Unit 2 Political Systems

What do political parties do?

• Nominate candidates

• Inform and activate supporters

• Act as awatchdog

• All of the above

Membership in either of the two major parties is:

• closely regulated by Federal law

• closely regulated by State law

• based on economic status

• based on personal choice

Factors that influence party membership and public opinion include all of the following, EXCEPT:

• Family

• Education Levels

• Economic Status

• Age

The two-party system developed in the United States mainly because …

• the Constitution established a democratic government

• conflicts about the Constitution created opposing viewpoints

• leaders and voters agreed on the existence of two parties

• it was voted on and approved by both houses of Congress

In the past, some States limited voting rights by:

• passing political socialization laws.

• charging a poll tax

• eliminating the literacy test

• overruling grandfather clauses

The phenomenon in which fewer votes are cast for offices farther down the ballot is called…

• voter alienation

• straight-ticket voting

• split0ticket voting

• ballot fatigue

Laws governing campaign finance have become gradually:

• less intrusive

• more arbitrary

• less detailed

• more specific and enforced

In the _______________, the two top vote getters in a direct primary face one another, with the winner receiving the nomination.

• polling place

• runoff primary

• closed primary

• blanket primary

A ______________ is a party nominating election in which only declared party members are allowed to vote:

• polling place

• runoff primary

• closed primary

• blanket primary

Candidates for the larger political parties are chosen at party meetings called___________.

• Constituency

• Primary Election

• Caucus

• Convention