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
