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Topic 11 - Elections Full Version
Topic 11 - Elections Full Version
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Magruder's American Government Topic 11 - Elections + iCivics + current events
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1
Spending in the 2020 election was over $14 billion, a record-shattering amount
False
True
2
Why did the Framers decide to create an electoral college?
It would add some variety to the electoral process.
This system had worked well in England.
They wanted everyone to have a chance at higher education.
They were afraid of the masses picking the President.
3
What are the two major political parties in the United States today?
The Green Party and Republican
Socialist and Libertarian
Democrat and Federalist
Democrat and Republican
4
The strong support of their party and its policy is...
Innovation
Plurality
Coalition
Partisanship
5
What is the function of a Political Action Committee (PACs)?
to set limits on campaign contributions
to monitor campaign contributions and report violations
to match privately-raised funds with government subsidies
raise money to influence elections and public policy
6
Presidential candidates are forbidden to spend any of their own money on their campaign.
True
False
7
What is the smallest number of electoral votes a state can have?
7
3
5
1
8
A person who has new ideas or methods.
Innovator
Incumbent
Nominee
Darth Vader
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General agreement among various groups on fundamental matters.
Caucus
Consensus
Precinct
Partisanship
10
Why don't some people vote in elections?
They're turned off by the negativity of it all.
They want to but they can't.
They don't like some of the candidates, so they don't vote.
They don't think that their vote matters.
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Political campaigns are expensive.
True
False
12
What type of party includes the Socialist, Communist, and Libertarian?
Ideological
Splinter
Economic Protest
Single-Issue
13
Regularly scheduled elections at which voters make a final selection of officeholders.
Special Elections
Primary Elections
Caucus
General Elections
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The current officeholder.
Dictator
Innovator
Partisan
Incumbent
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The range of political views.
Radical
Political Spectrum
Political Party
Coattail Effect
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When Democrats and Republicans work together, they are acting in a ___ way.
Contrary
Bipartisan
Usual
Pluralistic
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Sources of Campaign Funding Include...
Candidates Raising Money
Their Political Party
Government Subsidies
Political Action Groups/PACs
18
Members of the electorate who have not made up their minds at the start of the campaign.
Hopscotchers
Merry Go Rounders
Teeter Totters
Swing Voters
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A group who seek to control government by winning elections & holding public office.
Electorate
Radical Republicans
Political Faction
Political Party
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A political parties formal statement of basic principles, its stands on major issues.
Business Plan
Stage
Code of Ethics
Platform
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Joe Biden is a
Democrat
Republian
Friend of mine
Independent
