Government Unit 2 Review: Elections & Citizenship

Information presented in the media about important issues...

• can influence public opinion.

• is largely ignored by the public.

• reaches few people across the country.

• is usually responsible for low voter turnout.

The term "soft money" is best described as:

• Regulated donations to national candidates.

• Unregulated donations to elected officials.

• Illegal political contributions by interest groups.

• Unlimited campaign contributions to political parties.

Define Public Agenda:

• Issues that the people organize to solve themselves.

• Issues the government deems important that they will address.

• Issues of little importance to the general population that need no addressing.

• Issues important to the population that people want addressed by the government.

When citizens cast votes for the President in November, they are participating in a:

• Primary Election

• General Election

• Midterm Election

• Special Election

What two political parties have been in power for the longest in the history of the United States?

• Green Party and Liberty Party

• Free Soil Party and Whig Party

• Democratic Party and Republican Party

• Federalist Party and Libertarian Party

What is the BEST description of the difference between primary and general elections?

• Primary elections are used by the Democratic Party and general elections are used by the Republican Party.

• Primary elections are used only at the state level and general elections are held only at the national level.

• Primary elections are used to fill seats in the Legislative Branch while general elections are used to elect office holders in the executive branch.

• Primary elections are held within a party to choose the party's nominee and a general elections allows voters to make the final choice among the party nominees.

At the start of the Presidential election cycle each major party has one or more candidates who choose to run for office. From January to June of the election year, candidates for each party try to win that party's nomination for the office of President of the United States.

What is being described in this passage?

• The Vice President

• The General Election

• The Primary Election

• The Electoral College

The number of electoral votes a state gets depends on...

• The number of registered voters in the state.

• The number of votes cast in previous elections.

• The number of members in both houses and the state legislature.

• The number of Senators and Representatives the state has in Congress.

Which is NOT a purpose of a political party?

• Coordinate policies.

• Join like-minded people.

• Investigate consumer fraud.

• Inform voters of political positions.

A Political Action Committee (PAC) is BEST defined as...

• a committee that raises and spend money for a campaign, but the spending on candidates is limited.

• a committee that raises and spends money for a campaign and the contributions are unlimited.

• a team of workers that arranges a campaign.

• a team of party leaders who select a nominee.