What is a group of people who organize to support and nominate candidates, get candidates who they support elected, and try to influence public policy to reflect their political beliefs (answers will vary)?
100
Straight-ticket voting is...
What is when you vote for the same political party for every office?
100
A reason why polls are taken.
What is to measure public opinion (answers may vary)?
100
Ballots are always cast in this way...
What is secret?
200
Definition of a splinter party.
What is a political party that splits off of one of the two major parties?
200
The ways in which voting rights and suffrage have been extended throughout America's history.
What is amendments to the Constitution, Civil Rights Acts, and Voting Rights Acts?
200
Define political socialization.
What is how people come to form their political views and opinions?
200
Name 3 reasons discussed in class why people don't vote.
What is they don't care/apathy, illness, unexpected travel, non-citizen, commit a serious crime, too many hoops to jump through to vote, etc. (answers will vary)?
300
One of the main purposes of minor parties.
What is come up with new innovative ideas or raise awareness of certain issues among the major parties and the public (answers will vary)?
300
Name two specific ways in which states limited certain individuals right to vote.
What is a poll tax, literacy tests, ridiculous registration requirements, etc. (answers will vary)?
300
Politicians use public opinion polls in this way.
What is determine the public's opinion and support/disgust about different topics (answers will vary)?
300
This is the most influential factor in determining how one forms their opinion and ultimately votes.
What is family?
400
This type of party identification is a growing trend in America today.
What is independent or not identifying with either major party?
400
This ballot format encourages split-ticket voting.
What is office-group ballot?
400
Politicians, political parties, and the news media are alike in this way.
What is they all try to educate/inform and motivate the public?
400
This ballot format groups individuals by the political party they belong to. I need the exact name of the ballot type.
What is party-column ballot?
500
Membership to a major political party is based off of your ideals and...
What is your choice?
500
Name 4 groups that traditionally favor Democrats.
What are women, minorities, young people, lower income individuals, union members, and others (answers will vary)?
500
EASY QUESTION ALERT! People usually get their information from news media they agree. True or False.
What is true?
500
The two most important principles to democratic elections.