Chap. 7 Quiz

1. Explain the difference between hard and soft money:
      Hard Money: It's money raised and spent to elect candidates for Congress and the White House.
     Soft Money: They are funds given to party oranizations for such party-building activities as candidate recruitment, voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives.

2. What is the electoral process and is this something that you agree or disagree with and why?
      The election law that is meant to protect the integrity of the electoral process. It has a telling effect on the outcome of elections. Congress has the power to set the time for choosing presidential electors, to set the date for casting the electoral votes, and to regulate other aspects of the election process.  I agree because it's more organized and more understandable.

3. What is the difference between a closed and open primary?
     Closed Primary:  Is a party's nominating election in which only declared party members can vote. The party membership is established by registration.
    Open Primary: Is a party's nominating election in which any qualified voter can cast a ballot. They are handed a ballot of each party holding a primary and can vote he or she chooses.

4. Explain what absentee voting is and what the positives and negative may be with regards to it:
    Absentee voting is a process by which they could vote without actually going to their polling places on election day.  The positives are that you can apply for a ballot some weeks before an election, then return them to the election office. It helps the disabled and those who are expected to be aways from home on election day.  The negatives are that if you mail them, they can get lost in the mailing process or something else.

5. What changes do you see in the way we run elections ten years from now?
     I see in running elections ten years from now is that everyone will be able to vote by some type of technology.  The costs will reduce in conducting elections.

6. Explain your views on money and elections with regards the amount of money that is spent:
      My views on money that is spent on the elections is crazy. We spend millions on billions of dollars for campaining and fundraising to help them to win. Still, our nation is still in debt.

7. Go to cnn.com or foxnews.com and find an article dealing with the election process.  Post the article in your blog and provide your viewpoints pertaining to the article.

      http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/12/11/obamas-tax-deal-likely-emerge-campaign-issue/
The taxes are guaranteed will be front and center of the debate in terms of the presidential election in 2012. High profile Republicans are already staking out their positions on the tax deal of a 13 month extension of unemployment benefits and a one year cut in the payroll tax for the employees and is estimated to cost in over two years is $900.   thats crazy