Civics - Politics and Elections

The stand the government takes about how issues should be handled.

• public views
• public opinion
• public access
• public policy

An organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence government.

• political party
• party platform
• public policy
• majority party

A person running for office.

• candidate
• delegate
• write-in candidate
• speaker

During a debate, candidates discuss their views on various ________.

• issues
• opinion polls
• endorsements
• contributors

Which of the following is a country with a two-party system?

• United States of America
• Japan
• Canada
• Cuba

A collection of all the efforts a candidate makes to win an election.

• party platform
• campaign
• public policy
• political vies

A person's ideas about how government should run and how issues should be solved.

• platform
• public policy
• political views
• political candidate

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

Political parties try to influence the government by -

• lobbying members of Congress
• donating money to the opposing party's elected officials
• getting their members elected
• proposing amendments to the Constitution

Candidates who run for office almost always identify with ___________________. 

• average Americans
• the values of their region
• a major political party 
• candidates who have already has success in politics