American History May 2024

United States is said to have a ______system.

• three-party

• two-party

• one-party

• multiparty

Who represents their state at their party's national convention?

• Delegates

• Wards

• Precincts

• Caucus

What is the election unit that is made up of several adjoining precincts?

• district

• caucus

• delegation

• ward

Local party leaders try to build support for their party at the ______, or neighborhood, level

• District

• Grassroots

• ward

• street

When no candidate gains a required majority, the party holds a ______primary between the top two vote-getters.

• Mandate

• Closed

• Secret

• Runoff

A ________ is a series of statements expressing a party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues.

• Platform

• Plank

• Caucus

• Ward

Each party chooses its convention delegates through a combination of primary elections and

• Wards

• Caucuses

• Canvassing

• Committees

All voters in a ______ cast their ballots at the same voting place.

• ward

• caucus

• county

• precinct

Independent candidates can get on most states' ballots by

• caucus

• mandate

• petition

• plurality

If you vote for candidates from both parties, you are voting a ______ ticket.

• double

• split

• twin

• straight