Duplicate of Voting, Politics, & Public Policy

Question 1

President sets a bill aside for 10 days and Congress adjourns. This is called a what?

Accepted Answer

Pocket Veto

Question 2

You're required to join a political party, but you can vote for either party's candidates.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

A political party is an organised group of ________ who share similar __________.

Accepted Answer

people ; political views

Question 4

TRUE/FALSE: There are 270 electors in the Electoral College.

Accepted Answer

false - there are 538 electors

Question 5

The 26th amendment _____________________.

Accepted Answer

changed the voting age to 18

Question 6

The group of people who cast actual votes for the POTUS is known as

Accepted Answer

the Electoral College

Question 7

The party system of the United States is known as a ___________.

Accepted Answer

two-party system

Question 8

People sent by interest groups to persuade people of Congress in their favor

Accepted Answer

Lobbyists

Question 9

To register to vote, a voter must be

Accepted Answer

resident of the state in which they're voting in, a citizen of the United States, 18 years old before the day of voting

Question 10

The first step a candidate running for office must take is to _______________.

Accepted Answer

declare the he/she is running for office

Question 11

Give unlimited amounts of money in support of a candidate

Accepted Answer

Super PAC

Question 12

What amendment gave women the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

19

Question 13

Which of these statements about endorsements is true?

Accepted Answer

they're a way for interest groups to show support

Question 14

Candidates for large political parties usually hold these party meetings

Accepted Answer

conventions

Question 15

Health care, the environment, and taxes are examples of ___________.

Accepted Answer

issues

Question 16

The ________ amendment allowed African American men to vote in 1870.

Accepted Answer

15th

Question 17

A set of statements describing the political party's views on the major issues

Accepted Answer

platform

Question 18

If you owned property in colonial America, you were most likely a

Accepted Answer

white male

Question 19

How many steps are there in the law making process

Accepted Answer

5

Question 20

What election narrows down the field of candidates for President?

Accepted Answer

Primary

Question 21

Select an example of a barrier placed against African Americans to prevent them from voting

Accepted Answer

poll taxes, Grandfather Clause, literacy tests

Question 22

Voters mark their choices for candidates on ____________.

Accepted Answer

ballots

Question 23

The most important department and closest to the President

Accepted Answer

State

Question 24

Elections are held on the __________________ after the first _______________ in ___________.

Accepted Answer

first Tuesday ; Monday ; November

Question 25

Executive Agencies and the Cabinet help the President do what?

Accepted Answer

enforce policy

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