Chapter 10

1. Chapter 10 Review

2. Political Machine • A strong party organization that can control political appointments and deliver votes

3. majority • More than 50% of the total votes

4. caucus • A way that some states choose presidential candidates

5. national committee • Helps raise funds for presidential elections and organizes the party’s national convention

6. platform • A series of statements describing a political party’s beliefs and positions

7. Two-party system • Type of government that has two major political parties

8. Third party • A smaller, minor party

9. watchdog • Role of the party that is out of power; to check the actions of the party that is in power

10. Democratic-Republican • A political party that favored limited powers for the national government

11. plurality • The most votes

12. Republican • Political party that formed in 1854 to keep slavery out of the western territories.

13. adjacent • Located next to

14. Closed Primary • Only the declared members of a party are allowed to vote for that party’s nominees

15. Political Party • Organization of individuals with broad common interests

16. petition • Paper signed by voters declaring support for a candidate

17. Open Primary • Voters do not need to declare their party preference in order to vote for the party’s nominees

18. Ross Perot • He led a third party in the 1990’s

19. Alexander Hamilton • He believed in a strong national government

20. Abraham Lincoln • He was the first Republican ever elected President.

21. Thomas Jefferson • Believed that state governments should be stronger because the states are “closer to the people”

22. Which of the following statements wouldmost likely be in the Democratic Party Platform? • We need to get rid of government regulations on business • We need to lower taxes for everyone • We need to stop funding so many government jobs programs • We need to spend more money on education

23. And the answer is: D. We need to spend more money on education

24. How does a candidate is neither a Democrat nor a Republican get his or her name on a ballot? • Form a political party • Join a caucus • Seek help from a political machine • Submit a petition

25. D. Submit a petition

26. In which of the following systems are elections mostly for show? • Multi-party systems • One-party systems • Systems in which parties need to work together • Two-party systems

27. B. One-party systems

28. An example of a single-issue party was the: • Democratic Party • Prohibition Party • Republican Party • Whig Party

29. B. Prohibition Party

30. In the U.S., third parties are also called minor parties because they • Draw attention to social issues • Have never won a presidential election • Influence government policies • Support independent candidates

31. B. Have never won a presidential election

32. To win a primary election in most states, a candidate must receive a • Ballot recommendation • Petition from qualified voters • Plurality of the votes • Majority of the votes

33. C. PLURALITY of votes

34. The purpose of the “watchdog” role is to: • Protect candidates from negative advertising • Find party members willing to run for public office • Make sure that the winning party does not abuse its power • Report misbehavior of local party volunteers

35. C. Make sure that the winning party does not abuse its power

36. By reading a party platform, you can learn about the party’s • Beliefs and positions on election issues • Budget for campaign spending • Campaign strategies for the coming election • Plans for the national convention

37. A. Beliefs and positions on election issues

38. Which political committee would be most likely to focus on electing party candidates to the position of governor? • City • County • National • State

39. D. State

40. The role of a party committee at the county level is to: • Support party efforts at the local, state, and national levels • Dictate the work of precinct captains and ward leaders • Follow rules passed down from state and national committees of the opposite party • Prepare planks for the party’s platform

41. A. Support party efforts at the local, state, and national levels

42. A breakaway group of Democrats and Whigs formed the Republican Party in 1854 because they tended to • Favor eight-hour work days • Oppose slavery • Oppose the Federalists • Support state’s rights

43. B. Oppose slavery

44. Which of the following regions of the U.S. has traditionally supported the party that believes the government should be more involved in regulating the economy? • The Northeast • The Midwest • The Southeast • The Deep South

45. A. The Northeast

46. Which of the following countries is governed by a one-party system? • Canada • Great Britain • China • Israel

47. C. China

48. Which policy is today’s Republican Party most likely to support? • A federal jobs program • A new set of regulations on business • A tax decrease for business • A public housing project

49. C. A tax decrease for business

50. What is one benefit of a closed primary? • Because independent voters take part, the candidate is more likely to win in a general election. • It prevents people from other parties from nominating a weak candidate. • It requires more signatures on a petition, which usually means a more popular candidate. • The winning candidate needs to get more than half of the votes, which usually means a strong candidate.