Benchmark Review

1. recruiting and nominating.2. educating the electorate about campaign issues3. helping candidates win elections4. monitoring actions of officeholders

• Differences of parite
• Similarities of Parties
• Third Parties
• Functions of Political Parties

The main function of a political party is to-

• nominate candidates for public office
• report campaign bias
• rewrite parts of the US Constitution
• appoint justices and judges

In what way can the news media impact an election?

• they do not have an impact
• identify the candidate and broadcast different views to inform the public
• they can decline to put politics on the broadcast
• they can tell you which candidate to choose

The Electoral College's primary function in politics is to-

• nominate candidates
• cast the official vote for the winning candidate in the Presidential election
• cast the official vote for the winning candidate for senator
• assist the candidates with the election process

What do we call political parties that introduce new ideas and/or press for a particular issue?

• Two party system
• Democrats
• Republicans
• Third parties

A state's electoral votes are based on ___. 

• population
• land size 
• popularity
• Income 

In general, the legislative power is the power of government to do what?

• Pass bills
• Make laws
• Declare war
• Spend money

Under the Constitution, which branch has the power to say that a law is unconstitutional?

• Congressional
• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative

The divison of the national government into THREE BRANCHES is called -

• federalism
• separation of powers
• delegated powers
• concurrent powers

The courts check Congress when the judges/justices -

• call a special session
• veto legislation
• propose legislation
• declare acts of Congress unconstitutional