Vocab 1 Vocab 2 Political Parties The Media

The Electoral College and

Campaign Finance Reform

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Question 1 - 10

• Person who runs for government office.

Answer 1 – 10

Candidate

Question 1 - 20

• Political system with two main political parties

Answer 1 – 20

Two-Party System

Question 1 - 30

• Political system with more than two political parties.

Answer 1 – 30

Multi-Party System

Question 1 - 40

• Organization of citizens who share similar views on issues and who work together to put their ideas into effect through government action.

Answer 1 – 40

Political Party

Question 1 - 50

• Range of differences in political views between political parties.

Answer 1 – 50

Political Spectrum

Question 2 - 10

• Vote of the citizens of a country (NOT ELECTORAL VOTE)

Answer 2 – 10

Popular Vote

Question 2 - 20

• Smaller political parties that usually focus on one issue.

Answer 2 – 20

Third Parties

Question 2 - 30

• Group of electors from around the country

Answer 2 – 30

Electoral College

Question 2 - 40

• Votes cast by electors for the president and vice president.

Answer 2 – 40

Electoral Votes

Question 2 - 50

• Statement of a party’s views and policies on important issues.

Answer 2 – 50

Platform

Question 3 - 10

• Political Parties educate the _________ about campaign issues.

Answer 3 – 10

Electorate

Question 3 - 20

• Political parties ________ actions of officeholders.

Answer 3 – 20

Monitor

Question 3 - 30

• Political parties ______ candidates.

Answer 3 – 30

Nominate

Question 3 - 40

• The main purpose of political parties.

Answer 3 – 40

Win elections

Question 3 - 50

• Which is NOT a function of political parties?– A. Recruiting and nominating candidates– B. Educating the electorate about campaign issues– C. Helping candidates win elections– D. Count electoral votes

Answer 3 – 50

D. Count electoral votes

Question 4 - 10

• When evaluating campaign materials it is important to separate _______ from opinion.

Answer 4 – 10

Fact

Question 4 - 20

• When evaluating campaign materials it is important to detect _______.

Answer 4 – 20

Bias

Question 4 - 30

• One of the roles of the media in an election is emphasizing ___________ issues.

Answer 4 – 30

Selected

Question 4 - 40

• One of the roles of the media in an election is identifying _____________.

Answer 4 – 40

Candidates

Question 4 - 50

• List three forms of media.

Answer 4 – 50

• TV• Newspaper• Magazines• Radio • Internet

Question 5 - 10

• Electors for each state are chosen by _______ vote.

Answer 5 – 10

Popular

Question 5 - 20

• Electors meet to vote for _______ and _____ _______.

Answer 5 – 20

• President and Vice President.

Question 5 - 30

• Which of the following is NOT a result of rising campaign costs?– A. Require candidates to conduct extensive fund-

raising activities– B. Allows more people to be able to run for office– C. Give an advantage to wealthy individuals who

run for office– D. Encourage the development of political action

committees

Answer 5 – 30

B. Allows more people to be able to run for

office.

Question 5 - 40

• The winner-take-all system leads to the targeting of ______ states for campaigning.– A. large– B. small– C. western– D. eastern

Answer 5 – 40

A. large

Question 5 - 50

• The number of electors of each state is based on the state’s _____________.– A. Congressional representation– B. local representation– C. state representation– D. population

Answer 5 – 50

A. Congressional Representation