The American Political System

This is what a party stands for (all of their beliefs and ideas)

• Planks

• Platform

• Political Spectrum

• Incumbent

Each individual idea in a platform is called a _______

• Incumbent

• Ballot

• Amendment

• Plank

A candidate going for re-election is called the ___________ candidate

• Radical

• Conservative

• Incumbent

• Primary

The race between candidates to get elected is called a

• Platform

• Primary

• Partisan

• Campaign

This is a type of election that happens before the general election

• Primary

• Caucus

• Electoral College

• Moderate

Which type of primary election is it where citizens can only vote for candidates of the party they are registered with?

• Open Primary

• Direct Primary

• Caucus Primary

• Closed Primary

What principle of American democracy is exercised when you vote in an election?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Judicial Review

• Federalism

• Rule of Law

The political spectrum goes from left (more liberal) to right (more conservative) which American political party is considered more "left wing"?

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

Which American political party is considered more "right wing"?

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

How many votes total are there in the Electoral College?

• 435

• 100

• 535

• 538