1138 Questions & Blanks Flashcards
The _______ and _______ of the United States were founded on Biblical principles
politics
education
We have both the ____________________ to become involved in the political process and to put _______________________ back into our governmental system.
right and the responsibility
Biblical principles and values
Political parties are indispensable in the successful operation of a republic because they:
Act as liaison between government and the people.
Provide a means to political action.
Hold the government responsible for its actions.
The three basic functions performed by political parties are:
conducting government
nominating candidates
electing candidates
Of the three basic functions performed by political parties, _______________ is the most important.
Nominating candidates
Who can vote in a party’s primary is determined by ____________
state laws
In ____________, a voter must declare his party preference and is given a ballot for that party’s primary; in ____________, a voter may vote in any party’s primary and is not required to declare in which party’s primary he’s voting.
a closed primary state
an open primary state
In the United States, the only thing required of a party member is that he vote
.
In most countries, a party member must _______ and ___________ for the party, while a __________ has little responsibility
pay dues
perform service
party supporter
Officeholders must govern in the interest of their ___________
nation
Party levels are connected by _________
lines of cooperation
A _________________ is one in which the party and the state are the same and all political opposition is illegal.
totalitarian one-party system
A ________________ is one in which opposing parties are not outlawed but cannot win significant popular support.
modified one-party system
A ___________ system is one in which coalitions of parties form a majority and a government
multiparty
A _________________ is one in which the parties are basically alike in their views and programs and differ only in details.
two-party system
The _______________ Party is the only party that began as a minor party but replaced a major one.
Republican
The ____________ Party is the oldest party still in existence in the United States
Democratic
The two primary categories of third parties are parties of _____________ and parties of _______________.
great idea
great personality
Today’s media is biased in favor of ______________ and the ______________.
liberal viewpoint
Democratic Party
_______________ should be objective, but ________________ do not even attempt to be.
Reporters
Columnists
The media uses its power to ________________–
shape public opinion
advance ideas, values, and viewpoints
The media uses the basic tools of ___________ to influence public sentiment.
political cartoons
editorial comments
selective coverage
Selective coverage is the most effective tool of the media.
.
_____________ shape, rather than just identify public opinion.
Opinion polls
_______________, rather than poll results, should form the basis for our ideas of right.
Scripture
IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER Neutrality Proclamation Monroe Doctrine Spanish-American War Roosevelt Corollary dollar diplomacy Clark Memorandum Good Neighbor Policy
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IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER WW1 League of Nations Lend-Lease Act WWII United Nations
.
America’s policy of isolationism ended when it entered
WW2
The goal of the Truman doctrine was to contain ______________
communism
The _____ ended in 1991
Cold War
Conducting foreign relations is usually the concern of a government’s _____________-
chief executive
When a President __________ a nation’s representatives, he acknowledges the legal existence of that country and is prepared to conduct relations with it.
receives
The _______________ is an important weapon in a President’s diplomatic arsenal.
power of recognition
The President may deploy ___________ without _______________, but he may not declare war
military forces
Congressional forces
The _____ and _____ are the two agencies responsible for information gathering.
NSC
CIA
The United Nations is a __________, _____________ organization whose goal is to ___________________
global, intergovernmental
maintain peace and security
________________ is the concept of preserving peace through international agreement that each member will defend the others from aggressive attack and that ___________________
Collective security
all nations will become members
The UN Charter assumes that ____________ and that _________________
war is evil
man can achieve peace by his own efforts
The UN’s ______ bears the responsibility for maintaining international peace, the _____ provides staff for the daily operation, and the _________ is composed of all members.
Security Council
Secretariat
General Assembly
