Chapter 5 Vocabulary
1. Define "conservative".
2. Define "liberal."
1. A person who believes government power & involvement should be LIMITED and value FREEDOM.
2. People who desire government intervention and value "equality" or "fairness"
1. Define Primary Election.
2. Define General Election.
1. Nominating election held to choose party candidates who will run in the general election
2. An election that is held to choose which candidate will hold office.
1. Define Conflict of Interest.
2. Define Lobbyist.
3. Define Special Interest Group.
1. A conflict between self-interest and professional obligation
2. People who represent interest groups.
3. An organization of people with some common interest who try to influence government decisions
1. True or False: A conservative values EQUALITY.
2. True or False: Classical Conservatism and conservatism are the exact same thing & can be used "interchangeably."
1. False.
2. False.
1. The Framers of the Constitution endorse which form of governmental ideology?
a. Socialism b. Direct Democracy c. Republic
2. The Framer of the Constitution fears that __________ would abuse the ____________.
a. Minority/Majority
b. Democrats/Republicans
c. Majority/Minority
d. Republicans/Democrats
1. c. Republic
2. c. Majority/Minority
1. Define an Open Primary.
2. Define a Closed Primary.
1. A primary election in which voters may choose in which party to vote as they enter the polling place
2. A primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote.
1. Define Franchise.
2. What is "Dis-enfranchisement"?
3. What are two ways (referenced in the Unit 3 Lecture) that a citizen of the United States could lose the right to vote?
1. The right to vote
2. The LOSS of the Right to Vote.
3. Mental Illness and having a Felony
1. Define Cross Sample.
2. Define Editorial Page.
3. Define Mass Media.
1. A method of accurately measuring public opinion by questioning a carefully selected segment of each major group in the total population
2. Section of a newspaper reserved for statements representing the opinion of the newspaper.
3. Forms of communication, such as Social Media and T.V., that reach millions of people.
1. True or False: A Lame Duck Politician is an individual who is stuck in office waiting to leave office after a successor has been elected.
2. True or False: President Trump was a "lame duck" politician after the results of the 2020 election were finalized.
1. True
2. True
1. The Electoral College happens in the following steps...
a. General Election, Off-Year Election, Presidential Inauguration
b. Popular Election, Electoral Committee, Presidential Inauguration
c. State Legislature, Electoral Committee, Presidential Inauguration
b. Popular Election, Electoral Committee, Presidential Inauguration
2. Define Independent Voter.
3. Define Split-Ticket Voting.
1. Voting by a member of one party for a candidate of another party.
2. People who do not support a particular political party
3. Voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election
1. Define a Political Action Committee (PAC)
2. Define a Super Political Action Committee (Super PAC).
1. A committee set up by a corporation, labor union, or interest group that raises and spends campaign money from voluntary donations
2. A political action committee that is allowed to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money from corporations, unions, individuals, and associations.
* The most important difference between a super PAC and a traditional candidate PAC is in who can contribute, and how much they can give.
1. Define Popular Sovereignity.
2. Define Promulgate.
3. Define Popular Sovereignty.
1. A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.
2. To make known officially.
3. The distribution of the population's beliefs about politics and policy issues
1. True or False: Representative Democracy is accurately reflected in states that engage in "winner take all" elections.
2. True or False: Majoritarian Democracy is accurately reflected in states that engage in "split ticket vote."
1. False
2. False
1. A presidential candidate must secure _____ votes out of 538 to win the Electoral College.
a. 280 b. 275 c.270 d. 265
2. _____ states have "Representative Democracy" in the form of split-state voting.
a. 4 b.3 c.2 d.1
1. 270
2. c.2
1. Define Classical Liberal.
2. Define Classical Conservative.
3. True or False: John Locke is considered the Father of Classical Conservatism.
1. Open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values. (Ex. John Locke)
2. Emphasis or endorsement of tradition.
3. FALSE!
1. Define Absentee Ballot.
2. Define Voter Fraud.
3. Define a "Write in Vote."
1. One that allows a person to vote without going to the polls on Election Day.
2. Critics say paperless electronic polls are susceptible to this term because there is no way to guarantee that votes are recorded accurately or to do a meaningful recount
3. A vote cast, on a written ballot vote, for a person who was not nominated for the position.
1. Define Propaganda.
2. Define Straw Poll.
3. Define Pressure Groups.
1. Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.
2. Unscientific survey used to gauge public opinion on a variety of issues and policies.
3. A group that tries to influence public policy in the interest of a particular cause.
1. True or False: The Framers of the Constitution created the Electoral College to protect Majorities from Minorities.
2. True or False: The Electoral College is found in Article I of the Constitution in Section 8.
3. True or False: The Electoral College is found in Article II of the Constitution in Section 1.
1. False
2. False
3. False
1. The Executive Branch is responsible for...
a. Making Laws b. Enforcing Laws c. Interpreting Laws
2. The Legislative Branch is responsible for...
a. Making Laws b. Enforcing Laws c. Interpreting Laws
3. The Judicial Branch is responsible for...
a. Making Laws b. Enforcing Laws c. Interpreting Laws
1. B. Enforcing Laws
2. A. Making Laws
3. C. Interpreting Laws
1. Define "Superdelegate."
2. Define Political Machine.
3. Define Patronage.
1. Delegate to the Democratic Party's national convention that is reserved for a party official and whose vote at the convention is un-pledged to a candidate
2. A party organization that recruits members by dispensing patronage
3. Granting favors giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
1. Define a Caucus.
2. Define an "Off Year Election."
Extra Credit: Name one state in the United States that still has a "Caucus." (+300)
1. A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform.
2. Congressional election that occurs between presidential election years
EXTRA CREDIT: IOWA, NEVADA, NORTH DAKOTA, WYOMING
1. Define Recall.
2. Define Initiative.
3. Define Referedrum.
1. A procedure for submitting to popular vote the removal of officials from office before the end of their term.
2. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
3. A legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate
1. True or False: The 13th Amendment eliminated the practice of SLAVERY as an institution across the entire United States.
2. True or False: The 14th Amendment reduced the voting age from 21 to 18.
3. True or False: The 15th Amendment eliminated practices like Poll Taxes that caused disfranchisement.
4. True or False: The 26th Amendment allowed residents of a given state to vote directly for their Senators.
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
1. The 19th Amendment allowed...
a. Slavery to end b. Voting Age to become 18 c. Women to vote
2. The 26th Amendment allowed...
a. Slavery to end b. Voting Age to become 18 c. Women to vote
3. The 13th Amendment allowed...
a. Slavery to end b. Voting Age to become 18 c. Women to vote
1. C. Women to vote
2. B. Voting Age to become 18
3. Q. Slavery to end