Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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An
election in which the electorate turns away from the dominant party and replaces it with a new
dominant party. a. | general
election | c. | realigning election | b. | electoral
election | d. | primary election | | | | |
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_____
is the main idea or philosophy that guides a social movement, institution, or individual. It is
usually comprehensive and logical. In relation to government, it is a set of ideas and beliefs about
human nature and the role of government. a. | prejudice | c. | ritual | b. | ideology | d. | rumination | | | | |
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The
minimum hourly wage that workers must be paid as determined by the federal
government. a. | federal hourly
wage | c. | federal maximum
wage | b. | minimum
wage | d. | maximum wage | | | | |
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Retirement plans giving people money after they stop working. a. | old-age
pensions | c. | AARP | b. | survivors
benefits | d. | SSS | | | | |
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One of
the main tools of corrupt political parties and politicians, it is the use of government employment
and contracts to reward loyalty and service. Jobs are usually offered regardless of talent or
effective bidding. It was the currency of the powerful party machines of the late 19th and early 20th
centuries a. | welfare | c. | social security | b. | public
workfare | d. | patronage | | | | |
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A
local unit of a party organization a. | National Committee | c. | Ward | b. | Federal Ward | d. | U.S. Committee on parties | | | | |
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The
smallest voting district at the local level. a. | county district | c. | ward | b. | Assembly
district | d. | precinct | | | | |
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Each
major party holds one every four years to choose its presidential and vice presidential candidates.
At this meeting, each party also writes, revises, and ratifies its platform; conducts party business;
and elects a national committee. a. | party constitutional
convention | c. | party caucus | b. | national
convention | d. | national caucus | | | | |
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A list
of candidates for various offices that belong to one political party. a. | party ticket | c. | presidential electors | b. | cross-over
ballot | d. | party pork-barrel | | | | |
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The
political party leaders who direct party business during the time between the national party
conventions. The group leads the party's national organization a. | national party
committee | c. | Senate cloakroom
committee | b. | governmental caucus | d. | National electors | | | | |
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Individual who directs the work of the party national committee a. | Speaker of the
House | c. | President of the
Senate | b. | national party chairman | d. | Majority Leader | | | | |
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Matching
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a. | minor parties | l. | two-party system | b. | one-party
system | m. | plurality | c. | planks | n. | political party | d. | run-off
primary | o. | primary | e. | minority
party | p. | majority party | f. | electorate | q. | multiparty system | g. | coalition | r. | canvasses | h. | nomination | s. | consensus | i. | single-member district
system | t. | third parties | j. | solidarity | u. | independents | k. | party
platform | v. | party identifiers | | | | |
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General agreement among the citizenry on an issue.
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Political parties that are less widely supported in a governmental system. In the
United States any party other than one of the two major parties (Republican and Democratic) is
considered a _____.
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The
party with fewer members in each house of Congress
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A
_____ is a group of political activists who gather together and organize to win elections, take
control of the government, and decide on public policy. Examples are the Libertarian Party and the
Democratic Party.
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A
_____ government is one in which two or more political parties or factions have banded together,
usually temporarily, for the purpose of winning an election and controlling the government. Their
alliance makes them stronger and more influential than they would have been separately.
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An
electoral system in which three or more political parties compete for public offices.
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Communications undertaken to solicit information or political support. Volunteer
citizens often help their political parties by distributing campaign literature door-to-door and
asking people to vote for their candidates.
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The
document that lays out a political party's policies, principles, and stands on the important issues.
The platform committee drafts a new _____ at every national convention, and the document must be
approved by the entire assemblage before it becomes effective.
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A
_____ occurs when none of a party's candidates win a majority in elections for national nominations.
The top two candidates in the first election then have a second election to determine the
winner
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A
party's naming and endorsing of a particular person as a candidate for public office
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A
method of election in which only one candidate can win election to each office.
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The
party that holds over half the seats in the legislature.
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Mutual
agreement within a group
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All
the citizens entitled to vote in a given election.
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Voters
who do not regularly identify themselves with a political party or support candidates of a particular
party.
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Issues
or beliefs that make up a political party's platform
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References to a _____ are usually to a political party other than the Democratic and
Republican parties. These are often created by dissatisfied members of the major parties. Political
analysts monitor them to learn about political trends, and they also permit dissident groups to
express themselves. Sometimes the formation of these parties forces the major parties to address
troublesome issues.
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A
_____ is a state election at which party members choose delegates to attend presidential nominating
conventions. The election is by direct vote.
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30.
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A
_____ is the total number of votes the winning candidate receives above his or her next closest
competitor. It does not constitute a majority. Most local, state, and national elections permit
election based on achieving this.
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People
who think of themselves as belonging to a particular party but who do not actively participate in
party efforts
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Since
about 1800, the United States has had a _____ of politics, meaning that only these have a reasonable
chance of winning an election. The reasons for this are mainly because most Americans have the same
political views, the historical basis of the country's political system lent itself to _____
dominance, state and federal laws encourage the _____, and the winner-take-all election system is
difficult for smaller parties to break into.
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An
electoral system in which only a single political party exists, is legal, or has any chance of
winning elections.
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