WorksheetsPolitical Parties and the Electoral Process
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is the symbol for Republican Party?
Elephant
Donkey
A candidate uses __________ to get data or information on what people think about important issues.
general knowledge
public record
political ads
Polling
Negative ads can show that your opponent __________ with issues that people in a state are likely to support.
Agrees
Disagrees
______________ campaign ads focus on the candidate's positions and why they should be elected.
Negative
Positive
______________ help candidates meet face-to-face with voters in a state.
Polling
Advertising
Conventions
Personal Appearances
When running an effective ad in Win the White House what must you consider?
Time left in the campaign
Issues that people of the state support and oppose
Who is leading the state
What third parties are saying in the state
Which of these is not a benefit of campaign ads?
Allows face-to-face time with voters
Spreads messages to a large audience
Can be used in TV, radio, internet, and print
Fundraising is important to a presidential candidate because . . .
Commercials are free to candidates
Votes cost a lot of money
Ads are always true
Campaigns are expensive
How many electoral votes must you win to become president?
At least 548
270 or more votes
All the votes
Just the votes from large states
National party contributions, individual donors, and Political Action Committees (PACs) are all a source of . . .
Campaign Funding
Electoral Votes
Primary Elections
Polling Data
A person is selected to run for president at a political party's ______________.
Campaign
Election
Primary
Convention
The presidential candidate who is nominated to run for president makes ________________ at the party's convention.
A Campaign Plan
An Acceptance Speech
A Lot of Money
A Lot of Enemies
A presidential winner is determined by the . . .
Primary Votes
Popular Votes
Electoral Votes
State Governor's Votes
A voter who does not choose one party to support is known as an . . .
Independent Voter
Undecided Voter
Confused Voter
Third Party Voter
To be nominated (or self-nominate) to run for a political office, such as president
Caucus
Popular Vote
Nomination
Interest Groups
The Donkey is a symbol of the Republican party?
True
False
A meeting amongst local members of a political party to vote on their preference for candidate.
convention
electoral college
caucus
An organization that enforces campaign finance laws.
Federal Election Commission
Interest Group
Political Action Committee
Electoral College
An election that is held at standard intervals, in which candidates are elected as representatives for the state or nation.
primary election
general election
national election
limited election
A preliminary election to appoint candidates that will go on to the next round of elections.
primary election
general election
national election
limited election
The votes submitted by the majority of the people.
electoral votes
primary votes
popular vote
interest vote
A group of people selected by each state that votes for the next president and vice president on behalf of the people.
interest group
electoral college
polling group
political action committee
Organizations of people with common interests that attempt to influence the government.
election commission
interest group
campaign group
political action committee
The political branch of an interest group whose purpose is to raise money that can be spent to get their preferred candidate elected.
Political Action Committee
Federal Election Commission
Interest Group
Election Finance Committee
Changing or manipulating the boundaries of voting district or constituency in order to favor one party over the other.
redistricting
gerrymandering
The votes for president that are submitted by electors in the Electoral College on behalf of the people.
primary votes
general votes
reverse votes
electoral votes
Allowing a political party to put a candidate on the ballot.
voting access
ballot access
election access
political access
A person’s ideas about how government should run and how issues should be solved.
political views
political opinion
electoral views
electoral opinions
A candidate whose name a voter must hand-write on the ballot.
Third Party Candidate
Write-in Candidate
Unknown Candidate
Primary Candidate
Political party with the most elected members.
Majority Party
Minority Party
Third Party
Independent Party
The stand the government takes about how issues should be handled.
Political Policy
Political Views
Public Policy
Platform
A political party other than Republican or Democratic.
Independent Party
Minor Party
Fourth Party
Third Party
An organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence government.
minority party
majority party
political party
political action committee
Set of statements describing a party’s views on major issues.
public opinion
platform
political views
constitution
Political Party that does not have a majority of the elected members.
mistaken party
majority party
minority party
unlucky party
A person running for political office.
politician
senator
representative
candidate
People who are politically independent are members of both the Republican and Democratic parties.
True
False
Third Parties in the U.S. have ballot access in all states.
True
False
The Libertarian Party is the largest Third Party in America.
True
False
Information distributed by a political party is biased towards that party.
True
False
You can only vote for a candidate who is the same party as the one you belong to.
True
False
During a debate, candidates discuss their views on various _____________.
opinion Polls
endorsements
issues
elections
One way to see how other people plan on voting is to check out the most recent ____________.
opinion Polls
endorsements
issues
contributors
An organization that does not support one political party over another is known as ____________.
partisan
uncompromising
undecided
nonpartisan
Candidates seek ________________ from large organizations, celebrities, and other big companies.
support
endorsements
votes
advice
The first step in evaluating a candidate is to determine what _____________ think.
they
your party
your friends
you
A candidate's voting history is called the . . .
candidate history
public record
party history
Which of these sources of information is not biased for or against a candidate?
public voting records
news report
radio or TV ads
public appearances
What is a primary election?
An election to choose the President
An election to select a party’s candidate for a general election
The final round of elections
An election to choose local government officials
____________ are a way for interest groups and organizations to declare their support for a candidate.
opinion polls
endorsements
news reports
contributors
