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.
