Ch. 5-7 Review

Question 1

A group of persons who seek to control the government through the winning of elections

Answer 1

Political Party

Question 2

Two major political parties in the United States

Answer 2

Republican and Democratic

Question 3

A political party without wide voter support

Answer 3

minor party

Question 4

First two political parties in the U.S.

Answer 4

Federalists and Anti-Federalists

Question 5

The largest number of votes cast for the office given to the winning candidate in single-member districts

Answer 5

plurality

Question 6

What kind of party system does the United States have?

Answer 6

two-party system

Question 7

What does a multiparty system often lead to?

Answer 7

instabilty in government

Question 8

A temporary alliance of several goups who come together to form a working majority and so to control a government

Answer 8

Coalition

Question 9

The current office holder in government

Answer 9

Incumbent

Question 10

First Republican President

Answer 10

Abraham Lincoln

Question 11

What are the people who are eligiable to vote in an election called?

Answer 11

electorate

Question 12

Ward

Answer 12

voting sections a city is divided into for elections

Question 13

Precinct

Answer 13

voting sections a county is divided into for elections

Question 14

What has weakened the state of the parties in the U.S. ?

Answer 14

lack of voters

Question 15

15th Amendment

Answer 15

gave the right to vote to men regardless of race or color

Question 16

19th Amendment

Answer 16

gave the right to vote to everyone regardless of sex, race, or color

Question 17

23rd Amendment

Answer 17

gave district of Columbia cizitens the right to vote

Question 18

24th Amendment

Answer 18

eliminated poll tax as a voting condition in federal elections

Question 19

26th Amendment

Answer 19

set the voting age to minimum of 18 years of age

Question 20

Who has the power to set voting qualifications?

Answer 20

The states with restrictions

Question 21

Qualifcations needed to vote in the U.S.

Answer 21

U. S. Citizenship, U.S. residence, and at least 18 years of age

Question 22

Who cannot vote in elections?

Answer 22

mentally incompetent, convicted of crimes, and dishonorably discharged from Armed Forces

Question 23

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer 23

Outlaw discrimination in public services, voting, and courts

Question 24

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Answer 24

Applied the 15th Amendment to all elections: state and federal.

Question 25

What is the chief cause of nonvoting?

Answer 25

Lack of Interest

Question 26

Straight ticket voting

Answer 26

Voting for candidates of only one party

Question 27

Split ticket voting

Answer 27

voting for candidates of mutiple parties

Question 28

Independents

Answer 28

those who have no party affiliation

Question 29

Nomination

Answer 29

naming of those who seek office

Question 30

General Elections

Answer 30

regularly scheduled elections which voters make the final selection of office holder

Question 31

Five ways Nominations are made

Answer 31

self-annoucement, caucus, convention, direct primary, petition

Question 32

Caucus

Answer 32

a group of like-minded people who meet at certain times to select candidates for office

Question 33

Direct primary

Answer 33

election held within a party to elect candidates for office

Question 34

Closed primary

Answer 34

Only declared party members can vote

Question 35

Open primary

Answer 35

a party nominating election in which any qualified voter can take part

Question 36

Runoff primary

Answer 36

the second primary that occurs if no nominee obtained majority in the first primary. Then, the top two nominee's with most votes faces each other.

Question 37

Has the power to set the time for choosing presidential electors, to set the date for casting the electoral votes, and to regulate other aspects of the presidential election process

Answer 37

Congress

Question 38

When are congressional elections held?

Answer 38

The 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November in even numbered years (every four years for president, 6 years for Senators, 2 years for Representatives)

Question 39

Polling Place

Answer 39

place where voters who live in a precient go to vote

Question 40

Ballot

Answer 40

device by which a voter registers a choice in election

Question 41

PAC

Answer 41

Political Action Committees; political Arms of special interest groups