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Unit 4 Test Flashcards

0
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What is an individual part of a partys platform

A

Plank

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1
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What party rarely wins major elections and have never won a presidential election

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Third parties

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2
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The United States has what type of system

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Two party

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3
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Who represents their state at their party’s national convention

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Delegates

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4
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What is made up of several adjoining precincts

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Ward

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5
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Local party leaders tried to build support for the party at what levels

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Grassroots

Neighborhood

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6
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In _______ primaries only declard members of a party are allowed to vote for that party’s nominees

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Closed

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7
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Most states award the parties nomination to the candidate who receives a _______ of votes

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Plurality

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8
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What type of primary is held if no candidate gains a required majority

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Runoff

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9
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Representatives from every state make up a political parties what committee

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National

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10
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What type of party is an Association of voters with broad common interests who want to elect candidates that share those interests

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Third

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11
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A platform is a series of statements expressing a parties what

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Principles
Beliefs
Positions

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12
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What party opposes the power of corporations and Favors decision making at the grassroots level

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Green

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13
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Each party chooses its convention delegates by primary elections and

A

Caucuses

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14
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Voters in a _____ cast their ballots at the same voting place

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Precinct

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15
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Tammany hall is a

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Political machine

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16
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What primary is an election where voters choose candidates to represent each party in the general election

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Direct

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17
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In what primaries do voters need not declare their party preference to vote for their party’s nominees

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Open

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18
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Independent candidates can get on most states ballots by

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Petition

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19
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What is a third party formed only to promote social economic or moral issue

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Single issue party

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20
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Precinct

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Voting district

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21
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Split ticket

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Voting for candidates from both parties

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22
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People who cannot go to the polls can request a what ballot in advance

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Absentee

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23
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What type of polling allows specialist to predict the winners before all votes are officially counted

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Exit

24
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What are some reasons for low voter turnouts

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Apathy

Lack of interest

25
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What is initiative

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A way citizens can propose new laws or state constitution amendments

26
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What provides a way for citizens to approve or reject state or local laws

A

Referendum

27
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Propaganda

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Attempt to promote a particular person or idea

28
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Special interest groups help fund a candidates campaign by forming

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Political action committees

29
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Political advertisements enable what

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A candidate to attack an opponent without offering a chance to respond

30
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Where is voting carried out

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Polling place

31
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What are the two parts to an election

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Primary races

General election

32
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If you vote for all the candidates in one political party you are voting a what ticket

A

Straight

33
Q

When polls close election workers took the mallets and the what to the election board

A

Returns

34
Q

What are people called who are eligible to vote

A

Electorate

35
Q

If neither presidential candidate wins a majority of electoral votes who elects the president

A

House of Representatives

36
Q

If enough people sign a petition for it a what is that on the ballot at the next general election

A

Proposition

37
Q

Citizens can vote to remove a public official from office in a what

A

Recall

38
Q

Donations given to political parties and not designated for particular candidates campaign are called

A

Soft money

39
Q

Political action committees give most of their money to

A

Incumbents

40
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Television radio newspapers magazines recordings movies and books are called

A

Mass media

41
Q

What term refers to the strength of opinion on an issue

A

Intensity

42
Q

Who conducts polls regularly

A

Pollsters

43
Q

A well constructed poll question should be

A

Manipulated

44
Q

Elected officials sometimes what information to the press to test public reaction to an idea or policy

A

Leak

45
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The mass media plays an important what role by exposing government misconduct

A

Watchdog

46
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What types of groups support causes that affect the lives of Americans in general

A

Public interest

47
Q

Who provides lawmakers with information

A

Lobbyists

48
Q

What type of propaganda is made to make people think a candidate is just like them

A

Plain folks

49
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What technique is an attempt to turn people against a candidate or idea by using an Unpleasant label or description

A

Name calling

50
Q

What includes the ideas and attitudes that most people hold about the government and political issues

A

Public opinion

51
Q

People who share the same point of you about an issue sometimes form what to promote their beliefs

A

Interest groups

52
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A public opinion poll is a survey of what

A

Representative sample of the population

53
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Radio television and the Internet are considered what type of media

A

Electronic

54
Q

What influences public opinion

A

Personal background
Mass media
Interest groups

55
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Prior restraint

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Government censorship of material before it’s published

56
Q

Interest groups are

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Biased

57
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What is the goal of interest groups

A

To influence public opinion

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