UNIT 5: POLITICAL PARTIES, VOTING and ELECTIONS TEST REVIEW

In which type of election do voters choose a party’s candidates for the general election? This type of election would see a Democrat against a Democrat and a Republican against a Republican to secure their party's nomination.

• general election

• primary election

• special election

• local election

The 26th Amendment to the Constitution, the most recent to address voting qualifications, did which of the following?

• allow resident aliens to vote

• allow African-Americans to vote

• allow women to vote

• allow 18 year old citizens to vote

Which of the following is a requirement for voting in elections in the United States today?

• Must be at least 21 years old.

• High school education.

• U.S. citizenship.

• Property ownership.

What is the main purpose of a national party convention?

• nominating a candidate for president

• preparing television and radio advertisements

• recruiting volunteers to campaign for the party

• raising money for the national election

Which of the following would most likely characterize someone as liberal?

• Happy with the way things are

• Promote violent revolution to effect change

• Would like to see government expand its powers to promote change

• Would like to see things return to how they were in the past

Which of the following would likely characterize a person as conservative?

• Would like government to disappear completely

• Would like to see the government shrink and provide fewer services

• Would like to see government grow and provide more services

• Would like to see government take over all private business

A one-party system.

• is what the United States has today.

• exists in nearly all dictatorships today.

• results in democracy.

• creates an unstable government.

In the United States a third party has never won a presidential election, however they are influential in all of the following ways EXCEPT

• they force the major parties to take a stance on particular issues

• they can influence the outcome of an election by drawing voters away from the major party candidates

• they give voice to voters who do not favor either major party

• they usually determine who has a majority in Congress

All of the following techniques were used primarily by southern states to limit the voting rights of African Americans EXCEPT?

• Poll Taxes

• Literacy Tests

• Fear and Intimidation

• Zoning laws

A presidential election is won by the candidate who

• receives a majority of electoral votes.

• receives a majority of the popular vote.

• wins the popular vote in more than 25 states.

• wins the primary election in a majority of states.