lecture 9

Question 1

select the top nominee from each party; step one

Answer 1

the primary elections

Question 2

must be registered with a party to vote in the party’s primary

Answer 2

closed

Question 3

you can choose a party primary regardless of your affiliation

Answer 3

open

Question 4

registered voters must got in their own party primary

Answer 4

mixed

Question 5

in a few states (including la ) all primary candidates run on the

Answer 5

same ballot

Question 6

the _______system is not allowed for presidential primaries

Answer 6

top two

Question 7

lousisana is ______ for presidential primaries

Answer 7

closed

Question 8

presidential primaries will begin in early ___before the november 2016 general election

Answer 8

2016

Question 9

traditionally ___ and ____ have the first primary

Answer 9

iowa and new hampshire

Question 10

iowa has the first primary

Answer 10

caucus

Question 11

new hampshire has the the first

Answer 11

primary elections

Question 12

after the state primaries final party nominees are chosen at the

Answer 12

party national conventions

Question 13

conventions take place in the summer before

Answer 13

the november election

Question 14

each state sends delegates to the conventions based on the rules of their

Answer 14

party

Question 15

the delegates select their

Answer 15

party nominees

Question 16

the ________ regulated campaign finance

Answer 16

federal election campaign

Question 17

a Politcal action committee (PAC) allows voter to pool their

Answer 17

campaign donations

Question 18

_______were created by the 2010 decision of the supreme court in citizens united

Answer 18

super PACs

Question 19

interest groups seek to influence government on behalf of

Answer 19

their members

Question 20

the ______ is a powerful interest group on behalf of business

Answer 20

the chamber of commerce

Question 21

the chamber is usually aligned with the

Answer 21

republican party

Question 22

the ________is a powerful interest group on behalf of unions

Answer 22

AFL-CIO

Question 23

the ALF-CIO is generally aligned with the

Answer 23

democratic party

Question 24

11% of the american workforce is ______. but about half union members are public employees

Answer 24

unionized