US Government L3-5

What would you call a party's ideological positions?

• Party Platform

• Party Branch

• Party Ideas

• Party Scripture

In an ​ (a)   voters can vote for candidates of either party, in a ​ (b)   voters can only vote for candidates in their party, and a ​ (c)   is held if no candidate receives enough votes.

• open primary
• closed primary
• runoff primary

Match the following vocabulary words to the correct definition

• A voting _____ is a geographical area which is represented by a person in a legislative body

• District

• allows citizens of a state to place a proposal on the ballot for the voters of the state to decide

• Gerrymandering

• used by a state legislature if the body needs the approval of the voters before a law can pass

• Recall

• To change the size and borders of an area before an election, so that one party has an advantage

• initiative

• used to remove an elected official from office by a vote of the public

• Referendum

Sequence the parties in the order that they were created

• Whigs

• Democratic-Republicans (later Democrats)

• Republicans

• Federalists

What is not one of the role of political parties?

• Recruit candidates to run for office

• Certify election results

• Act as a watchdog

• Inform the public

What does a candidate need to win in order to become President?

• National Vote

• Popular Vote

• Electoral College

• Primary Election

Sequence these steps to becoming President in the correct order

• Electoral College

• National Convention

• Primary Election

• General Election

What problem (related to a lack of information) do elections solve?

In an election with ​ (a)   the candidate needs to get at least 50% of the vote, or the election will go to a ​ (b)   . In an election with ​ (c)   , the candidate with the most votes wins.

• majority rule
• runoff
• plurality rule

What percentage of a state's votes does a candidate need to win in order to win all of its Electoral College votes?

• >45%

• 100%

• >60%

• >50%