AmGov 11.1 - Elections & Political Parties

Match the following

• an alliance of groups who come together to form a majority and control government

• partisanship

• supported by two political parties

• ideological

• a set of beliefs in social, economic, and political matters

• bipartisan

• strong loyalty to a party and its policy views

• coalition

• a group who seek to control government by winning elections and holding office

• political party

smallest political unit, polling station area

• single-member district

• pricint

• plurality

• partisanship

the range of political views

• political spectrum

• bipartisanship

• political parties

• partisanship

Who is in charge of elections?

• State Governments

• The National Government

• Local Governments

• Congress

How old do you have to be to vote?

• 18

• 21

• 19

• 25

What type of system do we have in the u.s.?

• Two Party System

• Three Party System

• Bicameral System

• Congressional System

Social welfare programs, government regulation of business practices, and programs to improve the status of minorities are most associated with which political party?

• Republican Party

•   Democratic Party

• Libertarian Party

• Green Party

What is the most important function of the national convention?

• writing the party's platform

• adopting the party's rules

• advancing State and local candidates

• picking the party's presidential candidate

What is at stake in this year's mid-term elections? (Choose all that apply)

• Control of Congress

• Who will be President

• State Elections for Governor

• Elections for Supreme Court Justices

This year's mid-term elections will help determine who will be President in 2024.

• True

• False