Government Unit 4 Test: The American Party System

sees to an election's honesty.

"Watchdog" group

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

A criticism of elections

President is given power to deport any alien he deems dangerous.

Alien and Sedition Acts

The left-wing protest party that was formed in 1919 was the ____________.

American Communist Party

The roles of election officials includes which of the following?

Approving ballots for voters to use. Monitoring polls to ensure everything is legal. Reporting back to party officials with any issue or discrepancy they may have found at the polls.

Alexander Hamilton was among the most important of the Founding Fathers. Which of the following is he responsible for?

As secretary of the Treasury, starting a central federal blank and printing the first federal currency for the United States. Establishing our free-market economy that significantly encouraged manufacturing and trade. Master-minding and writing the majority of Federalists Papers, arguing for a strong Federal government set out in the Constitution. Serving as aide-de camp for General Washington during the Revolutionary War and henceforth maintained and promoted our country's honor.

Some local abuses of the political power include ____________.

Bailing out prisoners in exchange for voting a certain way in the polls. Voting on behalf of dead people. Functioning as political bosses who do favors or punish voters unless they vote a certain way. Giving out charity in exchange for votes.

formed by Theodore Roosevelt in 1912.

Bull Moose Party

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

Constitutional Convention

Which of the following are methods for getting your name on the primary ballot of a party?

Declaration of candidacy. Declaration of candidacy plus paying a fee. Petition.

What are major American political parties?

Democrats and Republicans

Republican President

Dwight D. Eisenhower

The ____________ believed that the Federal government should possess all powers not specifically denied to it.

Federalists

Who was praised for his efforts in the Persian Gulf War, but was criticized for his poor efforts in strengthening the nation's economy?

George H. Bush

Which of the following are not able aspects of Abraham Lincoln?

He lost every election until the Presidency. He was the first Republican Presidential nomintee ever elected. He led the U.S. through Civil War, embracing anti-slavery and resulting in a stronger federal government.

Which is false concerning the use of the voting machine?

It was invented in 1898.

Democratic President

Jimmy Carter

Which of the following are Democratic presidents?

Kennedy, Wilson and Johnson

Which of the following are Republican presidents?

Lincoln, Bush and Eisenhower

allowing the federal government all powers not denies it within the Constitution.

Loose construction

The Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman will go to someone who comes from a state that satisfies which of the following?

Must be from a state whose electoral votes went to the Republican candidate in the preceding Presidential election. Must come from a state where a majority of its congressional members are Republicans. Comes from a state that has a Republican governor.

Why would a single-issues, anti-slavery platform be a catalyst to ushering in a new political party?

People in the north were less motivated by profits from slave labor and more interested in freedoms for all people

Which of the following plays a significant tole in the shifting of both voting patterns and district boundaries?

Population

Which of the following are third parties that formed in the U.S.?

Populist, Prohibition and Liberation

Designing a party platform involves ____________.

Presenting a plank on taxes, welfare reform and veterans issues and deciding how to vote on them. Presenting this plank to the party and getting people to vote on it.

How do Primary and General elections differ?

Primary elections determine which will be the top pick within a party while General elections have both party's candidates on the ballot. In Primary elections you can generally only vote if you select a party affiliation. General elections are always held the one the Tuesday after the first Monday on November.

president during the 1980's.

Reagan

Which of the following was the most significant outcome of Baker v. Carr?

Redistricting power could be changed by the federal government.

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

Referendum

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

Stock Market crash of 1929

William Taft and Theodore Roosevelt both began as Republicans. Why did Roosevelt leave the Republican Party?

Taft defeated Roosevelt in Republican primaries after Roosevelt had already served two term as a Republican President.

was introduced in the United States in 1888.

The Australian ballot

Which statements best describe third-party politics since 1860?

The Bull Moose party was formed by a former Republican President and Jane Adams. The House of Representatives has no separate place for a third party candidate to sit. A third party inevitably split the vote of the leading party.

Before the Constitution was even written, two parties emerged vying for a direction for America. Name them and their characteristics.

