Political Vocabulary Quiz

What is a caucus?

• A group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine political policy

• A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform

• A voter or candidate who does not identify with a political party

• A procedure by which voters can propose a law or constitutional amendment

What is the Democratic Party known for?

• A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform

• One of two major American political parties; conservative

• One of two major American political parties; liberal

• Any party other than the two major parties

What is an initiative?

• A group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine political policy

• A series of statements expressing a party or candidate's principles and beliefs

• A procedure by which voters can propose a law or constitutional amendment

• A voter or candidate who does not identify with a political party

What is the Republican Party known for?

• Any party other than the two major parties

• One of two major American political parties; conservative

• One of two major American political parties; liberal

• A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform

What is a third party in the context of American politics?

• A group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine political policy

• A voter or candidate who does not identify with a political party

• Any party other than the two major parties

• A political system dominated by two major parties

What is a political party?

• A procedure by which voters can propose a law or constitutional amendment

• A series of statements expressing a party or candidate's principles and beliefs

• A group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine political policy

• A voter or candidate who does not identify with a political party

What is a candidate in the context of politics?

• A person running for political office

• A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform

• A voter or candidate who does not identify with a political party

• A group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine political policy

What is an independent voter or candidate?

• A procedure by which voters can propose a law or constitutional amendment

• A voter or candidate who does not identify with a political party

• A person running for political office

• A series of statements expressing a party or candidate's principles and beliefs

What is a platform in the context of politics?

• A series of statements expressing a party or candidate's principles and beliefs

• A voter or candidate who does not identify with a political party

• A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform

• A group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine political policy

What is a two-party system?

• A group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine political policy

• A procedure by which voters can propose a law or constitutional amendment

• A political system dominated by two major parties

• Any party other than the two major parties