Chapter 8: Political Parties

What are statements regarding a political party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues called?

• Platform
• Pavement
• Blueprint
• Landscape

Select all of the political parties that have existed in the United States

• Whig

• Republican

• Federalist

• Labor

• Democrat

What is a meeting of political party members to conduct party business called?

• convention

• rally

• primary

• caucus

A geographic area that contains a specific number of voters.

• District
• Constituency
• Zone
• Precinct

A strong party organization that can control political appointments and deliver votes.

• Voting bloc
• Political machine
• Campaign committee
• Election commission

What is it called when a candidate has the most votes among all of those running for a political office?

• Caucus

• Initiative

• Plurality

• Referendum

An election in which only the declared members of a political party are allowed to vote for that party's nominees.

• Closed primary
• Primary election
• Open primary
• Direct Primary

An election in which voters need not declare their party preference.

• Primary election
• Closed primary
• Open primary
• Direct primary

If a candidate has over 50% of the voting total they have a...?

• majority
• plurality
• minority
• equality

What is an association of voters with broad common interests who want to influence or control decision making in government by electing the party's candidates to public office called?

• religious organization
• political party
• social club
• charity group