Politics & Political Parties Vocabulary Quiz

What is an absentee ballot?

• A method of choosing public officials in which every citizen in a political subdivision such as a state, county, vote to select a public official

• A private group that raises and distributes funds for use in election campaigns

• If a voter cannot make it to the polls, he or she can mail a completed ballot instead

• A policy that deals with government spending and taxation

What does the term "constituent" refer to?

• The individuals who live within the geographical area represented by an elected official

• A group of persons who seek to control government by winning elections and holding office

• The selection of party candidates through ballots of qualified voters rather than party nomination

• A tax a person is required to pay before he or she is allowed to vote

What is a political action committee?

• A method of public voting on election day to publicly predict the outcome of the election after the polls close

• A group of persons who seek to control government by winning elections and holding office

• An electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections

• A private group that raises and distributes funds for use in election campaigns

What is the purpose of a poll tax?

• A tax a person is required to pay before he or she is allowed to vote

• Money raised in unlimited amounts by political parties for party-building purposes

• A policy that deals with government spending and taxation

• A tax levied on both employers and employees to fund the Social Security program

What is the definition of "soft money"?

• Money raised in unlimited amounts by political parties for party-building purposes

• A tax a person is required to pay before he or she is allowed to vote

• A private group that raises and distributes funds for use in election campaigns

• The selection of party candidates through ballots of qualified voters rather than party nomination

method of choosing public official in which every citizen in a political subdivision such as state, country, vote to select a public official

• At-large election

• mid-term election

• primary election

• presidential election

election in which voters decide which of the candidates within a party will represent the party in the general election

• At-large election

• mid-term election

• primary election

• presidential election

Elections held in years when the president is on the ballot.

• At-large election

• mid-term election

• primary election

• presidential election

an election that takes place in the middle of a presidential term

• At-large election

• mid-term election

• primary election

• presidential election

the way that one can complete process of voting, in writing and typically in secret

• poll

• ballot

• public opinion