2.6 review

Which of the following is an example of voting at the national level?

• voting for the Governor of Florida

• voting for a school board member

• voting for a Justice to the Florida Supreme Court

• voting for a Florida representative in the U.S. House of Representatives

In which election would the outcome most directly affect how much is spent in local schools?

• Voters vote for the local mayor.

• Voters vote for the President of the United States.

• Voters vote for a Justice to the Florida Supreme Court.

• Voters vote on a bond issue to raise funds for education.

The speech below was given by Abraham Lincoln in 1856 at the first Illinois state convention of a new political party. "We come . . . to protest . . . against a great wrong . . . to make that wrong right; to place the nation, as far as it may be possible now, as it was before the repeal of the Missouri Compromise; and the plain way to do so is to restore the Compromise and to demand and determine that Kansas shall be free! Which political party was holding this convention?

• Federalist

• Democratic

• Republican

• Anti-Federalist

The speech below was given in 1832 at the opening of one of the first Presidential nominating conventions. Gentlemen—The proposition for calling a general convention of delegates to act on the nomination of a candidate for President . . . [began] in the state of New Hampshire . . . The object of the representatives of the people of New Hampshire who called this convention was . . . to concentrate the opinion of all the states . . . They believed that the example of this convention would operate favorably in future elections; that the people would be disposed after seeing the good effects of this convention . . . to continue this mode of nomination . . . Which political party was holding this convention?

• Federalist Party

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

• Communist Party

Which statement explains the origins of the Republican Party?

• Thomas Jefferson and James Madison started a party to oppose Federalist policies.

• Followers of Theodore Roosevelt created a new party to curb the abuses of Big Business.

• Opponents to the spread of slavery to new federal territories started their own political party.

• Followers of Andrew Jackson started a new party to represent working men without property.

Which statement explains the origins of the Democratic Party?

• Thomas Jefferson and James Madison started a party to oppose Federalist policies.

• Opponents to the spread of slavery to new federal territories started their own political party.

• Followers of Theodore Roosevelt created a new party to curb the abuses of Big Business.

• Followers of Andrew Jackson started a new party to represent working men without property.

The chart below shows the origins of two major political parties. Which statement completes the chart for the Republican Party that originated in 1854?

• Thomas Jefferson and James Madison started a party to oppose Federalist policies.

• Followers of Theodore Roosevelt created a new party to curb the abuses of Big Business.

• Opponents to the spread of slavery to new federal territories started their own political party.

• Franklin D. Roosevelt formed a new party to take more active steps against the Great Depression.

Which is an important impact of voting in U.S. elections?

• Government officials can act without concern for public opinion.

• Citizens can place their trust in their country’s democratic institutions.

• Americans will all agree with the policies followed by their elected government leaders.

• Only the most talented and capable candidates will ever be elected to hold government office.

The list below identifies several characteristics of elections in the United States: - Qualified citizens do not need to pay any kind of tax to vote - Political parties can freely express their views - Neutral public officials supervise the election - Voting takes place in public - Each party can send observers to watch the election and the counting of votes - Voters can demand a recount when the election is close Which conclusion about elections in the United States can be drawn from these characteristics?

• Voters have no real choices.

• Elections are generally free and fair.

• Those in power can easily cheat in reporting results.

• Biases in the process favor one party over the other.

How do fair and free elections promote trust in democratic institutions?

• Once the elections are over, citizens will want to return to their everyday activities.

• If elections are free and fair, voters will support a ban on opposition views after the election.

• Government officials who are elected fairly can safely bend the rule of law in emergency situations.

• Citizens will be confident that their government officials represent the will of the majority of the people.