Gov Test 8

Question 1

Splinter Party

Answer 1

Minor parties that split from major parties, generally over policy, but sometimes over personality conflicts.

Question 2

Independent Voters

Answer 2

Voters who have no party affiliation

Question 3

Caucuses

Answer 3

A small meeting of a party’s top leaders and legislators in congress

Question 4

Presidential Primaries

Answer 4

Voters elect the state party’s delegates that will go to their political party’s national convention to select the party’s candidate

Question 5

Liberal

Answer 5

One whose political view seeks to change the political, economic, and social status quo to encourage the develoment and well-being of the individual

Question 6

Partisanship

Answer 6

a strong devotion to a political party

Question 7

National Convention

Answer 7

a gala gathering that usually attracts heavy media coverage. Used to nominate candidates for President and VP and to approve the party’s platform position on various issues.

Question 8

One-party System

Answer 8

Most dictators have this :: only one party of government is allowed

Question 9

Ticket Splitting

Answer 9

Voting for candidates of both parties for different offices

Question 10

Political Party

Answer 10

As a group that advances certain political goals is one that could be applied to a multitude of organizations that are not parties

Question 11

Coalition

Answer 11

a temporary alliance of several groups, to gain a majority and thereby gain control of the government

Question 12

Conservative

Answer 12

One whose political view defends the status quo against major changes in the political, economic, and social institutions of society

Question 13

Platform

Answer 13

A formal statement of a party’s position on current issues

Question 14

Third Party

Answer 14

smaller parties organized over a specific issue.

Question 15

Nominate

Answer 15

Name candidates for public office

Question 16

12th Amendment

Answer 16

Seperation of ballots between president and congressmen

Question 17

16th Amendment

Answer 17

Income tax

Question 18

22nd Amendment

Answer 18

you can’t be elected to presidential office more than twice

Question 19

Thomas Nast

Answer 19

considered to be the father of American political cartooning.

Question 20

Who started the Bull Moose Party

Answer 20

Theodore Rosevelt

Question 21

The Political Party opposed to Andrew Jackson

Answer 21

National Republican Party

Question 22

The person who warned about political parties

Answer 22

George Washington

Question 23

the party system of Cuba

Answer 23

One-party system

Question 24

Voting for more than one party is

Answer 24

Ticket splitting

Question 25

The winning democrat for the white house in 1932

Answer 25

Franklin D Roosevelt

Question 26

The anti-federalist leader

Answer 26

Thomas Jefferson

Question 27

The "king maker" also the "great Compromiser"

Answer 27

Henry Clay

Question 28

The bull moose candidate

Answer 28

Teddy Roosevelt

Question 29

What political party dominated the south after the civil war

Answer 29

Democratic Party

Question 30

The Federalist leader

Answer 30

Alexander Hamilton

Question 31

An example of a "splinter party"

Answer 31

Green Party

Question 32

Another name for a minor party

Answer 32

Third Party

Question 33

One called whose political view seeks to change the political, economic, and social status quo to encourage the development and well-being of the individual

Answer 33

Liberal

Question 34

The artist who is primarily responsible for the current symbols used to identify the two major political parties in the US

Answer 34

Thomas Nast

Question 35

Why political parties are formed/What are their functions

Answer 35

to gain power by winning elections