magic square sheet

Question 0

basic beliefs about government

Answer 0

ideologies

Question 1

heads the organization & responsible for strategy & planning

Answer 1

campaign manager

Question 2

an election where party members select people to run in the general election

Answer 2

direct primary

Question 3

strong party voters mostly select the candidates for their party only

Answer 3

straight-party ticket

Question 4

gathering of party members & local & state party officials every four years to primarily nominate the party’s presidential & vice presidential candidates

Answer 4

national convention

Question 5

favors given to reward party loyalty to their members

Answer 5

patronage

Question 6

a voter who does not support any particular party

Answer 6

independent

Question 7

only members of a political party can vote

Answer 7

closed primary

Question 8

no matter how many candidates compete in a district, only one will win

Answer 8

single-member districts

Question 9

If no candidate receives a majority there is a second primary election between the two candidates who received the most votes in the first primary

Answer 9

runoff primary

Question 10

group of people with broad common interests who organize to win elections, control government, and influence policies

Answer 10

political party

Question 11

private meetings of party leaders, choose nearly all candidates for office

Answer 11

caucuses

Question 12

one who is caught. Steven conflicting elements in his or her life

Answer 12

cross-pressured voter

Question 13

a volunteer who organized party workers to distribute information about the party and its candidates to attract voters to the polls

Answer 13

precinct captain

Question 14

mental picture that voters have of a candidate

Answer 14

image

Question 15

large group composed mainly of representative from the 50 state party organizations, runs the party

Answer 15

national committee

Question 16

an independent agency in the executive branch to administer federal election laws

Answer 16

federal election commission (fec)

Question 17

any other party other than one of the two major political parties

Answer 17

third party

Question 18

individuals handles the county party’s daily affairs & usually had a great deal of political power in the country

Answer 18

party state chairperson

Question 19

involves using ideas, information, or rumors to influence opinion

Answer 19

propaganda

Question 20

candidates for president & Vice President selected by the delegates

Answer 20

ticket

Question 21

organizations that are established by interest groups to collect money & provide financial support to favored candidates or political parties

Answer 21

political action committees (pac’s)

Question 22

the basic local unit who cast their ballots at the same polling place

Answer 22

precinct

Question 23

all voters may participate even if they do not belong to the party but they can vote in only one party’s primary

Answer 23

open primary

Question 24

most important part of a party

help elect the party’s candidates for state government offices

Answer 24

state-central committee