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Political Parties and the Electoral Process

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the symbol for Republican Party?

a)

Elephant

b)

Donkey

2.

A candidate uses __________ to get data or information on what people think about important issues.

a)

general knowledge

b)

public record

c)

political ads

d)

Polling

3.

Negative ads can show that your opponent __________ with issues that people in a state are likely to support.

a)

Agrees

b)

Disagrees

4.

______________ campaign ads focus on the candidate's positions and why they should be elected.

a)

Negative

b)

Positive

5.

______________ help candidates meet face-to-face with voters in a state.

a)

Polling

b)

Advertising

c)

Conventions

d)

Personal Appearances

6.

When running an effective ad in Win the White House what must you consider?

a)

Time left in the campaign

b)

Issues that people of the state support and oppose

c)

Who is leading the state

d)

What third parties are saying in the state

7.

Which of these is not a benefit of campaign ads?

a)

Allows face-to-face time with voters

b)

Spreads messages to a large audience

c)

Can be used in TV, radio, internet, and print

8.

Fundraising is important to a presidential candidate because . . .

a)

Commercials are free to candidates

b)

Votes cost a lot of money

c)

Ads are always true

d)

Campaigns are expensive

9.

How many electoral votes must you win to become president?

a)

At least 548

b)

270 or more votes

c)

All the votes

d)

Just the votes from large states

10.

National party contributions, individual donors, and Political Action Committees (PACs) are all a source of . . .

a)

Campaign Funding

b)

Electoral Votes

c)

Primary Elections

d)

Polling Data

11.

A person is selected to run for president at a political party's ______________.

a)

Campaign

b)

Election

c)

Primary

d)

Convention

12.

The presidential candidate who is nominated to run for president makes ________________ at the party's convention.

a)

A Campaign Plan

b)

An Acceptance Speech

c)

A Lot of Money

d)

A Lot of Enemies

13.

A presidential winner is determined by the . . .

a)

Primary Votes

b)

Popular Votes

c)

Electoral Votes

d)

State Governor's Votes

14.

A voter who does not choose one party to support is known as an . . .

a)

Independent Voter

b)

Undecided Voter

c)

Confused Voter

d)

Third Party Voter

15.

To be nominated (or self-nominate) to run for a political office, such as president

a)

Caucus

b)

Popular Vote

c)

Nomination

d)

Interest Groups

16.

The Donkey is a symbol of the Republican party?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

A meeting amongst local members of a political party to vote on their preference for candidate.

a)
debate
b)

convention

c)

electoral college

d)

caucus

18.

An organization that enforces campaign finance laws.

a)

Federal Election Commission

b)

Interest Group

c)

Political Action Committee

d)

Electoral College

19.

An election that is held at standard intervals, in which candidates are elected as representatives for the state or nation.

a)

primary election

b)

general election

c)

national election

d)

limited election

20.

A preliminary election to appoint candidates that will go on to the next round of elections.

a)

primary election

b)

general election

c)

national election

d)

limited election

21.

The votes submitted by the majority of the people.

a)

electoral votes

b)

primary votes

c)

popular vote

d)

interest vote

22.

A group of people selected by each state that votes for the next president and vice president on behalf of the people.

a)

interest group

b)

electoral college

c)

polling group

d)

political action committee

23.

Organizations of people with common interests that attempt to influence the government.

a)

election commission

b)

interest group

c)

campaign group

d)

political action committee

24.

The political branch of an interest group whose purpose is to raise money that can be spent to get their preferred candidate elected.

a)

Political Action Committee

b)

Federal Election Commission

c)

Interest Group

d)

Election Finance Committee

25.

Changing or manipulating the boundaries of voting district or constituency in order to favor one party over the other.

a)
election
b)
inauguration
c)

redistricting

d)

gerrymandering

26.

The votes for president that are submitted by electors in the Electoral College on behalf of the people.

a)

primary votes

b)

general votes

c)

reverse votes

d)

electoral votes

27.

Allowing a political party to put a candidate on the ballot.

a)

voting access

b)

ballot access

c)

election access

d)

political access

28.

A person’s ideas about how government should run and how issues should be solved.

a)

political views

b)

political opinion

c)

electoral views

d)

electoral opinions

29.

A candidate whose name a voter must hand-write on the ballot.

a)

Third Party Candidate

b)

Write-in Candidate

c)

Unknown Candidate

d)

Primary Candidate

30.

Political party with the most elected members.

a)

Majority Party

b)

Minority Party

c)

Third Party

d)

Independent Party

31.

The stand the government takes about how issues should be handled.

a)

Political Policy

b)

Political Views

c)

Public Policy

d)

Platform

32.

A political party other than Republican or Democratic.

a)

Independent Party

b)

Minor Party

c)

Fourth Party

d)

Third Party

33.

An organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence government.

a)

minority party

b)

majority party

c)

political party

d)

political action committee

34.

Set of statements describing a party’s views on major issues.

a)

public opinion

b)

platform

c)

political views

d)

constitution

35.

Political Party that does not have a majority of the elected members.

a)

mistaken party

b)

majority party

c)

minority party

d)

unlucky party

36.

A person running for political office.

a)

politician

b)

senator

c)

representative

d)

candidate

37.

People who are politically independent are members of both the Republican and Democratic parties.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Third Parties in the U.S. have ballot access in all states.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

The Libertarian Party is the largest Third Party in America.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Information distributed by a political party is biased towards that party.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

You can only vote for a candidate who is the same party as the one you belong to.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

During a debate, candidates discuss their views on various _____________.

a)

opinion Polls

b)

endorsements

c)

issues

d)

elections

43.

One way to see how other people plan on voting is to check out the most recent ____________.

a)

opinion Polls

b)

endorsements

c)

issues

d)

contributors

44.

An organization that does not support one political party over another is known as ____________.

a)

partisan

b)

uncompromising

c)

undecided

d)

nonpartisan

45.

Candidates seek ________________ from large organizations, celebrities, and other big companies.

a)

support

b)

endorsements

c)

votes

d)

advice

46.

The first step in evaluating a candidate is to determine what _____________ think.

a)

they

b)

your party

c)

your friends

d)

you

47.

A candidate's voting history is called the . . .

a)

candidate history

b)

public record

c)

party history

48.

Which of these sources of information is not biased for or against a candidate?

a)

public voting records

b)

news report

c)

radio or TV ads

d)

public appearances

49.

What is a primary election?

a)

An election to choose the President

b)

An election to select a party’s candidate for a general election

c)

The final round of elections

d)

An election to choose local government officials

50.

____________ are a way for interest groups and organizations to declare their support for a candidate.

a)

opinion polls

b)

endorsements

c)

news reports

d)

contributors