Civics Unit 1 Political Parties, Media, and Voting

A ____ party is an association of voters with broad common interests who want to elect candidates that share those interests.

• Third

• Populist

• Political

• Social

All voters in a ____ cast their ballots at the same voting place.

• Ward

• Caucus

• County

• Precinct

If you vote for candidates from both parties, you are voting a ____ ticket.

• double

• twin

• split

• straight

People who cannot go to the polls can request an ____ ballot in advance.

• absentee

• apathy

• electorate

• exit

The mass media plays an important ____ role by exposing government misconduct.

• leak

• intelligence

• spotlight

• watchdog

The founding fathers created ______ in order to limit the voting power of the common people.

• Electoral College

• Voting

• Political parties

• The constitution

Political party affiliation is often a result of

• self interest

• life experiences

• community and relationships

• all the above

While we effectively have a Two Party System, voters can also vote

• for Third Parties

• for Independents

• using a split ticket

• all the above

Political Parties publicize their official position on issues and vision for the country through their development of

• speeches

• platforms

• perspectives

• all the above

We describe the bias of media outlets as

• False and True

• Left, Lean Left, Center, Lean Right and Right

• Progressive, Liberal, Independent, Conservative

• Print, TV, Radio and Internet