Unit 6 Review - People & Politics

What do we call organizations that seek to enact their views into public policy by nominating and electing candidates?

• mass media

• political parties

• legislatures

• teams

What do we call the series of elections held in the states that select the candidate a party will nominate for President?

• recall elections

• primary elections

• general elections

• special elections

To help select a party's candidate for President, a ________, or meeting of party members, is held in some states to award delegates. The first one is held each Presidential election year in Iowa. However, in most states, the party holds a ________ election to give the voters a voice in who their candidate will be.

• caucus, primary

• primary, caucus

• primary, general

Which of the following statements is TRUE about BOTH Democrats and Republicans?

• They both try to appeal to the political center to win majority support

• They both make using the government's power to help people a priority

• They both seek to defend traditional views about culture

The cost of campaigns has been rising steadily over the last several decades. This has given __________ candidates an advantage.

• wealthy

• popular

• Independent

The case of ______________ ruled that campaign ads made by outside PACs are protected as free speech, so long as they do not coordinate with the official campaign.

• Citizens United v. FEC
• McCutcheon v. FEC

• SpeechNow.org v. FEC

This granted suffrage to women

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Nineteenth Amendment

• Twenty-fourth Amendment

This granted suffrage to African-American men.

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Nineteenth Amendment

• Fifteenth Amendment

This empowered the federal government to supervise elections in states with a history of discrimination.

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• 26th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

It banned the collection of poll taxes before voting was allowed.

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• National Voter Registration Act of 1993

• 24th Amendment