Unit 4 - Political Parties Review

Economic Protest Groups are minor parties focused on

What is the biggest factor is a person's political socialization?

Which type of primary is best at preventing party raiding?

What is straight-ticket voting?

What is the manipulation of election districts to the advantage of the party in power?

What is the belief that one can understand & influence elections & the government?

What is NOT a reason that minor parties are important in a Two Party System?

What is a political platform?

How often does a midterm election occur?

Coalitions happen in which type of party system?

What is NOT a trait of a multi party system?

Which is NOT a type of primary?

Voter turnout is always lower in a presidential election than in a midterm election.

What is a minor party that forms from an offshoot of a major party?

Suffrage and Franchisement both refer to what?

The electorate consists of

Which type of primary only allows voters who are registered for that specific party?

What is a plurality?

What are societal problems that political leaders & the public think need attention?

Which era began with the Civil War and ended with the Great Depression?

Which type of primary means that you can vote for either or both parties, but only 1 per spot?

The Federal Election Commision ensures that

Strong party identification helps with building consensus among voters and politicians.

Political socialization is the process through which people gain opinions about politics.

Which is NOT a reason the US uses the Two Party System?

Which type of primary is best keeping the secrecy of the ballot?

What is a political party?

What is a PAC?

Public Interest Groups focus on issues that effect

Which is a public source of money for candidates?

What is it called when two political parties work together?

Which is a major cause of straight-ticket voting?

The purpose of a Two Party system is to moderate politics & build consensus among large groups

What is money given to party organizations that then support candidates?

The Federal Election Commission focuses on all but what in a candidate's budget?

What do interest groups NOT do?

Who controls the main requirements for voting?

Political Action Committees are interest groups that

Which is the final or "real" election for office?

Which is an example of a Single Issue party?

After which president's election was there a shift toward Republican support?

What is an intra-party election used to select party candidates?

What is the money directly raised and spent to elect candidates?

In which type of primary is party not an issue because you can choose to vote in either party?

Which is NOT a sociological factor in voting?

What is like-minded set of citizens organized to influence elections?

Which event caused a major shift in Democrat voters to the Republican Party?

What is NOT a way interest groups influence politics?

Who is NEVER elected during a midterm election?

The Two Party System's method of having two parties does NOT help build consensus through

Trying to motivate voters on a personal level by providing information about an election.

An ideological minor party is focused around a set of ideas that affect all parts of life. 

A third party candidate has won the presidency before.

The Democrat and Republican parties are considered 

Which is NOT an example of a single member district?

Which is NOT a universal requirement for voting?