Chapter 11

What are the 2 animal symbols for the Democratic and Republican Party?

• Donkey

• Elephant

• Horse

• Bull

What is NOT a Republican Core belief?

• More government interference

• lower taxes

• fewer government regulations on private sectors

• Conservative or "Right Wing"

What is NOT a Democratic core belief?

• Government services to provide equal opportunity

• Raise taxes on the rich to help the poor

• Do not help the environment

• Liberal, "Left-leaning"

A political party is...

• an organized group of people with similar political ideas

• a group of people celebrating a win in an election

• people who disagree with one another about political ideas

This graph best reflects which fact about American voters?

• Independent voters help decide elections

• Union members vote for the Democratic Party

• Business owners vote for the Republican Party

• Political identification helps voters choose candidates

The main purpose of a Political Action Committee (PAC) is to -

• see that money is distributed equally among presidential candidates

• publicize a presidential candidate’s ideas through the use of the media

• raise money for candidates who support the same views

• develop the party platform for the candidate’s party

Primaries are...

• Elections for states to select a Governor

• Elections for a state political party to select a Presidential nominee

• A meeting where state political parties select a Presidential nominee

• A meeting where states decide their rules for voting

Election Caucuses are...

• Elections for states to select Presidential nominees

• A meeting for state political parties to select Presidential nominees

• Elections for state political parties to select Presidential nominees

• A meeting for state political parties to decide election strategy

When a state moves its primary or caucus meeting to earlier in the calendar year is called...

• Moving Day

• Effective state management

• Frontloading

• Super Tuesday

Why do states Frontload?

• To capitalize on the bandwagon effect

• To capitalize on extra media attention

• To capitalize on extra attention from the candidates

• All of the above