Campaigns, elections and voting.

Campaigns, elections and voting.

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of political parties?

• To shape government policy

• To hang out

• To count electoral votes

• To administer literacy tests

Multiple Choice

Is the United States a two-party system?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What are the two major parties in the U.S. today?

• Democrats and Federalists

• Whigs and Republicans

• Whigs and Federalists

• Democrats and Republicans

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What is a party platform?

• Is a series of statements expressing a party’s principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues.

• Where a politician gives speeches.

Multiple Choice

Which party would agree with lowering taxes, especially for business?

• Democrats

• Republicans

Multiple Choice

Which party would agree with raising taxes on the wealthy and businesses?

• Democrats

• Republicans

Multiple Choice

What is the basic disagreement between Democrats and Republicans?

• Who should win

• The responsibilities of the government

• Understanding the Constitution

• Everything

Multiple Choice

Which position of government has these requirements?

35 years old

U.S. Citizen

Lived in the U.S. for 14 consecutive years.

• Senate

• President

• House of Representatives

• Supreme Court

Multiple Choice

How is the President of the United States determined?

• Popular Vote

• Electoral College

Multiple Choice

How many electoral college votes are needed to win the Presidency?

• 538

• 100

• 270

• 300

Multiple Choice

The number of electoral votes for each state is based on?

• Size of the state

• Population/representation in the state.

Multiple Choice

If a presidential candidate wins 51% of the popular vote, can they automatically say they won the election?

• Yes, They have the majority of votes

• No, They have to get to 270 electoral college votes first.

Multiple Choice

True or false: In order to vote you need;

18 years or older U.S. Citizen Legal Resident of the state you are voting in.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is voter apathy?

• Someone interested in voting

• Someone who does not vote.

Multiple Choice

What is bias?

• Supporting both sides

• Favoring one side

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What is propaganda?

• A very biased source attempting to get a emotional reaction and not a rational reaction out of a person.

• A less biased source attempting to get a rational reaction out of a person and not a emotional reaction.

Multiple Choice

What would this poster represent?

• Bias/Propaganda

• Truth

• Justice

• American way