7th, Ch. 10 TEST Review

Voters choose their political leaders

• Primary election

• General election

• one- party system

• nominate

A _______________ is a group of citizens with similar view on public issues who work to put their ideas into effective government action

• one-party system
• political party
• multi-party system
• two-party system

One job of political parties is to _____________ , or select, candidates to run for political office.

• nominate
• persuade
• involve
• take

In the United States today, we have a _____________, which means that we have two main political parties.

• one-party system
• multi-party system
• third parties
• two-party system

_____________ is a person who runs for government office.

• senator
• president
• vice president
• candidate

In a presidential election the votes Americans cast are part of the

• primary vote

• electoral vote

• popular vote

• College vote

A person with conservative political views would most likely be a member of which political party?

• Democrat

• Green

• Republican

• Socialist

True or False: A presidential candidate can win the popular vote and still lose the election.

• true

• false

What is the purpose of the Electoral College?

• Elect school board members.
• Provide opportunities for kids to attend school.
• Elect the President of the United States.
• Select a baseball team to play in the College World Series.

The color used to represent the Democratic candidate.

• red
• purple
• pink
• blue