Unit Five TEST REVIEW Name ______
15th
15
19th
23rd
24th
26th
270
538
Anti-Federalists *
AARP
Bandwagon
Ballot fatigue
California
Card stacking
Celebrity testimonials
Closed primary
Coalitions
Democratic Party *
Disenfranchise
Electoral College
Electorate
Exit Poll
Federalists *
Gerrymandering
Glittering generalities
Grassroots
House of Representatives
Ideological parties
Incumbent
Initiative
Interest groups
Just plain folks
Libel
Lobbyists
Majority
NAACP
Name calling
Non-Partisan Election
One Party System
Open primary
PAC
Plank
Platform
Plurality
Political Machine
Precinct
Primary Election
Propaganda
Radical
Reactionary
Recall Election
Referendum
Republican Party *
Responsibility
Senate
Senators + Representatives
Slander
Soft money
Splinter parties
Straight Ticket
Split Ticket
Suffrage
Symbols
Two Party system
Universal Requirements to vote
Voter apathy
Watchdog
1. ______This group officially elects the president of the United States
2. ______The US has this type of party system.
3. ______Political parties within multi party systems must form these to win
Elections – this create strength among the parties
4. ______A single political party dominates a government.
5. ______The party out of office acts as one of these. They ensure that the
party in office is doing its job.
6. ______Parties that break off from a major party
7. ______Parties that exist and focus around a certain set of beliefs
8. ______First political party that favored the ratification of the US Const.
9. ______First political party that was against ratification of the US Const.
10. ______Political party that is socially liberal
11. ______Political party that is socially conservative
12. ______Those that fall to the extreme left of the political spectrum
13. ______Those that fall to the extreme right of the political spectrum
14. ______18 Years old, Resident and Citizen
15. ______Smallest political division for the purpose of organizing voters
16. ______Lack of motivation to vote
17. ______A survey taken as you leave the polling place
18. ______Amendment, right to vote for those 18 years old and older
19. ______Amendment, DC given 3 electoral votes
20. ______Amendment, eliminated poll tax
21. ______Amendment, right to vote cannot be denied because of race
22. ______Amendment, give women the right to vote.
23. ______This term means right to vote
24. ______This type of election is held in most states to determine each
party’s candidates for presidency.
25. ______A primary in which only declared party members can vote
26. ______A primary in which any registered voter can vote
27. ______Election in which candidates are not affiliated with a political
party.
28. ______These groups are organized to support particular candidates and
give money to those candidates in hopes that legislation will be
passed in their favor.
29. ______Political parties begin at this level, from the community level
30. ______This is written at each party’s National Convention and is a formal
statement of the party’s principles and objectives.
31. ______Individual components of the platform.
32. ______Winning by one more than half
33. ______Winning by the post votes.
34. ______Drawing district lines to benefit one group or political party
35. ______Prop. Tech. in which only one side of the issue is presented
36. ______Prop. Tech. – info sounds good but is meaningless
37. ______Prop. Tech. – American flag, donkey, elephant
38. ______Prop. Tech. – appearing to be like the average person
39. ______Prop. Tech. – urges people to follow the crowd
40. ______Prop. Tech. – attacks the opponent
41. ______Prop. Tech. – uses the endorsement of someone well known.
42. ______A technique of persuasion that is used to influence behavior.
43. ______Groups that share interests and hope to shape public policy
44. ______Interest groups send these people to speak to legislators on their
behalf.
45. ______Total number of electoral votes
46. ______How do you find the number of electors each state has?
47. ______Number of electoral votes needed to become president
48. ______Number of electoral votes NC has
49. ______What state has the most electoral votes?
50. ______Who elects the VP if there is no majority in the Electoral College?
51. ______Who elects the President if there is no majority in the Elec. Col.?
52. ______This political party favors a strong federal government
53. ______This political party favors a strong state government.
54. ______Citizens should vote, therefore voting is a ______.
55. ______Protestants, White males and Businessmen tend to favor this
political party.
56. ______Minorities, poor individuals and young people tend to favor this
political party.
57. ______Eligible voters
58. ______Money given to political parties that goes unregulated by the govt.
59. ______Interest group that focuses on the interests of African Americans
60. ______Interest group that focuses on the interests of the elderly
61. ______The legislature sends issues to be voted on by the electorate
62. ______The people begin a petition to have an issue placed on the ballot
63. ______The people hold an election to vote the governor out of office
64. ______The phenomenon in which fewer votes are cast for offices further
down the ballot
65. ______when one votes for all the candidates in a particular party
66. ______when one votes for candidates from different political parties
67. ______a falsely written statement that defames a person
68. ______a false verbal statement that defames a person
69. ______one who holds office prior to an election
70. ______to deny or limit someone’s voting rights