Political Parties

Which of the following best defines our plurality concept to accumulating votes in an election?

• It is a system in which a candidate needs at least 50% of the votes cast to win an election.

• It is a system in which a candidate wins with the most votes in an election, not necessarily needing a majority of votes to win.

• It is a system in which multiple parties have a chance to win seats in Congress.

• It is a system in which multiple ballots are cast by each citizen to determine the winner of a Primary Election

The type of election in which members from the same Political Party challenge each other for their party's endorsement in the next election.

• General Election

• Intra-Party Election

• Semi-Final Election

• Primary Election

The type of election in which candidates from opposing Political Parties challenge each other with the winner taking public office is .....

• A General Election

• Final Election

• Inter-Party Election

• A Primary Election

What is a Political Party Platform?

• The various layers and levels of party leadership with the highest elected office holder at the top.

• The physical structures used by candidates in the various states when campaigning.

• The collection of a Party's values, ideologies, issues and possible actions to be supported by its members.

• The physical structures that bind the party together.

What is a Plank in relation to a Political Party Platform?

• A single issue found within a Political Party Platform.

• One of the key building blocks to various physical structures holding a party together.

• One of the unifying issues for a Political Party.

• A form of punishment for party members not towing the party line.

The Incumbent is.....

• A candidate that is not the current office holder in a challenged campaign/race.

• The most powerful lawmaker in the US House of Reps.

• The most powerful lawmaker in the US Senate.

• The candidate that is the current office holder in a challenged campaign/race.

What is the formula for determining the General Election?

• The Tuesday after all candidates have filed for office in November

• The first Tuesday in November

• Tuesday after the first Monday in November

• Two weeks after Halloween on Monday

What is the formula for the Primary Election in Indiana?

• The Tuesday after all candidates have filed in May.

• The first Tuesday in May.

• The Tuesday following Memorial Day

• Tuesday after the first Monday in May.

A precinct is....

• a single voting district for a city or county

• a satellite office/station for a major police department

• the physical facility in which one votes

• two or more wards combined

A ward is.....

• a collection of two or more voting districts for a city/county

• the physical site where ballots are cast

• a promise given from one candidate to another

• a facility to treat the mentally ill