Unit 2

A _______________ is the smallest unit of administration.

• District

• Precinct

• Development

• Area

The Democrats and Republicans are the dominant      __________   in the U.S.

• Major Parties

• Houses of Government

• Political Action Committees

• None of the above

_____________________ is when political parties are working together and cooperating when making decisions. 

• Democrat

• Republican

• Bipartisan

• Partisan

                                are people who do not identify completely with one of the major political parties.

• Democrat

• Republican

• Liberal

• Independent

                      Is when the two top candidates face one another in a primary election.  The winner receives the nomination.

• Primary

• Runoff Primary

• Election

• Midterms

This is where votes who live in a particular precinct actually go to vote:        _________

• Library

• Congress

• School

• Polling Place

This used to be charged for someone to be allowed to vote:           _________

• Polling Place

• Poll Tax

• Polling Center

• Poll Charge

In a         ________ primary, only declared party members may vote.

• Open

• Closed

• Mid

• November

What is the main goal of federal election laws? 

• To maintain control over who is elected

• To maintain a record of who votes for which political party

• To maintain honest and free elections at all levels.  

• None of the above

Which amendment gave 18-year olds the right to vote? 

• 13

• 6

• 23

• 26