Elections and Political Parties Review

Question 1

An election in which voters choose candidates to represent each party in a general election

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primary election

Question 2

Voters do not need to declare their party preference in order to vote for the party's nominees.

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Open primary

Question 3

Single-Issue parties and ideological parties are examples of __________

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Types of third parties

Question 4

Identifying a person as "just one of the common people"

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just plain folks

Question 5

Measures president's popularity or public attitudes toward possible White House proposals

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pollsters

Question 6

A way that citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments

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initiative

Question 7

The main reason the people do not vote is

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apathy

Question 8

The process that Americans use to select the President.

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Electoral College

Question 9

Election in which only the members of a party are allowed to vote for that party's nominees.

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Closed primary

Question 10

Representatives of interest groups who contact lawmakers or other government officials directly

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Lobbyists

Question 11

Winning by receiving the most votes (even if this is less than 50%)

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plurality

Question 12

Giving only one side of the facts to support a position

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card stacking

Question 13

.Written untruths that will harm someone's reputation

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libel

Question 14

associating a symbol with a point of view or person

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transfer/symbol

Question 15

Organizations set up by interest groups to collect money to support favored candidates

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PACs

Question 16

Each individual part of a platform is called a _________.

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plank

Question 17

A location where voting is carried out

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polling place

Question 18

Politicians who already have been elected to office

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incumbent

Question 19

Urging people to support a position or person because everyone else is

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bandwagon

Question 20

A geographical area that contains a specific number of voters

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precinct

Question 21

Spoken untruth's that will harm someone's reputation

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slander

Question 22

When the candidate who wins the popular vote in a state wins all of the states electoral votes

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winner take all state

Question 23

Vague or broad statement containing little substance

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glittering generalities

Question 24

Voting to remove a public official from office

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recall

Question 25

Several geographically connected precincts make up a larger election unit called a

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ward

Question 26

Polls in which questions are worded as to influence a person's responses

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push poll

Question 27

Referring to an opponent with an unpleasant label or description

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Name-calling

Question 28

List of candidates on which you cast your vote

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ballot

Question 29

The United States has this type of party system

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two party

Question 30

A celebrity endorses a person or point of view

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Celebrity testimony

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