GOVERNMENT TEST

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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

administration

Executive branch of the American government; as in "the Clinton administration."

With the long ballot system all less important state offices would be filled on the basis of patronage.

False

Which early political party formed to promote a loose construction of the Constitution?

Federalists

Constitutional Convention

Gathering for the purpose of creating a Constitution which would frame the laws for running the U.S.

Two-party countries include

Great Britain, Canada, and the United States,

The Republicans won fourteen of the eighteen Presidential elections held between 1860 and 1928.

True

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

True

The Democrats fought bitterly at times over:

banking policies slavery issues tariff rates

ballot box

The container into which votes are put.

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

True

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

declaration and payment

A person who currently holds an office is a(n)

incumbent

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

national committee

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

150,000

The Democratic National Committee sends__________ representatives from the Panama Canal Zone.

2

dictatorship

A country with a one-party leader who is in complete control; usually one who is unfair.

political parties

A group of people organized with a governmental agenda in mind.

faction

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

program

A political plan of action.

partisan

A type of person who will staunchly campaign or vote for only one political party.

Wide-Open Primary

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".

The Republican party was formed in response to what issue?

Anti-slavery views, the oppositions to the extension of slavery

provision

Arrangement or groundwork laid to establish a program.

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

Choosing a candidate

What are the two major parties in Great Britain?

Conservative Labor

representative democracies

Democracy where the people elect representatives to act as their agents in making laws.

What party do the large cities tend to support?

Democrat

Which political party controlled the South from 1861 to the early 1960s?

Democrat

Alien and Sedition Acts

Legislation which gave the President power to deport any alien he deemed dangerous.

"The ________ way is a logically consistent approach to politics based on the moral principle of self-ownership."

Libertarian

Federalist Party

One of the first two American political parties; it wanted a strong central government

Anti-Federalist Party

One of the first two American political parties; it wanted a weak central government.

constituency

People of a region who elected a representative; the representative is answerable to these people. Also, the region itself.

Your county is divided up into ________, which each have a few hundred people assigned to each polling place. The purpose is to avoid too many voters at one voting area.

Precincts

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

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

Short ballot

left-wing protest groups

Socialist Party,American Communist Party,Socialist Labor Party,Communist Party U.S.A.,Socialist Workers' Party

central government

The federal power of the country.

The Populist Party and the Greenback Party are considered to be what type of third party?

Those formed to helped a specific group of people

The Prohibition Party is considered to be what type of third party?

Those that have only one goal they are working towards

The Democrats blamed the Republicans for the Stock Market crash of 1929.

True

The Republican Party appealed to groups such as farmers, industrialists, and merchants.

True

We use the short ballot to elect the President, Vice-President, and members of Congress.

True

Anti-Federalists

Weak central government

What is a coalition?

a temporary alliance of political parties.

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

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

caucus

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

closed

representative democracy

democracy where the people elect representatives to act as their agents in making and enforcing laws

symbol of the Democratic Party.

donkey

The Republican's symbol

elephant

"Watchdog" groups see to an election's

ethics

How often is the party platform written?

every four years

Andrew Jackson

mocked by his political rivals as being stubborn and as stupid as a donkey.

In democratic countries, like the United States and Canada, political parties are extremely active on the

national, state or provincial, and local levels.

A criticism of elections is when

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

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

nomination

Many times a political party is accused of_______ if it appears they put their party's agenda ahead of the good of the people.

partisan politics

Why do party leaders prefer the convention system?

party leaders prefer the convention system because it gives them opportunity to take care of the other party business besides nominating candidates

A ___________watcher is a citizen who is paid by the parties to keep a watchful eye on the voters and the officials.

poll

How are committee members chosen in most states?

primaries conventions

What is the function of political parties?

selecting the candidate designing the platform conducting the campaign campaign financing

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

state

The long ballot encouraged ___________ voting.

straight ticket

The basic units of each party at each level are:

the mass meeting, the committee, and specific leaders.

The Anti-Federalist would limit the Federal government strictly to:

the powers the constitution delegated to it

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

true

One way to cut down on the number of elections is to not have an election when all the persons running are ________, which happens frequently.

unopposed

The headquarters for both major parties are located in

washington dc

American nation nicknamed the Republicans

"Grand Old Party."

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

"loyal opposition"

Era of Good Feelings

A period from 1816 - 1824 where there was only one political party: the Democrat-Republicans.

loose construction

Interpretation of the Constitution allowing the federal government powers not specifically denied it.

strict construction

Interpretation of the Constitution limiting the Federal government to the powers in the document.

Dictatorships have been most common in communist and ______ countries.

fascist

rural areas

more conservative party.

candidate

A person who desires a position in a political office.

provincial

Pertaining to Canada; regional or territorial.

industrial areas of a nation

support the more liberal party


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