? |
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| - The National Democratic party became too liberal |
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| What type of areas were the first to change from Democrat to Republican? |
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| What is the central issue contributed to the growth of southern republicanism? |
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| Democrats in Georgia held their own in these sections. |
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- Rural
- Cotton Belt
- % of Blacks |
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| - Where Republicans tend to get the highest support is from white counties |
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| o Where is the base of the parties today? (Democrats and Republicans) |
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| its growing in the areas already changing in terms of civil rights. thats where they gained first. |
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| o Areas of the state that first moved to the Republican Party? (they may not be there today but where did they start) |
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GA governor VS US PRESIDENT.
Age Requirement for both |
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| What is the age requirement for govenor in the state of Oklahoma? |
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| What are the two most common ages to be state governor? |
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| What is the age requirement for a governor in the state of California? |
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Which qualifications belongs to which office?
GA governor VS US PRESIDENT
Citizenship Category |
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President = Natural born citizen
Governor = 15 years (must be a citizen for 15 years) |
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Which qualifications belongs to which office?
GA governor VS US PRESIDENT
Residency? |
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President = 14 years (its doesnt specicfy if it is continuous)
GA= Residency in the state for 6 years immediatley prior to the election |
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Which qualifications belongs to which office?
GA governor VS US PRESIDENT
Length of term |
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Presidency = 4 years
Governor = 4 years (originally it was 6 months and then went to 1 year) |
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Which qualifications belongs to which office?
GA governor VS US PRESIDENT
Election Threshold? |
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President = Majority of electoral votes
GA = Only state in the union that requires a majority vote in the general election (3 weeks later it will produce a runoff) |
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Which qualifications belongs to which office?
GA governor VS US PRESIDENT
Contingent Election? |
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President = If noone wins the majority then it goes to the legislatures and they vote as a state)
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