The Federalist wanted a strong centralized government, and the Anti-Federalist wanted to restrict the Federal government and give states more freedoms and legal control

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

The Republican

Which of the following is NOT true of the Anti-Federalists?

They did not want a father government that was toothless and would allow states too much power.

The Democrats blamed the Republicans for the Stock Market crash of 1929. The Democrats won the Presidency in the 90's but lost control of the Congress. The "Era of Good Feelings" was a period form 1816-1824 where there was only one political party; the Democrat-Republicans

True

The Republican Party began as a series of anti-slavery political meeting held in the Midwest in 1854. During the election of 1824, Andrew Jackson won the most electoral votes, but not the majority needed to be elected President. The Anti-Federalist would limit the Federal government strictly to the powers the constitution delegated to it. Third parties play a highly important role in the strengthening the two major parties.

True

The federal power of the country is known as the central government. Ronald Reagan was praised for making the economy strong during the 80's.

True

formed by Ross Perot in 1992.

United We Stand Party

A party formed mainly to fight the Democratic Party and Andrew Jackson.

Whig Party

select the statement that are true concerning your voting rights and responsibilities.

You must be 18 years of age. You must vote in your designated precinct. If there are not automated voting machines, there will be a ballot box to receive your ballot. You name and address will be verified at a registration table.

nearly all states allow citizens who are NOT able to go to the polls due to business travel, to vote using which method?

absentee ballot

The Democrats fought almost bitterly at times over ____________.

banking policies, slavery issues and tariff rates.

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

carried

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

challange

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

conduct

What is NOT the function of political parties?

conducting a census

an issue that may not be agreed upon by many different sides.

controvesial

which of the following are members of the election board are selected by?

county supervisors and district election board.

The ____________ Party is the oldest political party in the United States.

democratic

The parties have to depend largely on ____________ for their campaign funding/

donations

An uneasiness due to the lack of stability in the financial market.

economic unrest

chosen by the election board

election officers

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

faction

The Prohibition Party is an example of a party that ____________.

has only one goal

If you were running for governor in the Democratic Party in your hometown, it would be MOST advantageous for you to do which of the following?

have a short ballot at the polls.

a person who currently hold an office.

incument

losing by a sizable margin in an election

landslide defeat

One of the problems with our current electoral system is:

long ballots make it hard for voters to be well enough informed on candidates and issues to make good decisions.

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

majority

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

national committee

In absentee voting, a person marks the ballot and then swears before a ____________ that he is a registered and qualifies voter. He then sends his ballot to the county ____________.

notary public and clerk

In the ____________ method, the titles of the offices appear across the ballot, then the candidates of the parties of each office are place below the titles.

office-bloc arrangement

How do state and national elections differ?

only state elections can you vote for city council members and judges

voters may vote for the candidates of the party they desire.

open primary

in the early days of our democracy, voting was done ____________.

oraly

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

party

In the ____________ method, the names of the parties appear at the tops of the columns, and the titles of the various offices are shown at the sides.

party column

arrangement or groundwork laid to get a program going.

provision

a contested election means that the losing candidate calls for a ____________.

recount

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

scandal

On the ____________ ballot only the names of the candidates for the highest office appears on the ballot

short

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

short ballot

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

specific group of people

to vote a ____________ ticket requires a knowledge to the qualifications of every candidate.

split

The introduction of a third party in politic can ____________.

split the vote of the leading party

Which areas of government have the ability to determine state congressional district boundaries?

state government and federal government

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

strict contruction

In the short from ballot, some negative consequences may be ____________.

that is would curtail our right to select the candidate of our choice

The firs elections were voted on orally. Why might have the country moved away from this method of voting?

the lack of secrecy. Peer pressure to vote a certain way. The candidates knew who voted for them .

The Anti-Federalist would limit the Federal government strictly to ____________.

the powers the constitution delegated to it.

The late nineteeth-early twentieth century saw ____________.

the rise an dominance of the Republican party

The Democratic split was so severe during there 1860 elections that ____________.

they ran two candidates for the presidency