Score Surge 10/2

What is the reason that the US political system is a 2-Party State?

• It is required by law

• The candidate with a majority of the vote wins

• The Electoral College

• First Past the Post Election System (candidate with the most votes wins)

What is the principle that no one, including public officials/politicians, is above the law?

• Limited Government

• Individualism

• Equality

• Rule of Law

"The government should provide universal healthcare to ensure that everyone has access to medical services." This statement is most associated with what ideology.

• Libertarian

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Fascism

"We should lower taxes to allow individuals and businesses to invest more of their money, creating jobs and boosting the economy." What ideology is this statement more closely linked to?

• Communism

• Librarian

• Liberal

• Conservative

Candidates for President spend the majority of their time campaigning

• Digitally through social media ads

• In swing states where they can tilt the election in their favor

• In safe states where they can guarantee a solid base of voters

• In larger cities where they can get the most votes as possible

Which of the following would allow for the citizens to propose a new law and then vote on it?

• Transference

• Recall

• Referendum

• Initiative

Which of the following allows the citizens to request a new election for an elected official at the state or local level?

• Transference

• Recall

• Referendum

• Initiative

Which of the following models/theories of democracy focuses on the people joining groups and interacting with politics via those groups?

• Pluralism

• Elitism

• Participatory

• Republic

John Locke...

• ...theorized that all men are born with certain natural rights.

• ...believed that all people deserve pure equality.

• ...believed that monarchies protected us from the evils and greed of humanity

• ...argued that the colonies needed to free themselves from the British to better prosper as a people

What system of government puts more of the power and control in the hands of subunits rather than the federal government?

• Unitary System

• Confederate System

• Direct Democracy System

• Federal System