Political Terms Quiz

What is the term for a candidate for national office who has the support mostly from his home state?

• Plurality

• Favorite Son

• Bureaucracy

• Mudslinging

What does the term "plurality" refer to?

• A method in election campaigns

• Largest number of something

• Greater than half of a total number

• A meeting to choose candidates

Which term describes a method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad?

• Veto

• Relocate

• Mudslinging

• Nominating Convention

What is the definition of "bureaucracy"?

• A candidate with home state support

• A meeting to choose candidates

• Part of government with specialized tasks by appointed officials

• To reject a bill

What is a "nominating convention"?

• A method in election campaigns

• A meeting to choose candidates for important offices

• To move to another place

• To reject a bill

What does it mean to "relocate"?

• To reject a bill

• To move to another place

• To support a candidate

• To hold a meeting

What is the meaning of "veto"?

• To approve a bill

• To move to another place

• To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law

• To support a candidate