Political Parties, Voting, & Elections Review

Third-party candidates running for president must gather voter signatures to be placed on the ballot in each state.

• True

• False

Which of the following are roles political parties play in presidential elections? (Select all that apply)

• Raise money

• Set up voting requirements

• Conduct elections

• Select candidates

• Monitor the actions of the other party

People who generally believe the government should promote health, education, and justice are considered __________________.

• liberal.

• conservative.

• moderate.

• anarchist.

On the other end of the spectrum, people who are __________________typically believe in limiting the government's role.

• liberal.

• conservative.

• moderate.

• anarchist.

Many people are __________________, falling somewhere in between.

• liberal.

• conservative.

• moderate.

• anarchist.

Where along the political spectrum do both political parties try to win votes in the general election?

• the left

• the right

• the middle

• the top

• the bottom

Delegates from every state attend a political party's national convention to nominate the party's presidential and vice presidential candidates.

• True

• False

Which of these statements is currently true about the nomination of a party's presidential candidate?

• Delegates simply nominate the candidate that has been chosen by party leaders

• Sometimes a new candidate will emerge and be nominated at the convention.

• It is clear which candidate will be nominated before the national convention.

• Nomination must unanimous, with delegates from every state affirming the choice.

What is plurality in an election referring to?

• the excess of votes received by the leading candidate

• a majority of the votes in an election

• ranking system of candidates from 1-4

• a runoff election between the two top vote getters.

What is the system of nomination when members of a party are welcome to attend a series of meetings in order to nominate the candidate that will represent the party?

• open primary

• closed primary

• direct primary

• caucus