Government Voting, Elections, Political Parties Review

A political party platform is 

• A series of statements expressing the party’s principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues.
• Representatives to a meeting, they nominate candidates for president and vice-president.
• A system in which two parties compete for office.
• A individual part of a party’s platform.
  

Caucuses are 

• A meeting of political party members to conduct party business.
• Representatives to a meeting, they nominate candidates for president and vice-president.
• A geographic area that contains a specific number of voters.
• A system in which two parties compete for office.

All of the following are factors in predicting voting turn out EXCEPT for...

• Race
• Age
• Income
• Education

The winner-take-all system in the Electoral College leads to

• Candidates targeting densely populated states for campaigning
• An equal number of electors from each state.
• Electors from two or more parties in the same state.
• Targeting less populated states for campaigning.

Why does Florida have more electors in the Electoral College process than Virginia? 

• C. Florida has more lobbying influence among politicians.
• A. The national party determined that Florida is a more important state
• D. Florida has a lower population than Virginia.
• B. Florida has more Congressional Representation than Virginia.

What is Third party?

• It is the Republicans party.
• It is the Democratic party.
• It is all other parties that are not Repubican or Democratic. 
• It is every in congress.

Amendment removed racial barriers from voting  

• 15th
• 19th
• 24th
• 26th

What is the earliest and one of the most significant agents in the political socialization process?

• Peers
• School
• Family

What is a political party?

• set of political beliefs in the Constitution 
• large gathering of people discussing politics
• elected officials who seek to soften the party's message
• people with shared ideas who seek to control government

What is one of the main purposes of political parties?

• To cast electoral votes
• To set the age for voting
• To administer literacy tests
• To nominate candidates for office