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Elections

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A primary...

a)

determines who wins the position in government

b)

determines who the nominee for a particular poltical party will be

c)

the super tuesday contest

d)

is online polling

2.

Our two party system consists of

a)

liberals and conservatives

b)

the right vs the left

c)

Republicans and Democrats

d)

rights vs. wrong

3.

a political party is a ....

a)

group trying to win power through force

b)

a group trying to win power through elections

c)

a group trying to win power by rigging elections

d)

a group focused on a single issue.

4.

in an open primary..

a)

you can only vote for your political party

b)

anyone can vote

5.

in a closed primary...

a)

only party leaders can vote

b)

anyone can vote

c)

you can only vote for candidates that are with your politcal party

d)

no one can vote

6.

What is the significance of this image?

a)

Its a map of the US

b)

its the electoral college map 2016

c)

It shows polling demonstrating strong democratic support

d)

it is a media poll demonstrating strong republican support

7.

How many electors are there in the electoral college?

a)

530

b)

535

c)

532

d)

538

8.

How many electors do you need to win the electoral college?

a)

538

b)

272

c)

270

d)

259

9.

The media is significant in elections because....

a)

It can positively or negatively influence a candidate with its coverage

b)

They donate to candidates campaign

c)

they are crooked

d)

they are fake news

10.

The partys national convention is...

a)

where the general election winner is celebrated

b)

where the primary candidates debate

c)

where the loser concedes the race

d)

where the candidate formally accepts the nomination

11.

suffrage means..

a)

impeachment of a president

b)

denial of the right to vote

c)

the right to vote

d)

high crimes and misdemeanors

12.

the general election is where.....

a)

a candidate accepts the nomination

b)

the inaguration takes place

c)

a party hosts its national convention

d)

the nominees of both parties compete for an elected position.

13.

The 15th amendment...

a)

ended poll taxes

b)

raised the age to vote to 18

c)

gave women the vote

d)

gave the vote to African American males

14.

The 26th amendment

a)

gave women the vote

b)

gave African American males the vote

c)

lowered the minimum voting age to 18

d)

ended poll taxes

15.

a platform is....

a)

the funds raised by a candidate

b)

how a candidate looks on tv

c)

a candidates voting record

d)

policy ideas, goals, or viewpoints of a candidate or candidates party

16.

a caucus is a ...

a)

closed primary

b)

open primary

c)

public primary where party leaders vote by standing on certain sides of the room

d)

a general election

17.

polling is...

a)

when a sample number of potential voters are asked which candidate they would support and the data is broken down into percentages

b)

when a candidate goes door to door and asks for the voters support.

c)

a ground game

d)

a form of campaign advertising

18.

it Citizens United the court ruled that

a)

there are limits to contributions and spending for a super pac

b)

there are no limits to contributions or spending for a super pac

19.

a political action commitee is a

a)

group that has the backing of a parties nominee

b)

a group that raises funds to run advertisments for or against a candidate or issue

20.

financially campaigns are

a)

cheap and require little fundraising

b)

expensive and require extensive fundraising

21.

Facebook, Fox News, CNN, talk radio are....

a)

forms of media

b)

forms of super pacs

22.

The 19th amendment..

a)

gave African American males the vote

b)

gave women the vote

c)

lowered the voting age to 18

d)

ended poll taxes

23.

campaign advertising is..

a)

paid commercials that can positive or negatively effect a candidate

b)

is always mudslinging

c)

can only be ran by canidates in an election

d)

are always fake news.

24.

the party national commitees

a)

fundraise, run campaign ads, organize, and hold the parties covention

b)

this is where a candidate accepts the nomination and gives his or her victory speech.

25.

This image represents

a)

the libetarian and green party

b)

the republican and reform party

c)

the democratic and bull moose party

d)

the republican and democratic party

26.

The libetarian party is an example of a...

a)

major party

b)

minor party

27.

Examples of barriers to vote are...

a)

the rain

b)

not interested in voting

c)

a poll tax

d)

no time to vote

28.

Mud slinging in politics is...

a)

negative attack ads

b)

positive ads

c)

town halls

d)

the rise of social media

29.

Genghis Khan

a)

led a great mongolian empire

b)

conquered the USA

c)

destoryed China

d)

Has great fashion sense