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WorksheetsCivics: Chapter 10 Test- Political Parties
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following is true of one-party governments?
all other parties are forbidden
a single person controls the gov't
citizens do not have freedom of speech
all of the above
The two major political parties today are
Democrats and Republicans
Democratic republicans and Federalists
Independent and Green
Whigs and Federalists
Voters in the same neighborhood usually
vote at the same polling place
vote for the same candidate
vote straight ticket
belong to the same political party
In 1912 when Theodore roosevelt was denied the presidential nomonation of the Republican party, he
withdrew from the race
was elected POTUS anyway
organized the Progressive party
dropped out of the race
Vice presidential candidates are chosen
during the primary election
for their ability to win votes
by the electoral college
from the same state as the presidential candidate
Coalition governments sometimes arise out of the
multiparty system
one-party system
two-party system
third parties
Which of the following ran as a third party candidate
Ross Perot
Bill Clinton
George Bush
None of the above
True or False: The votes of the U.S. citizens count directly for the president.
True
False
True or False: In the U.S., only candidates belonging to the Republican or Democratic parties can run for office
True
False
True or False: Third parties, in no way, have ever won a presidential election in the U.S.
True
False
Voters choose their political leaders
Primary election
General election
one- party system
nominate
How many electors are there in the electoral college?
530
535
532
538
How many electors do you need to win the electoral college?
538
272
270
259
In terms of political ideology...
Republicans are conservative, Democrats are liberal
Republicans are liberal, Democrats are conservative
Democrats are Republican, conservatives are liberal
Republicans are Democrats, liberals are conservative
What type of Party system does the United States have?
one party
two party
multi party
none of these
This is the election held to determine who will run in the general election in November.
Electoral College
Run-Off Election
Primary Election
General Election
What is the responsibility of the Electoral College?
To Amend the US Constitution
To Elect the US President
To Declare War
To Draft State Legislature
in a closed primary...
only party leaders can vote
anyone can vote
you can only vote for candidates that are with your politcal party
no one can vote
Governments that arise out of one-party systems are usually called
Dictatorship
Monarachy
Democracy
Socialism
True or False: All people living in the United States have the right to vote.
True
False
True or False: A presidential candidate can win the popular vote and still lose the election.
true
false
How does voter registration protect a citizen's vote?
no one can vote more than once
It is a violation of the U.S. Constitution
Your Drivers license ID and voter number must match
Allows people to vote in any district they happen to be in
The number of electors from each state is equal to the number of _______________________ from that state.
Congress members
executive departments
Senators
House of representative members
Refers to the range of differences in such political views between parties
political parties
political spectrum
candidates
platform
The U.S. government created this to allow Americans to contribute $3 of their taxes to a candidates election fund.
FECA
BCRA
PECF
ASPCA
Which of the following is not allowed to make campaign contributions directly to a candidate?
Labor unions
U.S. Citizens
Businesses
Teachers
What law instituted more stringent disclosure requirements for federal candidates, political parties, and political action committees?
Federal Prohibition Act
Federal Election Campaign Act
Presidential Contribution Act
Limited Liability Claim Act
The election in 1972 between these two major political party candidates sparked the passing and creation of federal election laws.
Robert Kennedy and Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton and Ross Perot
John F Kennedy and Willie McCovey
George McGovern and Richard Nixon
voting for all the candidates from one political party
split ticket
loyalty ticket
straight ticket
party ticket
In this political system it is usually illegal to oppose the main party
two-party system
multi-party system
one-party system
no party system
The stand the government takes about how issues should be handled
political party
minority party
public policy
candidate
What is the smallest number of electoral votes a state can have?
3
4
1
2
