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Test Review

Multiple Choice

1. A multiparty system often represents different beliefs or

_______________________.

2. What is a single-issue party?

3. Voting districts are called _____________________.

4. What was the role of a boss?

5. What is a runoff primary?

6. What is a party’s ticket?

7. What type of government do counties with a one party system have?

8. What is a coalition government?

9. Is a single-member district the most popular way to elect an official?

10. What are caucuses?

11. What is a closed primary?

12. What are some obstacles that third parties face?

13. What are some functions of political parties?

14. When is Election Day in America?

15. What is the Federal Election Commission?

16. What is the grandfather clause?

17. According to the Founders, who should be able to vote?

18. What is propaganda?

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19. What is card stacking?

20. How do we figure the number of the delegates in the Electoral College?

21. What are PACs

22. What is the most vital part of a democracy?

23. What are cross-pressured voters?

24. What is straight-party ticket voting?

25. What technology influences people the most when it comes to voting?

26. What are the roles of the campaign manager (Specifically!)

27. Did the FECA of 1971 provided federal funding for campaigns?

28. What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?

29. What are the special circumstances that allow for absentee voting?

True/False and Matching (There will be more on the test, these are just the

ones not covered previously in the review)

30. What is soft money?

31. What is the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act?

Essay (You will be asked to pick two on the test)

In what ways could third parties have a positive effect on the major political parties?

What advantages does an open primary have over a closed primary? What are some drawbacks of open primaries?

Explain why nominating conventions are a less democratic way of choosing a party’s candidates tan are primary elections.

How and why do education, income, and attitudes about government influence who will vote and who will not?

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Explain the effects that the Voting Rights Acts have had on African Americans’ participation in government.