Campaign and Elections

Which event would come last?

• nomination

• general election

• caucus

• convention

If a required majority is not met in a Direct Primary, the two people with the most votes participate in a

• closed primary

• open primary

• nonpartisan primary

• runoff primary

All of the following have been used in this country to nominate candidates for federal office except

• caucus

• convention

• survey/questionnaire

• self appointment

in closed primary

• anyone who is a registered voter can participate

• only a small number of party officials have a say in who becomes a candidate

• only registered members of the party holding the primary can vote

• the curtains in the voting booth are shut

in an open primary

• anyone who is registered voter can participate

• only a small number of party officials have a say in who becomes a candidate

• only registered members of the party holding the primary can vote

• the curtains in the voting booth are open

How many electoral votes does a presidential candidate need to win

• 150

• 200

• 270

• 350

A common criticism of the Electoral College is that it

• gives too much power to states with the highest populations

• gives too much power to smaller states

• is not even a real college

• allows a person to win the presidency without a majority of votes

People who don't vote in elections tend to be

• urban and upper-class

• rural and male

• married and middle class

• educated and female

Mid-term elections are elections in which

• the president is chosen but no state officers are

• governors of all states are chosen

• some members of Congress are elected but not the presient

• voters decide only local issues

The summation of all people in society's views is also known as

• bias

• public opinion

• the coattail effect

• tyranny of the majority