GOVERNMENT TEST
Political conventions are mainly used for nominations on the state level and have been abandoned on the national level due to fraud and bribery issues.
False
administration
Executive branch of the American government; as in "the Clinton administration."
With the long ballot system all less important state offices would be filled on the basis of patronage.
False
Which early political party formed to promote a loose construction of the Constitution?
Federalists
Constitutional Convention
Gathering for the purpose of creating a Constitution which would frame the laws for running the U.S.
Two-party countries include
Great Britain, Canada, and the United States,
The Republicans won fourteen of the eighteen Presidential elections held between 1860 and 1928.
True
The national convention meets every 4 years to nominate candidates for president and vice-president.
True
The Democrats fought bitterly at times over:
banking policies slavery issues tariff rates
ballot box
The container into which votes are put.
Inspectors and judges are responsible for the proper conduct of the election.
True
A person can get his name put on the primary ballot of his party by
declaration and payment
A person who currently holds an office is a(n)
incumbent
What committee sends political leaders to certain states to campaign for their party's candidate?
national committee
Approximately how many election precincts are there around the United States?
150,000
The Democratic National Committee sends__________ representatives from the Panama Canal Zone.
2
dictatorship
A country with a one-party leader who is in complete control; usually one who is unfair.
political parties
A group of people organized with a governmental agenda in mind.
faction
A group that may not be in agreement with the general direction of the larger population.
program
A political plan of action.
partisan
A type of person who will staunchly campaign or vote for only one political party.
Wide-Open Primary
Also called the blanket ballot system. Voters get one ballot, with the names of the candidates for each office in each party. Encourages party-switching or choosing "the best person for the job".
The Republican party was formed in response to what issue?
Anti-slavery views, the oppositions to the extension of slavery
provision
Arrangement or groundwork laid to establish a program.
Which political party function involves parties seeking out "leaders" that will reflect their views?
Choosing a candidate
What are the two major parties in Great Britain?
Conservative Labor
representative democracies
Democracy where the people elect representatives to act as their agents in making laws.
What party do the large cities tend to support?
Democrat
Which political party controlled the South from 1861 to the early 1960s?
Democrat
Alien and Sedition Acts
Legislation which gave the President power to deport any alien he deemed dangerous.
"The ________ way is a logically consistent approach to politics based on the moral principle of self-ownership."
Libertarian
Federalist Party
One of the first two American political parties; it wanted a strong central government
Anti-Federalist Party
One of the first two American political parties; it wanted a weak central government.
constituency
People of a region who elected a representative; the representative is answerable to these people. Also, the region itself.
Your county is divided up into ________, which each have a few hundred people assigned to each polling place. The purpose is to avoid too many voters at one voting area.
Precincts
What do political parties depend largely on for their campaign funding?
Private donations
Which political party function involves parties writing slogans, distributing bumper stickers, and encouraging people to vote on election day?
Running a campaign
On the ________ only the names of the candidates for the highest office appears on the ballot.
Short ballot
left-wing protest groups
Socialist Party,American Communist Party,Socialist Labor Party,Communist Party U.S.A.,Socialist Workers' Party
central government
The federal power of the country.
The Populist Party and the Greenback Party are considered to be what type of third party?
Those formed to helped a specific group of people
The Prohibition Party is considered to be what type of third party?
Those that have only one goal they are working towards
The Democrats blamed the Republicans for the Stock Market crash of 1929.
True
The Republican Party appealed to groups such as farmers, industrialists, and merchants.
True
We use the short ballot to elect the President, Vice-President, and members of Congress.
True
Anti-Federalists
Weak central government
What is a coalition?
a temporary alliance of political parties.
What are four duties of the national chairman?
campaign manager and fund-raiser campaign fund spending and fund management public relationships assisting the President in awarding loyal party workers
Losing favor after 1828, the earliest method of nominating candidates for office was the legislative ________.
caucus
A__________ primary is a nominating election in which each voter gets the ballot of his/her announced party.
closed
representative democracy
democracy where the people elect representatives to act as their agents in making and enforcing laws
symbol of the Democratic Party.
donkey
The Republican's symbol
elephant
"Watchdog" groups see to an election's
ethics
How often is the party platform written?
every four years
Andrew Jackson
mocked by his political rivals as being stubborn and as stupid as a donkey.
In democratic countries, like the United States and Canada, political parties are extremely active on the
national, state or provincial, and local levels.
A criticism of elections is when
national, state, and local elections come on the same day.
By using the caucus the people took no part in the ________ process.
nomination
Many times a political party is accused of_______ if it appears they put their party's agenda ahead of the good of the people.
partisan politics
Why do party leaders prefer the convention system?
party leaders prefer the convention system because it gives them opportunity to take care of the other party business besides nominating candidates
A ___________watcher is a citizen who is paid by the parties to keep a watchful eye on the voters and the officials.
poll
How are committee members chosen in most states?
primaries conventions
What is the function of political parties?
selecting the candidate designing the platform conducting the campaign campaign financing
The nomination of public officers is done almost entirely on the________ level.
state
The long ballot encouraged ___________ voting.
straight ticket
The basic units of each party at each level are:
the mass meeting, the committee, and specific leaders.
The Anti-Federalist would limit the Federal government strictly to:
the powers the constitution delegated to it
Though the caucus has disappeared from the national scene, it is still used on the local level.
true
One way to cut down on the number of elections is to not have an election when all the persons running are ________, which happens frequently.
unopposed
The headquarters for both major parties are located in
washington dc
American nation nicknamed the Republicans
"Grand Old Party."
A duty of the "______" is to take a firm stand on the program of the administration and publicize its views.
"loyal opposition"
Era of Good Feelings
A period from 1816 - 1824 where there was only one political party: the Democrat-Republicans.
loose construction
Interpretation of the Constitution allowing the federal government powers not specifically denied it.
strict construction
Interpretation of the Constitution limiting the Federal government to the powers in the document.
Dictatorships have been most common in communist and ______ countries.
fascist
rural areas
more conservative party.
candidate
A person who desires a position in a political office.
provincial
Pertaining to Canada; regional or territorial.
industrial areas of a nation
support the more liberal party