Unit 3: How Do You Form a Political Party?, Organization of Political Parties, Nominations and Elections

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

all of the above

What is the function of political parties? selecting the candidate designing the platform conducting the campaign campaign financing

all of the above

one who is nominated or designated to a position

appointee

A ? primary is a nominating election in which each voter gets the ballot of his/her announced party.

closed

the group of leaders who make the major decisions in the political party's election strategy

committee

on a smaller, non-widespread scale

local level

The basic units of each party at each level are:

mass meeting committee

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

national committee

an election region or section of a community

precinct

money designated for the purpose of conducting a winning campaign

war chest

Approximately how many election precincts are there around the United States?

150,000

Losing favor after 1828, the earliest method of nominating candidates for office was the legislative ________.

Caucus

Which political party function involves parties seeking out "leaders" that will reflect their views?

Choosing a candidate

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

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

The national convention meets every 4 years to nominate candidates for president and vice-president.

True

Though the caucus has disappeared from the national scene, it is still used on the local level.

True

The headquarters for both major parties are located in

Washington D.C.

Which type of primary is being described below? 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".

Wide-Open Primary

Why do party leaders prefer the convention system?

because it gives them opportunity to take care of the other party business besides nominating candidates.

a unified and organized effort with a goal in mind

campaign

A person can get his name put on the primary ballot of his party by

door-to-door petitions

the vote each state is given to cast for a national candidate for President of the United States

electoral vote

"Watchdog" groups see to an election's

ethics.

How often is the party platform written?

every four years

How can a Republican state chairman become a member of his party's national committee?

if most members in the Congress from his states are Republican if his state has a Republican governor his state cast electoral votes in the last election for the Republican candidate

A duty of the "?" is to take a firm stand on the program of the administration and publicize its views.

loyal opposition

By using the caucus the people took no part in the ? process.

nomination

appointing individuals to political offices

patronage

an issue upon which the campaign may build; each represents a principle or point of view

plank

the declared policy of a political group

platform

How are committee members chosen in most states?

primaries conventions

the chairman of the national committee and the presidential candidate

specific leader

The nomination of public officers is done almost entirely on the ? level.

state

a plan of action

strategy

The Democratic National Committee sends ? representatives from the Panama Canal Zone.

two