the Election Process and Interest Groups
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- Q1An election in which voters choose between members of their own party is (dem v dem/rep v rep)general electiona primary or caucus60s
- Q2Interest groups use their money and influence to try and persuade government officials to vote for (or against, whichever be the case) in regards to the specific issue they are trying to press on the congressman/woman.truefalse60s
- Q3An election in which members of each party go head to head in November is (dem v rep)the general electionthe primary/caucus60s
- Q4What is an organized group of people, often with common views, who come together to contest elections and hold power in the governmentpolitical partyPACSpolitical ideologyinterest groups60s
- Q5In this type of primary, a voter obtain a ballot of the party they are registered with.closedgeneralopen60s
- Q6In this primary, you may get a party ballot for either party.closedopengeneral60s
- Q7What is the job of the national convention?nominate the candidate for president and vice president for their respective partiesto keep their respective parties "running" throughout the year by getting donations from donors60s
- Q8A(n) ________ is an organization of people who share a common issue and work together to protect and promote that issue by influencing the governmentinterest grouppolitical partypolitical ideologythird parties60s
- Q9What is the difference between political parties and interest groups?political parties try to influence government officials, whereas interest groups nominate candidates for office to run the governmentthis is an invalid questions, there is no difference between political parties and interest groups. They are the same thing.political parties nominate candidates for office to run the government, whereas interest groups try to influence government officials60s
- Q10___________ are the sets of basic beliefs about the political, economic, social and cultural affairs held by the majority of people within as societypolitical ideologyinterest groupspolitical partyPACs60s