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____ parties rarely win major elections,
and have never won a presidential election.
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Third Parties
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The United States is said to have a ____
system.
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Two-Party
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____ represent their state at their party’s
national convention.
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Delegates
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In ____ primaries, only declared members
of a party are allowed to vote for that
party’s nominees.
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Closed
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When no candidate gains a required
majority, the party holds a ____ primary
between the top two vote-getters.
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Runoff
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A ____ party is an association of voters
with broad common interests who want to
elect candidates that share those interests.
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Political
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What is a goal of a third party in the US
election process?
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To draw votes away from the main
candidates, to bring attention to a political
cause, or to back candidates unaffiliated
with mainstream parties
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All voters in a ____ cast their ballots at the
same voting place.
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Precinct
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What is the election unit that is made up of
several adjoining precincts?
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Ward
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Independent candidates can get on most
states’ ballots by ____.
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Petition
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What is the main purpose of the party
system in American politics?
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allowing groups of people with similar goals
to unite
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People who cannot go to the polls can
request an ____ ballot in advance.
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Absentee
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____ polling often allows specialists to
predict the winners before all votes are
officially counted.
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Exit
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Many people think ____, or lack of interest,
is the main reason for low voter turnouts.
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Apathy
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The 1924 Indian Citizenship Act extended
citizenship to all native-born American
Indians. When the Act was fully
implemented, what new privileges did the
native-born American Indians receive?
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Unrestricted voting rights
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____ is an attempt to promote a particular
person or idea.
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Propaganda
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____ enable a candidate to attack an
opponent without offering a chance to
respond.
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Political Advertising
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At what location is voting carried out?
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Polling Place
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If you vote for all the candidates in one
political party, you are voting a ____ ticket.
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Straight
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When the polls close, election workers take
the ballots and the ____ to the election
board.
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Returns
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What term refers to all of the people who
are eligible to vote?
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Electorates
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If neither presidential candidate wins a
majority of electoral votes, who elects the
president?
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House of Representatives
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Which action is a civic responsibility?
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Voting in elections
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If you vote for candidates from both
parties, you are voting a ____ ticket.
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Split
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“Senator Cassidy enjoys watching many
popular television shows. He also likes to
fish and bowl.” What type of propaganda
technique is being used?
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Just Plain-Folk
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Television, radio, newspapers, magazines,
recordings, movies, and books are called
___.
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Mass Media
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Most presidents employ a ____ whose job
is to conduct polls regularly.
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Pollster
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A well-constructed poll question should be
___.
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Unbiased
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Elected officials sometimes ____
information to the press to test public
reaction to an idea or policy.
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Leak
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The mass media plays an important ____
role by exposing government misconduct.
Watchdog
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____ provide lawmakers with tremendous
amounts of information.
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Lobbyists
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The idea of the ____ appeal is to make
people think a candidate is just like them.
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Plain-Folks
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The ____ technique is an attempt to turn
people against a candidate or idea by using
an unpleasant label or description.
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Name-Calling
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A ____ is a survey of a representative
sample of the population.
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Public Opinion Poll
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Radio, television, and the Internet are
considered ____ media.
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Electronic
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By their very nature, interest groups are
___.
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Biased
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The primary goal of interest groups is to
influence ___.
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Public Policy
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____ refers to whether public opinion on a
topic is positive or negative.
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Direction
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Democratic party platforms typically
emphasize
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Social welfare programs
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During the 1980s, many blue-collar workers
became “Reagan Democrats” partly
because they supported ____.
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Social Conservatism
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