Minor Candidates 0.0 / 5 ? Government & PoliticsPolitical PartiesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Tango21Created on: 27-04-17 09:34 For which party did Ralph Nader run for and in which years? Green in 1996 and 2000 1 of 23 Who refused to spend over $5000 in 1996? Ralph Nader 2 of 23 What is the 'spoiler' controversy in 2000? Nader won more votes in Florida than Bush' margin of victory - margin: 537 and Nader won: 97421 3 of 23 What percentage of Nader's voters in Florida would have voted for Bush and Al Gore respectively? 25% and 38% 4 of 23 What annoyed Gary Johnson? He wasn't included in the debates. 5 of 23 Why did Gary Johnson run? Did he succeed? Wanted to gain 5% of vote. No in 2012 gained 0.99% and 3.3% in 2016 6 of 23 Did Gary Johnson cause Trump to win? Not sure - in Florida, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania his vote was higher than than Trump's margin of victory. 7 of 23 Who was the only minor candidate to win any EC votes? George Wallace 8 of 23 What was George Wallace's main policy? Reintroduce segregation in the South 9 of 23 When did George Wallace run and how did he do? 1968. Won 5 states including Georgia. Gaining more than 40 EC votes. 10 of 23 What was Wallace's main aim? Try to make sure neither candidate won enough EC votes and therefore throw it to the HoR. 11 of 23 In 1979, who originally ran for Republicans but later chose to run as an independent, when he didn't secure the nomination? John Anderson 12 of 23 Why was it controversial that John Anderson wasn't included in the TV debate? He was polling at 26%, and was popular across the country. 13 of 23 What percentage of vote did John Anderson gain? 6.6% 14 of 23 What did John Anderson attempt? And was Constitutional Amendment did he support? To break the two party system. The balanced budget amendment. 15 of 23 What party did Darrell Castle run for? Constitution Party 16 of 23 In 2016 how did Darrell Castle place nationwide? 6th 17 of 23 Who is Jill Stein? The Green Party's Presidential candidate in 2012 and 2016. 18 of 23 How did Jill Stein do in 2016? 1.1% 19 of 23 Did Stein running make Trump win? No - although her total vote in Wisconsin and Michigan was higher than Trumps margin of victory. 20 of 23 When did Ross Perot run? Ran in 1992 and 1996 21 of 23 Was Ross Perot included in TV debates in 1992? Yes 22 of 23 What influence did Ross Perot have? Many of his policies were picked up in the Republicans 1994 'Contract with America' including the Balanced Budget Amendment. 23 of 23
ETVT the introduction of Proportional Representation would improve the chances of smaller parties in the UK [30] 0.0 / 5
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