Political Parties/Voting

Question 1

political party

Answer 1

-a group of citizens with similar views on political issues who work to put their ideas into effective government action

Question 2

nominate

Answer 2

-to select candidates to run for political office (a job of political parties)

Question 3

candidate

Answer 3

-a person who runs for government office

Question 4

political spectrum

Answer 4

-refers to the range of differences in such political views between parties

Question 5

two-party system

Answer 5

-a government made up of two main political parties

Question 6

multiparty system

Answer 6

-a political system of government in which there are more than two strong political parties

Question 7

coalition

Answer 7

-an agreement between two or more political parties to work together

Question 8

one-party system

Answer 8

-a single political party controls the government

Question 9

third party

Answer 9

-a political party other than the two major parties

Question 10

________________ are typically considered more liberal and ________________ more conservative.

Answer 10

Democrats,
Republicans

Question 11

The United States is a ____ _______ system.

Answer 11

two-party
(Republicans and Democrats)

Question 12

suffrage

Answer 12

-the right to vote

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independent voters

Answer 13

-citizens who do not register as members of a politica party

Question 14

primary election

Answer 14

-takes place first & allows voters to choose the party candidates that will run in the later general election

Question 15

general elction

Answer 15

-where voters choose their leaders from the candidates offered by all the political parties

Question 16

closed primary

Answer 16

-only those voters who are registered in a particular party can vote to choose the party’s candidates

Question 17

open primary

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-votes may vote for the candidates of either major party, whether or not the voters belong to that party

Question 18

secret ballot

Answer 18

-a paper ballot that lists the names of the candidates

Question 19

vote a straight ticket

Answer 19

-they vote for all of the candidates of one party

Question 20

vote a split ticket

Answer 20

-choosing candidates of more than one party

Question 21

popular vote

Answer 21

-the vote of the citizens of a country

Question 22

elector

Answer 22

-oe of the people chosen from each state and the District of Columbia who formally select the President and vice president

Question 23

electoral college

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-the group of all the electors

Question 24

electoral votes

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-votes cast by electors for president and vice president

Question 25

platform

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-a statement of the party's views and policies on important issues

Question 26

plank

Answer 26

-a part of a platform that acts a specific way on an issue

Question 27

The Communist Party, Green Party, Libertarian Party, and Socialist Party are all examples of...

Answer 27

Third Parties

Question 27

Republicans believe in ______ national government, while Democrats believe in _______ national government.

Answer 27

small, large

Question 28

What did the 12th amendment do?

Answer 28

I made it so that the electors cast separate votes for the President and the vice president

Question 29

How are the number of electoral votes determined?

Answer 29

House of Representatives 435 Washington DC 3 Senators +100 ___________________________ Electoral Votes: 538 ___________________________ Majority needed to win: 270