chapter 10

Question 1

the ___ is the most powerful person in the country

Answer 1

president

Question 2

there are two main avenues to the white house

Answer 2

• successful military career
• has climbed through lower level politics

Question 3

4 presidents whose path to white house was through military

Answer 3

• george washington
• andrew jackson
• ulysses s grant
• dwight eisenhower

Question 4

originally, the candidate who received the most electoral votes would become president and the runner up would be

Answer 4

vice president

Question 5

the alternative method proposed giving the people control of the party nominations through ___

Answer 5

direct primaries

Question 6

—- was the first state to allow direct primaries

Answer 6

wisconsin

Question 7

presidential candidates win most of their —- in the primaries long before the conventions are held

Answer 7

delegates

Question 8

the states that do not hold primaries use a form of district and state conventions knows as a ___

Answer 8

caucus

Question 9

primaries have two purposes

Answer 9

• open the field to more candidates
• make national delegate election more democratic

Question 10

___ are primaries in which the participants must be registered as members of one party and may vote know for the candidates from the party in which they claim
membership

Answer 10

closed primary

Question 11

—- is when a party has a primary with a strong leading candidate who is certain of winning the nominations, that party’s members could cross over to vote for a weak candidate in the opposing parties primary thereby hindering the opponents nomination

Answer 11

cross over voting

Question 12

the early ____ and ____ have become a key to party nominations

Answer 12

primaries and caucuses

Question 13

____ and ____ hold the first caucus and primary respectively in an election year

Answer 13

iowa and new hampshire

Question 14

since the 1970’s the ____ party has often found itself with several candidates that are more liberal than main stream party members

Answer 14

democratic

Question 15

the committee members who make the choice for each party are usually most concerned with the locating the ___ in a place with an appropriately large convention center and ample amenities

Answer 15

convention

Question 16

a ____ is a formal statement of a party’s position on current issues

Answer 16

party platform

Question 17

the process of ____ has weakened the traditional organizational mechanism on both major parties

Answer 17

democratization

Question 18

____ are party leaders and officeholders who serve as uncommitted delegates

Answer 18

super delegates

Question 19

the highlight at a parties convention on the first day is the ___

Answer 19

key note address

Question 20

a _____ is a convention that requires lengthy balloting and an eventual settlement by bargaining and compromise

Answer 20

brokered convention

Question 21

nominating a ___ candidate is the responsibility of the presidential nominee

Answer 21

vice presidential

Question 22

the first ever presidential debate held of tv was in 1960 between ___ and __\

Answer 22

JFK and Nixon

Question 23

the election is held when

Answer 23

the first tuesday after the first monday of november

Question 24

news media uses __ to try to predict the outcome of an election

Answer 24

exit polls

Question 25

the ___ was developed to give a smaller state fair representation and to protect the rights of the few against the rights of the many

Answer 25

electoral college

Question 26

to win an election the candidate much have ___ electoral votes

Answer 26

270

Question 27

if no candidate wins, the __ chooses the grossing

Answer 27

house of representatives

Question 28

the hor choosing the president has only happened ___

Answer 28

2 times out of

Question 29

____ was the first president to be inaugurated in DC

Answer 29

thomas jefferson

Question 30

inaugural parades were started by

Answer 30

jefferson

Question 31

the ___ amendment changed the inauguration date from march 4 to jan 20

Answer 31

20th

Question 32

all presidents have used the ____ side of the capitol for inauguration since 1981

Answer 32

west front

Question 33

steps to an election

Answer 33

• candidate announces plan to run
• campaigns to win delegate and voter support
• caucus and primaries take place
• nominee is announced at the national party convention and general election begins
• citizens vote (electoral college)
• 270 votes are needed
• pres is inaugurated