Matching
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement
below. You will not use all the terms. a. | ward | b. | electorate | c. | minor party | d. | plurality | e. | political party | f. | split-ticket
voting | g. | splinter parties | h. | major parties | i. | bipartisan |
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____ a unit into which cities are divided for the election of city council
members
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____ parties that have broken off from one of the major parties
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____ the greatest number of votes cast for a single office
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____ the people eligible to vote in any given election
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____ a group that seeks to control government by winning elections and holding
public office
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____ the two major parties acting together and cooperating when making
decisions
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement
below. You will not use all the terms. a. | electorate | b. | poll
tax | c. | literacy | d. | preclearance | e. | political
efficacy | f. | independent | g. | gerrymandering | h. | split-ticket
voting |
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____, a person's ability to read or write, is no longer used to qualify
voters.
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Dividing electoral districts to limit the voting strength of a particular group
is known as ____.
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____ is the term regularly used to describe those people who have no specific
major party affiliation.
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People who do not believe their actions can affect politics have no sense of
____.
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In the United States, the ____, or the potential voting population, is made up
of nearly 200 million people.
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement
below. You will not use all the terms. a. | nomination | b. | coattail
effect | c. | runoff primary | d. | polling place | e. | blanket
primary | f. | closed primary |
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The ____ occurs when a strong candidate running for an office at the top of a
ballot helps attract voters to other candidates on the party's ticket.
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In the ____, the two top vote getters in a direct primary face one another,
with the winner receiving the nomination.
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A ____ is where voters who live in a particular precinct actually go to
vote.
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A ____ is a party nominating election in which only declared party members are
allowed to vote.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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MAIN IDEAS
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In the United States, a political party is made up of a group of people
who
a. | disagree on how to resolve the basic issues affecting the
country. | b. | work to get candidates elected to political offices. | c. | work separately to
support one major program or policy. |
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Which of the following is NOT a major function of either of the two major
parties in the United States?
a. | To assure the qualifications of candidates for office. | b. | To unite people and
concentrate solely on one public policy matter. | c. | To monitor the conduct of its candidates in
office. |
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Which of the following is a sign of weakened political parties?
a. | split-ticket voting | c. | newly registered voters | b. | straight-ticket
voting |
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The phenomenon in which fewer votes are cast for offices farther down the ballot
is called
a. | ballot fatigue. | c. | split-ticket voting. | b. | voter
alienation. |
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The term political socialization can be defined as the
a. | process in which individual initiative is abandoned in favor of party
politics. | b. | belief that one's vote does not count. | c. | process by which
people formulate their political attitudes and opinions. |
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Literacy tests worked to deny the right to vote to African Americans primarily
because
a. | all white voters had higher literacy rates. | b. | the tests were only
required in Southern States. | c. | African Americans were asked questions that
were more difficult than those asked of prospective white voters. |
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Why are voting machines used?
a. | to eliminate the election process | b. | to increase the number of persons needed to
administer elections | c. | to minimize vote-counting
errors |
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The oldest form of the nominating process in the United States is
a. | self-announcement. | c. | a congressional caucus. | b. | the
convention. |
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The most costly items in a typical campaign budget today are
a. | newspaper and magazine advertisements. | b. | pamphlets and posters. | c. | television
advertisements. |
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In a closed primary
a. | only declared party members may vote. | b. | all qualified voters may
vote. | c. | voters must vote a split ticket. |
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Which of the following is the earliest and one of the most significant agents in
the political socialization process?
a. | family | c. | group affiliation | b. | place of
residence |
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The term "public opinion" is misleading because
a. | opinions have no place in politics or government. | b. | Americans belong to
many different publics, each with a distinctive viewpoint. | c. | most Americans
consider political opinions to be a private matter. |
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Which form of mass media is now the principle source of political information
for about 80 percent of the population of the United States?
a. | radio | c. | newspapers | b. | television |
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The term grass roots refers to
a. | trade associations. | c. | average voters. | b. | party
politicians. |
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Lobbyists today are people who generally
a. | work within the governmental process to affect policies. | b. | work illegally to
get their group's needs met. | c. | use unfair propaganda to get a group's
point across. |
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Propaganda is a technique
a. | used to express the truth about a matter of public policy. | b. | based on logical
conclusions. | c. | used to influence people to adopt a particular
belief. |
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Interest groups are MOST interested in
a. | nominating specific candidates for office. | b. | winning a broad
range of elections. | c. | influencing specific public
policies. |
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Over time, the ideas first developed by minor parties are often ____ by major
parties.
a. | ignored | c. | suppressed | b. | borrowed |
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The two-party system developed in the United States mainly because
a. | the Constitution established a democratic government. | b. | conflicts about the
Constitution created opposing viewpoints. | c. | leaders and voters agreed on the existence of
two parties. |
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People with no sense of political efficacy
a. | feel that any choice they make will have no effect. | b. | are also known as
"cannot-voters." | c. | display a strong sense of party
identification. |
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To prevent fraudulent voting, most States require voters to
a. | register. | c. | pay a poll tax. | b. | be able to read and
write. |
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Polls are taken to
a. | guarantee the constitutional rights of all people. | b. | determine
people's attitudes and viewpoints. | c. | further the political socialization of
individuals. |
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The impact of the mass media on the public agenda can best be described as its
ability to
a. | tell people whom to vote for. | b. | focus the public's attention on specific
issues. | c. | tell people what opinions to have about those issues. |
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Most interest groups are formed on the basis of
a. | religious interests. | c. | geographic interests. | b. | economic
interests. |
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What is the name of your government teacher?
a. | George of the Jungle | c. | George Bernard Shaw | b. | George Washington | d. | George Blair |
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