Understanding Political Parties and Electoral Systems

Political Parties and the Electoral College

Question 1 - 10 • Person who runs for government office.

Answer 1 – 10 Candidate

Question 1 - 20 • Political system with two main political parties

Answer 1 – 20 Two-Party System

Question 1 - 30 • Political system with more than two political parties.

Answer 1 – 30 Multi-Party System

Question 1 - 40 • Organization of citizens who share similar views on issues and who work together to put their ideas into effect through government action.

Answer 1 – 40 Political Party

Question 1 - 50 • Range of differences in political views between political parties.

Answer 1 – 50 Political Spectrum

Question 2 - 10 • Vote of the citizens of a country (NOT ELECTORAL VOTE)

Answer 2 – 10 Popular Vote

Question 2 - 20 • Smaller political parties that usually focus on one issue.

Answer 2 – 20 Third Parties

Question 2 - 30 • Group of electors from around the country

Answer 2 – 30 Electoral College

Question 2 - 40 • Votes cast by electors for the president and vice president.

Answer 2 – 40 Electoral Votes

Question 2 - 50 • Statement of a party’s views and policies on important issues.

Answer 2 – 50 Platform

Question 3 - 10 • Political Parties educate the _________ about campaign issues.

Answer 3 – 10 Electorate

Question 3 - 20 • Political parties ________ actions of officeholders.

Answer 3 – 20 Monitor

Question 3 - 30 • Political parties ______ candidates.

Answer 3 – 30 Nominate

Question 3 - 40 • The main purpose of political parties.

Answer 3 – 40 Win elections

Question 3 - 50 • Which is NOT a function of political parties? • A. Recruiting and nominating candidates • B. Educating the electorate about campaign issues • C. Helping candidates win elections • D. Count electoral votes

Answer 3 – 50 D. Count electoral votes

Question 4 - 10 • When evaluating campaign materials it is important to separate _______ from opinion.

Answer 4 – 10 Fact

Question 4 - 20 • When evaluating campaign materials it is important to detect _______.

Answer 4 – 20 Bias

Question 4 - 30 • One of the roles of the media in an election is emphasizing ___________ issues.

Answer 4 – 30 Selected

Question 4 - 40 • One of the roles of the media in an election is identifying _____________.

Answer 4 – 40 Candidates

Question 4 - 50 • List three forms of media.

Answer 4 – 50 • TV • Newspaper • Magazines • Radio • Internet

Question 5 - 10 • Electors for each state are chosen by _______ vote.

Answer 5 – 10 Popular

Question 5 - 20 • Electors meet to vote for _______ and _____ _______.

Answer 5 – 20 • President and Vice President.

Question 5 - 30 • Which of the following is NOT a result of rising campaign costs? • A. Require candidates to conduct extensive fund-raising activities • B. Allows more people to be able to run for office • C. Give an advantage to wealthy individuals who run for office • D. Encourage the development of political action committees

Answer 5 – 30 B. Allows more people to be able to run for office.

Question 5 - 40 • The winner-take-all system leads to the targeting of ______ states for campaigning. • A. large • B. small • C. western • D. eastern

Answer 5 – 40 A. large

Understanding Political Parties and Electoral Systems