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To belong to a political party in America, you

• must take a test
• register with the party
• just believe!
• swear an oath

Third parties impact voting and elections by

• typically winning a plurality of votes

• changing the party platforms of the major party

• spoiling elections for the party to which they are most ideologically similar

• adapting the major platform plans of the two main parties

When groups of voters within a party begin to shift their preferences to the other political party (Southerners leave the Democrats and join the GOP), it is known as 

• realignment
• dealignment
• abstention
• straight-ticket voting

Which of the following best defines our plurality concept to accumulating votes in an election?

• It is a system in which a candidate needs at least 50% of the votes cast to win an election.

• It is a system in which a candidate wins with the most votes in an election, not necessarily needing a majority of votes to win.

• It is a system in which multiple parties have a chance to win seats in Congress.

• It is a system in which multiple ballots are cast by each citizen to determine the winner of a Primary Election

The type of election in which members from the same Political Party challenge each other for their party's endorsement in the next election.

• General Election

• Intra-Party Election

• Semi-Final Election

• Primary Election

______________________ are organized groups that influence government by getting electing their members to government positions.

• Two-party system

• Political parties

• Federalists

• Democrats

Identify the reasons for the emergence of the two-party system in the United States. (select all that apply)

• Single-member districts

• multi-member districts

• majority voting

• laws and rules enacted by the two major parties

• plurality voting

What other court can override a Supreme Court decision?

• Constitutional

• Federal

• Circuit

• None

Supreme Court justices are appointed by the president, but must be approved by...

• the House

• the Senate

• the Courts

• the Voters

What is the name for the first ten amendments?

• Consitution

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta