Chapter Sixteen Government Quiz

What is another name for a minor party?

Which major party won more presidential elections between 1952 and 1988?

What are the smallest units of election districts and party administration?

What is it called when a person votes for candidates from more than one party?

What label was given to people who defected from their usual party to vote for Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984?

What term means a temporary alliance of several groups to form a majority to gain control of the government?

What label is given to a person who defends the status quo against change in the political, social, and economic institutions of society?

What term describes a spirit of two-party cooperation?

What is it called when a candidate receives the largest number of votes (although that might not constitute a majority)?

Which of the following is not a party function?

• nominating candidates

• governing

• providing a moderating influence

• maintaining tradition