Election and Primaries test

Candidates for the larger political parties are chosen at party meetings called:

• the Electoral College
• delegates
• campaigns
• conventions

A Political Party is?

• a supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.

• a group of persons who seek to control government by winning elections and holding office.

• a person who favors a republican form of government.

• a group of like-minded individuals who like to party.

When is each political party's candidate officially nominated?

• At the finish of the California primary
• When his/ her party holds their official vote
• At the party's national convention
• On election day

Focusing public attention on certain issues is one way the _________ affects elections.

• bandwagon
• media
• electorate
• political spectrum

US citizenship, state residence, and being at least 18 years old are requirements of...

• voting
• running for office
• joining a party
• joining an interest group

Limited representation of minority views is a drawback of the...

• two-party system
• democratic system
• system of checks and balances
• central nervous system

What is a platform?

• a party held in the candidate's honor
• the ideas and goals important to a political party
• a speech to unite the members of a party
• colorful signs and balloons on a raised stage

Select all that apply:

Which of the following are steps in the presidential election?

• Primaries/Caucuses

• Mid-term elections

• General election

• Nominating Convention

• Electoral College

A list of candidates that people use to cast a vote.

• vote

• ballot

• democracy

• list

A person who is running for an elected position.

• front runner

• candidate

• debate

• member