Gov. & Eco. Unit 3 Test

majority

During the election of 1824, Andrew Jackson won the most electoral votes, but not the _____ needed to be elected President.

convention

What are the three ways someone can get his name put on the primary ballot of his party? petition, self-announcement, ______

national committee

What committee sends political leaders to certain states to campaign for their party's candidate?

Private donations

What do the parties have to depend largely on for their campaign funding?

caucus

What early method of nominating political candidates required people to hold meetings to discuss the positives and negatives of candidates?

the writing and adoption of the Constitution

What event coincided with the emergence of the Federalist and Anti-Federalist political parties in the United States?

conducting a census

What is NOT the function of political parties?

incumbent

What is a person called who currently holds an office?

Democrats

What political party emerged from the struggling factions of the Democratic-Republicans?

ballot box

Which are TRUE concerning your voting rights and responsibilities? You must be 18 years of age. You must vote in your designated precinct. There will be a ______ to receive your voting ballot. Your name and address will be verified at a registration table.

secrecy

Which is true concerning the use of the voting machine? fraud is nearly impossible it does away with the need for numerous officials to count ballots it assures absolute ______

Designing a platform

Which political party function involves putting where a candidate stands on the "issues" into writing?

loose construction

allowing the federal government all powers not denied it within the Constitution

economic unrest

an uneasiness due to the lack of stability in the financial market

provision

arrangement or groundwork laid to get a program going.

central

The federal power of the country is known as the ______ government.

democrats and republicans

The two major American political parties are the ______ and the ________.

George Washington

first President

Constitutional Convention

gathering for the purpose of creating a Constitution to lay down the laws for running the U.S.

majority

having the larger number in a house of Congress, assuring strong voting power

carried

in a national election, a candidate won the vote in a particular state

strict construction

limits the Federal government to powers the Constitution specifically delegated to it

landslide defeat

losing by a sizable margin in an election

a criticism of elections

national, state, and local elections come on the same day

Reagan

president during the 1980s

Stock Market crash of 1929

saw the market lose so much power that many people lost their fortunes in the matter of days

John Adams

second President

"Watchdog" group

sees to an election's honesty

personal money

A Presidential candidate does not need private financing. He can actually run a campaign using only his own __________.

poll

A ____ watcher is a citizen who is paid by the parties to keep a watchful eye on the voters and the officials.

taxpayer

A ______ can NOT be involved in the financial part of the election process by marking a box on his/her tax return requesting that a certain amount of his tax go into the Presidential retirement fund.

primary

A ______ is an early election in which delegates select and nominate candidates for office.

recount

A contested election means that the losing candidate calls for a:

church

A school, a fire station, a ____, and a library is an acceptable building used for a polling place.

committee

Both the Democratic and Republican parties have a state _______ in each state.

notary public

In absentee voting, a person marks the ballot and then swears before a ________ that he is a registered and qualified voter.

clerk

In absentee voting, he sends his ballot to the county _____.

Short ballot

In state elections, NOT only the governor, lieutenant governor, and members of the state legislature would be elected under the ______ system.

orally

In the early days of our democracy, voting was done ______.

conduct

Inspectors and judges are responsible for the proper ____ of the election.

ill

Nearly all of the states offer an absentee-voting system for people who are: physically disabled absent on business ____

unopposed

One way to cut down on the number of elections is to not have an election when all the persons running are ______.

Alien and Sedition Acts

President is given power to deport any alien he deems dangerous

Alexander Hamilton

Secretary of the Treasury

no

Some states require that local elections must come during the in-between years when ____ national elections are held.

the powers the constitution delegated to it

The Anti-Federalist would limit the Federal government strictly to:

secret ballot

The Australian ballot is another name for a ______.

1848

The Democrats won all the elections from 1828-1860 except in 1840 and ____.

strong

The Federalists believed in a ______ central government.

specific group of people

The Populist Party of the 1890s was an example of a party formed chiefly to help a _______

has only one goal

The Prohibition Party was founded in 1869 solely for the purpose of preventing the manufacturer and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States. The Prohibition Party is an example of a party that ___________.

The Republican

The Republican National Committee publishes a monthly digest of information for Republicans called ________.

industrialists

The Republican Party appealed to groups such as farmers, _______, and merchants.

1854

The Republican Party began as a series of anti-slavery political meetings held in the Midwest in ____.

Anti-slavery

The Republican party was formed in response to what issue? _______ views, the oppositions to the extension of slavery

fourteen

The Republicans won ______ of the eighteen Presidential elections held between 1860 through 1928.

left-wing protest group

The Socialist Worker's Party and the American Communist Party are considered to be what type of third party?

long

The ____ ballot is a handicap because the voters cannot possibly learn enough about the candidates for all offices to vote intelligently.

Democractic

The _____ party is the oldest political party in the United States.

Democracts

The ______ fought almost bitterly at times over: banking policies slavery issues tariff rates

split ticket

The alternative to voting a straight ticket is to vote a _____.

central

The federal power of the country is known as the _____ government.

Open Primary

Which type of primary is being described below? Voters need not reveal their party membership. The voter chooses the ballot of the party's primary in which he or she would like to vote. Voters of all parties and independents enjoy freedom of party choice.

Short ballot

You go to vote and notice that only the candidates for the highest offices are listed on your ballot. Which type of ballot are you using?

Planks

_____ are parts of the party platform in the form of issues that are presented to the people. Civil rights, taxes, and energy are a few examples of the issues.

third parties

______ play a highly important role in the strengthening the two major parties.

Conventions

________ are NOT still the most popular way of nominating political candidates on the county, state, and national level.

Ronald Reagan

_________ was praised for making the economy strong during the 80s.

Phil Gramm

__________ spent over 9 million dollars in his Presidential bid in 1996.

faction

a group that may not be in agreement with the general direction of the larger population

faction

a group that may not be in agreement with the general direction of the larger population.

Whig party

a party formed mainly to fight the Democratic party and Andrew Jackson

incumbent

a person who currently holds an office

challenger

a person who does not hold an office but who is trying to unseat an incumbent

scandal

a public shame or disgrace brought about by illegal or unethical actions

election officers

chosen by the election board

referendum

the submitting of a proposed public measure for voting by the general public

Thomas Jefferson

third President

short ballot

used to elect the President, Vice-President, and members of Congress

open primary

voters may vote for the candidates of the party they desire

the Australian ballot

was introduced in the United States in 1888

Lincoln

was the first Republican Presidential candidate to win the office in 1861.