Unit 5: Political Participation Vocab Quiz

A short radio or video clip lasting approximately 8-10 seconds.

• Audio Clip
• Video Snippet
• Podcast Segment
• Broadcast Fragment
• Sound Bite

Individuals who provide information and pressure legislators to pass laws that align with a particular agenda.

• Political Action Committee

• Political Analyst
• Grassroot Support

• Lobbyist
• Advocate

A committee set up by a corporation, labor union, or interest group that raises and spends campaign money.

• Political Action Committee (PAC)

• Super PAC (Political Action Committee)

• Interest Group

• Election Support Committee

• Campaign Finance Committee

Elections that take placed from January to June of an election year for the purpose of selecting each party’s candidate for the general election.

• General elections
• Special elections
• Caucus elections
• Direct Primary

• Referendum elections

Voting for a candidate based on the approval of his or her past actions in office.

• Civic duty voting
• Prospective voting
• Retrospective voting
• Partisan voting
• Random voting

This provision stated that the right of citizens to vote may not be denied on account of race or color.

• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• 14th Amendment

• National Voter Registration Act of 1993
• 15th Amendment

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

An individual who does not join a group representing his or her interests yet receives the benefit of the group's influence.

• Democrat

• Free Rider

• Observer
• Republican

• Group member

News coverage that focuses on who is ahead in the polls rather than the issues.

• Horse race journalism
• Issue-based reporting
• Political commentary
• Fact-checking journalism
• Editorial analysis

An electoral system in which all votes are given to the candidate who comes in first in their constituency.

• Ranked Choice Voting
• Block Voting
• Winner-Take All System

• Proportional Representation
• Single Transferable Vote

Requirement that all eligible citizens vote in elections.

• Voluntary voting
• Compulsory Voting

• Civic engagement
• Voting rights expansion
• Mandatory voting