Checkup 1 Flashcards
organized group that seeks governing power by winning elections
political party
organized group that seeks to influence the making and content of governmental policy
pressure group
election in which voters nominate candidates for public office
primary
distribution of political offices as rewards for service to a political party
patronage
government made up of an alliance of several parties
coalition
political subdivision of a city
ward
voting district
precinct
The politics and education of the United States were founded on ___________________________.
Biblical principles
We have both the right and the ____________________ to become involved in the political process and to put Biblical principles and __________ back into our governmental system.
responsibility; values
Political parties are indispensable in the successful operation of a republic because they: act as a ________________ between government and the ____________, provide a means to _________________ action, hold the government responsible for its ______________.
liaison, people; political; actions
The three basic functions performed by political parties are conducting _______________________, ______________________ candidates, and __________________ candidates. Of these three, the most important function is _____________________________________.
government, nominating, electing; nominating candidates
Who can vote in a party’s primary is determined by ___________________ laws.
state
In a/an _______________ primary state, a voter must declare his party preference and is given a ballot for that party’s primary; in a/an ________________ primary state, a voter may vote in any party’s primary and is not required to declare in which party’s primary he’s voting.
closed; open
In the United States, the only thing required of a party member is that he _________.
vote
In most countries, a party member must pay ________ and perform ______________ for the party, while a party _______________ has little responsibility.
dues; service; supporter
Officeholders must govern in the interest of their _______________.
nation
Party levels are connected by lines of _________________.
cooperation
Party levels in order from the bottom to the top: 1) _____________, 2) _________________, 3) _______________, 4) _________________, 5) ________________, 6) ___________________.
precinct; ward committee; city committee; county committee; central committee; national committee
A __________________ system is one in which the party and the state are the same and all political opposition is illegal.
totalitarian one-party
A __________________ system is one in which opposing parties are not outlawed but cannot win significant popular support.
modified one-party
A __________________ system is one in which coalitions of parties form a majority and a government.
multiparty
A _____________ system is one in which the parties are basically alike in their views and programs and differ only in details.
two-party
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 the great _________ and parties of the great _______________.
idea; personality
Today’s media is biased in favor of the __________ viewpoint and the ____________ Party.
liberal; Democratic
______________ should be objective, but _______________ do not even attempt to be.
Reporters; columnists
The media used its power to _________________________ and __________________________________.
shape public opinion; advance ideas, values, and viewpoints
The media used the basic tools of __________________________, _______________________, and ____________________ to influence public sentiment. Of the ones listed above, ______________________ is the most effective.
political cartoons; editorial comments; selective coverage; selective coverage
Opinion __________ shape, rather than just identify, public opinion.
polls
____________________, rather than poll results, should form the basis for our ideas of right and wrong.
Scripture
