Chapter 7 Quiz

Question 1

List three types of special districts

Answer 1

Water districts, Library, Fire department

Question 2

What type of election does the candidate with the most voters, regardless of the percentage of votes cast, is the winner ?

Answer 2

Winner-takes-all

Question 3

In what type of election do voters for a particular party cast votes determine which of two or more candidates of that party will face the candidate if the opposing party ?

Answer 3

Primary election

Question 4

Which state is the only one that has unicameral legislature ?

Answer 4

Nebraska

Question 5

Which form of tax makes up the largest percentage (30 percent) of state tax revenue across all fifty states ?

Answer 5

Property tax

Question 6

What is a governing system whereby a city and its surrounding county are administered by governing body called ?

Answer 6

Unified government

Question 7

What type of primary can only voters registered with a particular party may participate in it

Answer 7

Closed primary

Question 8

Why do most states have some form of lottery ?

Answer 8

Their own form of a committee

Question 9

Which constitutional amendment states that all powers not specially delegated to the national government or prohibited to the states belong to the states ?

Answer 9

Tenth

Question 10

What form of government does the constitution guarantee for each state ?

Answer 10

Republican

Question 11

What type of Primary is the Candidates’ political party affiliations are not identified on the ballot ?

Answer 11

Two-top method

Question 12

Which process allows voters to repeal changes to their state’s constitution, charters, or laws passed by the legislature ?

Answer 12

Referendum

Question 13

Which constitutional clause ensures that each state recognizes the validity of the other states’ sovereignty ?

Answer 13

Full faith and credit clause

Question 14

What term means the legal process of returning an alleged criminal to the states in which he was charged ?

Answer 14

Extradition

Question 15

What is the main goal of a political party ?

Answer 15

Win elections

Question 16

What is the slowest divisions of political organizations called ?

Answer 16

Precinct

Question 17

Which process allows voters to remove an elected official from office by holding special election ?

Answer 17

Recall

Question 18

Political boss Huey Long exercised political power in what area ?

Answer 18

Lousiana

Question 19

Compare the mayor-council, council-manager, and commission form son municipal government

Answer 19

Mayor-council- voters elect a mayor and the respective members of the city council by the word, mayor, and council members over see the needs of departments
Council-mayor- voters select the members of the council/higher someone to select manager
Commission-body of 5-7 people as commissioners select one of their own to be chairmen/assigned to oversee various aspects or departments

Question 20

Explain the typical state political party organization

Answer 20

Legible registered voters meet to organize their respective precincts, electing precinct officers, including precinct committeemen, and delegates, to the county convention the committeemen meets as the county committee, which elects its its officer and the delegates to the state convention the county level officers select one of their number to represent their county on the state executive committee. The state committee selects one member to represent the sates and delegates to the national convention.