_________represent their state at a party’s national convention.

Each party’s candidates for President and Vice-President are officially nominated during the

A _________ is a meeting of state political party members to reach consensus about which presidential candidate will win their support at the party convention.

Once a candidate has declared an intention to run for President, which of the options below shows the correct order of the campaign process?

The General Election is held annually on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in

Which best describes the party system in the United States?

What is the primary goal of political parties?

________ parties rarely win major elections, and have never won a presidential election.

In recent presidential elections, which party’s platform has supported school prayer and has been opposed to abortion?

Which of the following is TRUE about most liberals in American politics?

When considering political ideology, the Democratic Party tends to be more _________,

while the Republican Party is more __________.

Consider the following quote:

“I grew up in a family that was very right-wing.”

Which of these is a synonym for the term right-wing?

A political party’s statement of its principles and policies for the next four years is called a(n)

Which term best describes a “middle of the road” political ideology?

The number of electors each state has in the Electoral College is determined by

If neither candidate wins a majority of electoral votes, who elects the President?

When a candidate wins the popular vote in a state, he/she gets all of that state’s electoral votes because of the

In order to be elected President, what is the minimum number of electoral votes a candidate must have to win?

What is the least number of electoral votes a state can have?

Because of the winner-take-all system, candidates focus much of their attention on which type of states?

“Presidential Candidates Skip Campaigning

in Low-Population States”

“Winner of Popular Vote Loses Election”

The above headlines refer to controversial issues most directly related to

States that vote for one party’s candidate over several election cycles are called ____ states.

The New Hampshire Primary and Iowa Caucus were held in which month?

When was the General Election?

The Kentucky Primary Election is typically held in which month?

When did electors go to the state capitol to cast their official electoral voted for President and Vice-President?

The President and Vice-President were sworn in to office at the inauguration Ceremony in

In the Colonial Era, developments such as the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represented

The Mayflower Compact is important to our government today because it represents

The English Parliament adopted this document in 1689 to guarantee individual rights such as trial by jury would be protected from abuse by the King.

During the Revolutionary War period, Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was important because it

Which of these historic documents first established the principle of the rule of law?

A political system with a weak central government and powerful states is a

A New England town meeting where all citizens who are old enough to vote gather to make decisions about laws is an example of a

We elect members of Congress to represent us and make laws for us in Washington, DC. This is an example of

A government in which the power lies with the citizens who vote for officials and representatives elected to govern in their place.

The philosopher who believed that all people are born free and equal, with the rights to life, liberty, and property was

The Enlightenment idea that people agree to give up some of their freedom in return for the government’s protection is called

John Locke believed that the government had an obligation to the people it governed to protect their natural rights. If the government failed to do this, then the people had the right to

The above quotation from the Declaration of Independence reflects beliefs mainly derived from

Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence most clearly reflects the idea that the people are the source of power in the government?

According to the Declaration of Independence, the fundamental (basic) purpose of government is to

The Declaration of Independence was signed and adopted on

The first form of government in the United States was outlined in the

Which speaker’s idea about representation was actually included in the U.S. Constitution?

Which of these Founding Fathers is known as the Father of the Constitution?

One way in which the United States Constitution differed from the Articles of Confederation was that the Constitution

According to a compromise made at the Constitutional Convention, Congress could not outlaw the slave trade for

The Anti-Federalists opposed the Constitution, in part because it did not provide

Anti-Federalists criticized the United States Constitution primarily because government power was concentrated in the

The Federalist Papers were a series of newspaper articles published in 1787 and 1788 to win support for the

Hugo Ekedahl was born in Sweden and came to the United States when he was 16. He eventually became a citizen and lived in the United States the rest of his life. Mr. Ekedahl was a(n) _______citizen of the US.

To run for President or Vice-President, a person

MUST be born in the United States OR be born to U.S.

citizens overseas. This type of citizenship is known as

The Constitution establishes two ways to become a citizen: by birth, or through a legal process called

Which part of the Constitution defines U.S. citizenship?

Which of the following is a required duty of U.S. citizens?

What is one legal responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

If you want to influence government as a citizen, you must be

Staying informed about government actions, civic participation and respecting the rights of others are

all _______ of U.S. citizens.

Which statement best describes government power under the Articles of Confederation?

This event in 1786 caused fear throughout the new nation that our new government could no longer keep order.

Under the Articles of Confederation, our national government had only the _____________ branch.

Small population states liked the New Jersey Plan because it called for

Under the Virginia Plan, each state’s number of delegates to Congress would be