9.3 Political Parties and 9.4 The Election Process
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- Q1which of the following statements about political parties is incorrect?Conservatives usually support limited government interference, lower taxes, ad traditional social valuesLiberals usually support government action to change policies that are believed to be unfairPolitical parties are different than interest groups because political parties pressure the government from the outsidePolitical parties try to elect their members to public office30s
- Q2Which of the following is true of the American political party system?There are only two political parties in the countryIt is a one-party systemIt is a multi-party system in which many parties share powerIt is a two-party system, but some smaller parties exist30s
- Q3In the 2000 presidential election, what third party's candidate may have kept Al Gore from winning Florida and the presidency?the Libertarian Partythe Reform PartyThe Green PartyThe Constitution Party30s
- Q4Which of the following is a benefit of political parties?Political parties stop candidates from flip-flopping, or changing their position on issues over time.Voters are required to gather information about many different candidatesPolitical parties provide stabilitypolitical parties force candidates to fulfill their campaign promises30s
- Q5Which of the following groups is generally a part of the Democratic constituency?religious conservativescorporate interestseducated urban voterswhite men30s
- Q6An organization that tries to elect its members to public office so that its views can become public policypolitical nominationpolitical partyprimarypolitical caucus30s
- Q7The different in political views held by the different political partiesarguementsPolitical opinionPolitical contentPolitical spectrum30s
- Q8What is soft moneymoney given to a political candidate to support his or her campaignmoney given to a political party instead of to a political candidate directlymoney given by an interest group to voters to influence an electionmoney given by a PAC to a political candidate to affect his or her vote30s
- Q9Which event is most important in choosing presidential candidates for the major political partiesNational conventnionsstates conventionprecinct caucusesprimary elections30s
- Q10About what number of Americans have voted in recent presidential electionsevery eligible votertwo-thirdsone in four45%30s
- Q11What is plurality?the highest number of votes for a single candidate in an electionan election called to decide an election between two candidates with an equal number of votesthe two-party system of American politicsmore than 50% of votes for a single candidate in an election30s
- Q12which of the following is a common criticism of campaign advertising?Third-party candidates have two many advertisementsAdvertisements don't discuss the important issues of the electionAdvertisements often cause voters to change their minds on an issue.Advertisements may distort or omit information leaving voters misinformed30s
- Q13Which is not included in a source of funds for a political campaign?Political Party fundsprivate individualsPolitical Action Committees (PACS)Political Loan Agencies30s
- Q14State and federal laws _________limit donations of hard moneylimit donations of soft moneyallow unlimited donationsdoes not allow corporate donations30s
- Q15Which is the first step to becoming a candidate?be nominated by your partyself-announcementgather a constituenceyestablish a source of funds30s