Government 7,8,9

dealignment

*The growing detachment of voters from both major political parties is known

drive votes away from one candidate and toward another.

*The intent of push polls is to

False

*The level of education has little influence on a person's political values.

vote-eligible population

*The number of people who are actually qualified to vote in an American election is referred to as the

four

*The vice president serves a term of ______ years.

changes in education levels and occupation

*Tipping can happen due to

270

*To be elected as the president, a candidate needs a minimum of ______

more than half of the 538 electoral votes available.

*To be elected, a presidential candidate must receive

The Republican Party

*Which of the following Americans political parties picked up the nickname "grand old party"

Writing a party platform

*Which of the following functions is performed at the the national conventions

Franklin D. Roosevelt's programs to fight the Great Depression

*Which of the following instances of the 1930s was referred to as the New Deal

Students with more education have more knowledge about political than

Which of the following statements is true of the influence of educations

Voters must provide his or her proof of citizenship to vote in states elections

*Which of the following is a new restrictive law implemented by Arizona

It provided funds to the states to help them purchase new electronic voting equipment

*Which of the following statement is true of the Help America Vote Act passed by Congress in 2002?

Two major political factions were formed in America even before the Constitution was ratified

*Which of the following statement is true of the history of American political partis

The right to vote helps keep elected officials accountable

*Which of the following statements in true of the right to vote

Voters should be citizens of the United States

*Which of the following statements in true of voting requirements for voters in the United

The major institutions through which the executive and legislative branches cooperate with each other

*Which of the following statements is true of the following statement is true of the functions of political parties

False

In a closed primary, voters can vote for a party's regardless of whether

It is convened ever four years during the summer before the presidential elections

*Which of the following statements is true of the national party committee

The poll tax

*Which of the following was used to discourage the African American and the poor whites from voting

Literacy tests

*_____ were used in many southern states to limited the participation of African

poll watchers

*_______ are representatives from each political party who are are allowed to monitor voting places to make sure that the election is run fairly

Party activists

*__________are party members who help to organize and oversee party functions and planning during and between campaigns, and may even become candidates for office.

party members are allowed to vote only in the primary of their party.

*A closed primary differs from an open primary in that

senators

*A general election is a regulary schedule election to choose

False

*A random sample is a poll sample that does not accurately represent the population being polled

is where voters elect one member from their district to the House of Representatives

*A single-member district

Both the whigs and the democrats tried to avoid the issue of slavery

*As Whigs and Democrats competed for the white house throughout the 1840s and 1850s, which of the following was common to both groups?

conduct door to door canvasses

*Between elections, candidates depend on active party members to

They have brought many political issues to the public's attention

*Identify a true statement about third parties in American politics

could choose the candidates of more than one party

*In a blanket primary, voters _______

eighteen

*In the United States today, citizens who are at least _______ years of age and who are not felons have the right to vote

patronage

*In the context of politics, ______ is a system of rewarding the party faithful and workers with government jobs or contracts

a top two primary

*In the run up to the general election in the state of remary, a

those people who identify themselves as being members of a political party

*Party identifiers are

personality parties

*Splinter parties that develop out of a split within a major party are also known as

the two major parties - democrats and the republicans

*The United States has a two-party system which means that

Motor Voter Law

*The ______ requires states to provide all eligible citizens with the opportunity to register to vote when they apply for or renew a drivers license

national party committee

*The _________ consists of the political party leaders who direct party business during the four years between the national party conventions