Politics Formative Assessment

Question 1

What election comes early in the year?

Accepted Answer

Primary

Question 2

America is also different from _____ like those in Europe. (These give voters more choices)

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Multi party systems

Question 3

Americas political system is different than ______, which are dictatorships (North Korea, China, etc.)

Accepted Answer

One party systems

Question 4

Primary Elections have members of each party vote on who their nominee will be in the general election:

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

The second of the four main jobs of a political party is to _________

Accepted Answer

Inform/Activate candidates

Question 6

Politicians use polls to:

Accepted Answer

How and where to campaign

Question 7

By _________

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Winning elections

Question 8

What election happens in November?

Accepted Answer

General

Question 9

Think of a time when this was shown (only click on red, this was just making you think, its not reverse physiology)

Accepted Answer

CLICK HERE (Trust me I made it)

Question 10

Because we use a system of ______ aka the “winner takes all” system.

Accepted Answer

Single-Member districts

Question 11

In order to _________

Accepted Answer

Change the laws.

Question 12

The _____ party believes the government should be involved in economic issues and less on social issues

Accepted Answer

Democratic

Question 13

The third of the four main jobs of a political party is to _________

Accepted Answer

Act as a watch dog

Question 14

Because of this system_______ in America are rarely successful because they “steal votes”

Accepted Answer

Smaller parties

Question 15

The third of the four main jobs of a political party is to _________

Accepted Answer

Govern

Question 16

Political parties are ___________…

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Groups of people

Question 17

Who join together based on ________…

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Similar Ideas

Question 18

In multi party systems, what is required to make the multiple parties work together

Accepted Answer

Coalition

Question 19

The American political system is a _______

Accepted Answer

Two party system

Question 20

To ______

Accepted Answer

Elect officials

Question 21

_____ are surveys of the views of a sample of the population at any given time

Accepted Answer

Public Opinion Polls

Question 22

Oftentimes, political parties create _______ to try to change public opinion and turn their supporters out to vote.

Accepted Answer

Propaganda

Question 23

One of the four main jobs of a political party is to _________

Accepted Answer

Nominate candidates

Question 24

What do interest groups do?

Accepted Answer

Change views of political officials

Question 25

What type of person convince politicians directly to act on the views or beliefs of their members?

Accepted Answer

Lobbyists

Question 26

What is the term for the right to vote

Accepted Answer

Suffrage

Question 27

The ______ party believes more government on social issues and less on economic

Accepted Answer

Republican

Question 28

Throughout American history, suffrage has_____

Accepted Answer

Increased

Question 29

What are groups of people who join together based on one common issuer to try and change policy?

Accepted Answer

Interest groups

Question 30

Interest groups are different from political parties because

Accepted Answer

They focus on one issue

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