Economics book 3 unit 2

mass meeting, committee

The basic units of each party at each level are?

Party candidate for president

The chairman of the national committee is usually chosen by?

officers, chairmen, delegates

The county conventions nominated?

selecting the candidate, designing the platform, conducting the campaign, campaign financing

What is the function of political parties?

national committee

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

caucus

a gathering of party leaders to talk over possible candidates

the Republican

a monthly digest of information for Republicans

the democrat digest

a monthly digest of information for democrats

strategy

a plan of action

adopt

accepted and agreed upon

specific leaders

chairman of the national committee and presidential candidate

party raiding

members of one party move into the primary of the other party to choose candidates

National level

on a country widespread scale

platform

the declared policy of a political group

officers, congress, delegates

the state conventions nominated all candidates for:

closed primary

the voter declares his party allegiance and votes for the ballot of his own party.

officers, filing fee

A candidate who makes a public announcement must then file papers with the proper ( ) and pays a ( )

loyal opposition

A duty of this ( ) is to take a firm stand on the program of the administration and publicize its views.

primary

An independent candidate may file a petition of nomination after the ( ) election.

nomination

By using the caucus the people took no part in the ( )

Persian gulf, economy

George bush was praised for his efforts in the ( ) War, but was criticized for his poor efforts in strengthening the nation's ( )

party primaries or conventions

How are committee members chosen in most states?

if most members in congress from his states are republican, if his states has a republican governor, and his state cast electoral votes in the last election for the republican candidate.

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

9.6 million

How much was spent by candidate Phil Gramm on his presidential bid?

every four years

How often is the party platform written?

caucus

In 1800 the candidates for president and vice president were chosen by ( )

captain, committee

In most of the 150,000 election precincts around the U.S., either one or both major parties have a precinct ( ) or ( )

people, party leaders

The delegates may be chosen by the ( ) in a district or chosen by the ( )

campaign manager

The director of a political agenda whose goal is to place a chosen candidate in office

Washington D.C.

The headquarters for both major parties are located in?

states

The nomination of public officers has been left almost entirely to the ( )

delegates

The party convention is a meeting of ( )

county, state

The two types of conventions that came into being after 1830 were the ( ) and ( ) conventions

to talk

The word caucus comes from the Algonquin Indian language and means ?

local

Though the caucus has disappeared from the national scene, it is still used on the ( ) level

nominate

To formally suggest and recommend a candidate for election

petition, self announcement

Two methods of nominating a candidate are by ( ) and ( )

campaign manager and fund raiser, campaign fund spending and fund management, public relationships, and assisting the president in awarding loyal party workers.

What are four duties of the national chairman?

they represent a principle or point of view

What are planks in relation to the party platform?

The republican, democrat digest

What are the official publications for the republican party and the democratic party?

open, closed

What are the two types of primaries?

Michigan, Montana, Minnesota

What are three states still have the open primary?

qualified voters vote by secret ballot

What is an open primary?

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

Why do party leaders prefer the convention system?

precinct

an election region or section of a community

controversial

an issue that may not be agreed upon by many different sides, and causes many debates

plank

an issue upon which the campaign may build such as civil rights, taxes, energy, or education

Patronage

appointing individuals to political offices

state convention

delegates nominate candidates for offices and congress, and delegates to the national convention

county convention

delegates nominate most county officers and chose delegates to the state convention

private donations

how can the average taxpayer be involved in campaign financing?

war chest

money designated for the purpose of conducting a winning campaign

independent

most states prohibit candidates who were defeated in the primary from filing as ( ) candidates after the primary election

local level

on a smaller, non-widespread scale

appointee

one who nominated or designated to a position

declaration of candidacy

person wishes to be candidate for the party o he make an announcement of intention

open primary

qualified voters vote for the candidates without revealing their party membership

mass meeting

the convention that mobilizes the national agenda and announces the candidates for the national election

public relations

the effort to establish a favorable impression with the populace

caucus, convention, petition, announcement, direct primary

the five methods of nomination used today are?

committee

the group of leaders who make the major decisions in the political partys election strategy

announcement

the individual fills out documentation and pays a filing fee to announce that he seeks a political office

direct primary

the members vote, by secret ballot, to choose yheir candidate for the general election

plurality

the most votes cast, but not necessarily a majority

private donations

the parties have to depend largely on ( ) for their campaign funding

electoral votes

the vote each state is given to cast for a national candidate for president of the U.S.

qualified voters vote without revealing party membership

what is closed primary?

fraud. bribery, corruption

what were three negative characteristics of political conventions?

honesty

"watchdog" groups see to an election's ( )

declaration and payment

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

electoral college

During the first three presidential elections the ( ) chose the president and the vice president