Political Parties and Elections

The main goal for political parties is to.....

• Push an agenda

• Lower taxes

• Win elections

• Influence the media

A national committee....

• Not on the local level

• Consists of members chosen by the nation convention

• Does not raise money for politicians

• Does not help organize the nation convention

A nominee is

• Someone with a degree in politics

• Someone that raises money for political parties

• A member of a political party that works at the national convention

• A candidate that was chosen to run for political office

An election in which voters choose candidates to represent a political party in the general election is...

• Direct Primary

• Closed Primary

• Open Primary

• Non Primary

An election in which voters do not need to declare their party preference is to vote is...

• Closed Primary

• Direct Primary

• Open Primary

• Non Primary

An election in which only voters that are declared members of a political party are allowed to vote in is a...

• Closed Primary

• Open Primary

• Non Primary

• Direct Primary

Political Parties prefer _______ primaries because it prevents other party's members from interfering with their choice.

• Non Primary

• Direct Primary

• Open Primary

• Closed Primary

A candidate wins by a ________ of votes when he or she receives the most votes, although it might be less than half (50%) of the total votes.

• Majority

• Plurality

• Minority

• Super Majority

A _________ of votes is when a candidate gets more than half (50%) of the total votes.

• Super Majority

• Majority

• Plurality

• Minority

A ______ election is to choose a party's candidates for each office in the general election

• Direct

• Primary

• Closed

• Plurality