Unit 4 - Politics & Campaigns

Political parties influence the actions of government by...

• hiring lobbyists to persuade politicians

• selecting candidates for office

• donating money to governments

• writing bills for Congress

What is a con of third parties in a two party systems?

• Take away votes from the main two parties

• Take away votes from other countries

• One political party gains too much power

• No clear winner in a two party system

What type of organizations can special interest groups create to collect money?

• Political Action Committees

• Steering Committees

• Lobbying Party Committee

• Conference Committee

Primary elections are different than general elections because...

• primaries elect candidates, general elections elect winners

• primaries elect winners, general elections elect candidates

• general elections are held every four years, primaries are held every two years

• all states hold primaries, only certain states hold general election

What is the smallest number of electoral votes a state could have?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 4

Which of the following are the qualifications for president?

• native born citizen, 35 years old, must live in US for 14 years

• American citizen, 35 years old, must live in US for 7 years

• immigrant citizen, 30 years old, must live in US for 20 years

• native born citizen, 30 years, must live in US for 14 years

The first step in a bill becoming a law is...

• introducing it to Congress

• vote in the House

• vote in the Senate

• have the President approve it

The government can exercise what kinds of power?

• expressed, implied, and inherent powers

• reserved powers

• UNLIMITED POWERRRRRRRRRR

• all powers that are expressly given to states

Political system in which two political parties compete for a majority of votes

• two party system

• one party system

• multi-party system

• two team legislation

When citizens & politicians do not compromise, but instead they choose sides.

• partisanship

• hatred

• federalism

• democratization