Political Parties and Elections

All of the following are typical charactistics of Democrats except:

• Evangelical Christian

• African-American

• College Degree+

• Cities/Suburbs

Political party goals include all of the following except:

• Recruiting candidates

• Controlling the government

• Pressure policymakers

• Win Elections

Which type of election is typically held in August between members of the same political party?

• Primary Election

• General Election

• Midterm Election

• Caucus

The #1 factor that influences a persons political views is what?

• Family

• Race

• Gender

• Education

Which type of election has the highest rate of voter turnout?

• Primary Election

• Midterm Election

• General Election

• Caucus

Which Supreme Court case is significant because it allows for unlimited financing of elections by corporations (political free speech)?

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Bush v. Gore

• Gibbens v. Ogden

• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

In his essay Federalist No. 10 James Madison warned against the dangers of_______

• Factions

• Military Spending

• Monarchs

• Poll Taxes

China is an example of____________

• Single-Party System

• Two-Party System

• Multi-Party System

• Parliamentary Government

The first two political parties in the United States were the ____________ and ________________

• Federalists and Whigs

• Democrats and Whigs

• Federalists and Democratic-Republicans

• Republicans and Libertarians

Because there is a limit on individual donations $ to political campaigns, many people choose instead to give money to___________ who are free to spend money more freely.

• Lobbyists

• Political Action Committees (PACs)

• Political Parties

• Philanthropists