Chapter 17 Quiz Study Guide

Question 1

First Roman Catholic President

Answer 1

John F. Kennedy

Question 2

Amendment abolished poll taxes

Answer 2

Twenty-Fourth Amendment

Question 3

Election held to fill an elective office

Answer 3

General Election

Question 4

Petition, independent announcement, caucus, convention, direct convention

Answer 4

Nominating candidates

Question 5

First state to use direct primary current office holder

Answer 5

Wisconsin

Question 6

Another word for blanket primary

Answer 6

Wide open primary

Question 7

Nomination method widely used at the local level for municipal offices in small communities and non-partisan school posts

Answer 7

Petition

Question 8

Won the presidency although the only campaigning done was from his home

Answer 8

William McKinley

Question 9

Amendment gave voting rights to all male citizens

Answer 9

Fifteenth amendment

Question 10

Vote for all candidates from a particular party

Answer 10

Straight ticket

Question 11

Refers to the ability of a top ranking candidate to draw voters to choose other lower candidates of the same party

Answer 11

Coattail effect

Question 12

Paid radio or television advertisement

Answer 12

Spot

Question 13

Location in a specific precinct where residents go to vote

Answer 13

Polling place

Question 14

Amendment gave voting rights to 18 year olds

Answer 14

Twenty-sixth amendment

Question 15

Amendment gave voting rights to women

Answer 15

Nineteenth amendment

Question 16

What Andrew Jackson called Henry clay becoming John Adams Secretary of State

Answer 16

Corrupt bargain

Question 17

First person to be elected to a major office by write-in

Answer 17

Strom Thurmond

Question 18

Primary in which voters must be registered as members of one party and must vote accordingly

Answer 18

Closed primary

Question 19

Primary which voters do not have to declare any party membership

Answer 19

Open primary

Question 20

Current office holder

Answer 20

Incumbent