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What type of primary only allows participants to vote for the party that they are registered for?
open primary
direct primary
caucus
closed primary
2
How is a president chosen if no candidate wins a majority of the electoral votes?
The House of Representatives with each state getting 1 vote
The Senate with each state getting 2 votes
The Senate, with each state getting 1 vote
The House of Representatives with each person getting a vote.
3
Originally, who became the Vice President of the United States?
the person chosen by the president elect
the 2nd in the balloting in the Electoral College
the person the House of Representatives chose
the person the Senate chose
4
Which state holds the first caucus in the election year
Iowa
Virginia
Vermont
New Hampshire
5
Who was the first president inaugurated in Washington D.C.:
James Madison
John Adams
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
6
What is the minimum number of electoral votes needed to win the presidency?
270
250
365
300
7
When does the presidential election take place?
On the first Tuesday in May.
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
on November 2, regardless of the day of the week
on the first Tuesday of November.
8
A brokered convention is a
a convention that does not successfully nominate a candidate
a convention the requires lengthy balloting and settlement via compromise
a convention that involves only real estate brokers
convention that is paid for by investment bankers
9
Which amendment moved the presidential inauguration from March 4 to January 20?
Eighteenth
Twentieth
Twenty-first
Seventeenth
10
Most delegates in a presidential election are chosen
by state legislatures prior to the convention
in caucuses prior to the convention
by state conventions during the convention
in the primaries prior to the convention
11
What event is the highlight of the first day of a party's national convention?
the presidential nominee's arrival
the inaugural address
the keynote speaker
the chairman of the political party's address
12
Today, why are cities chosen by a party to hose their National Convention?
to secure the state's votes in the election
because they have a large venue & enough rooms for everyone
limited access by the other party
the weather and entertainment
13
Which state holds the first primary in the election year?
Iowa
Vermont
Virginia
New Hampshire
14
The most powerful person in the United States is
President Tempore of the Senate
the Speaker of the House
President
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
15
As the major parties have become more democratized, the party organizational mechanism
has stayed the same.
has gotten weaker
has gotten better
has gotten stronger.
16
What are the two main paths to the presidency?
successful athlete
successful military or political career
successful military and political careers
successful business career
17
Super delegates are delegates at a party's national convention that are
party leaders and office holders who only vote if there is a tie
uncommitted party leaders and office holders
state legislators who vote for their own choice.
office holders and leaders who vote for the favored candidate
18
Crossover voting occurs when
you vote in the opposite party's primary election
you don't vote for any candidate
you vote for the independent candidate
you vote for the candidate that is not from your party
19
Which of the following was not catapulted to the White House by a successful military career:
George Washington
Dwight Eisenhower
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
20
The method proposed to give the people a stronger voice in choosing candidates for presidency?
conventions
conferences
caucuses
direct primaries
21
How many times has the House of Representatives had to decide the winner in a presidential election?
three
none
one
two
22
Which state was the first to hold a direct primary?
Minnesota
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
23
Which presidential election had the first televised debate?
1952
1964
1956
1960
24
What made national delegate selection more democratic?
primary elections
general elections
state legislatures
party conventions
25
What was established by the founding fathers to give small states an = voice in presidential election.
Electoral College
general elections
caucus
direct primary
26
What has the purpose of opening up the nomination process to more candidates?
general elections
party conventions
state legislatures
primary elections
27
Since the 1970s, the Democratic primaries have resulted in in candidates
that are more conservative than the mainstream Democratic Party
that are less conservative than the mainstream
that are less liberal than the mainstream Democratic Party
that are more liberal than the mainstream Democratic Party
28
How are candidates chosen in most states that do not hold primary elections?
caucuses
exit polls
straw polls
referendums
29
How does the media predict the outcome of elections?
doing phone polls of voters
exit polls
counting the number of people entering each voting place
counting the votes at each precinct
30
What is the party's formal statement of its positions on current issues called?
manifesto
proposal
platform
plan
31
Who chooses the vice-presidential candidate today?
the presidential nominee
the Senators from that party
the current president
the chairman of the party
32
Recent presidential inaugurations have taken place
on the West Front side of the Capitol
In the Oval Office
in the Rose Garden at the White House
on the Mall in Washington DC
33
Who was the only president to take the oath of office in an airplane?
Lyndon Johnson
Bill Clinton
John Kennedy
Richard Nixon
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Which president started the tradition of the inaugural parade?
James Madison
John Quincy Adams
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
