11.2 Review

What is the process of naming candidates who will seek office called?

• Selection

• Appointment

• Nomination

• Election

Which of the following is NOT a way in which nominations are made in the United States?

• Caucus

• Referendum

• Direct primary

• Self-announcement

In which type of primary can any voter vote in one party's primary?

• Open primary

• Closed primary

• Runoff primary

• Blanket primary

What is the election held within a party to pick its candidates called?

• By-election

• General election

• Primary election

• Special election

Which type of primary was ruled unconstitutional in 2000?

• Blanket primary

• Runoff primary

• Open primary

• Closed primary

In which type of election are candidates not identified by party?

• Primary election

• Special election

• Partisan election

• Nonpartisan election

Which type of nomination is found most widely at the local level?

• Nomination by petition

• Direct primary

• Convention

• Caucus

In which type of primary must a candidate get more than half the votes to win?

• Runoff primary

• Blanket primary

• Open primary

• Closed primary

Which type of election is used for filling most elected school and municipal offices?

• Nonpartisan election

• Primary election

• Partisan election

• Special election

Which type of nomination requires a candidate to get a certain number of qualified voters to sign a petition?

• Nomination by petition

• Caucus

• Convention

• Direct primary