2. Vocab 1Vocab 2 Political Parties The Media The Electoral College and Campaign Finance Reform 10 20 30 40 50

3. Question 1 - 10 Person who runs for government office.

4. Answer 1 – 10 Candidate

5. Question 1 - 20 Political system with two main political parties

6. Answer 1 – 20 Two-Party System

7. Question 1 - 30 Political system with more than two political parties.

8. Answer 1 – 30 Multi-Party System

9. Question 1 - 40 Organization of citizens who share similar views on issues and who work together to put their ideas into effect through government action.

10. Answer 1 – 40 Political Party

11. Question 1 - 50 Range of differences in political views between political parties.

12. Answer 1 – 50 Political Spectrum

13. Question 2 - 10 Vote of the citizens of a country (NOT ELECTORAL VOTE)

14. Answer 2 – 10 Popular Vote

15. Question 2 - 20 Smaller political parties that usually focus on one issue.

16. Answer 2 – 20 Third Parties

17. Question 2 - 30 Group of electors from around the country

18. Answer 2 – 30 Electoral College

19. Question 2 - 40 Votes cast by electors for the president and vice president.

20. Answer 2 – 40 Electoral Votes

21. Question 2 - 50 Statement of a party’s views and policies on important issues.

22. Answer 2 – 50 Platform

23. Question 3 - 10 Political Parties educate the _________ about campaign issues.

24. Answer 3 – 10 Electorate

25. Question 3 - 20 Political parties ________ actions of officeholders.

26. Answer 3 – 20 Monitor

27. Question 3 - 30 Political parties ______ candidates.

28. Answer 3 – 30 Nominate

29. Question 3 - 40 The main purpose of political parties.

30. Answer 3 – 40 Win elections

31. Question 3 - 50 Which is NOT a function of political parties? – A. Recruiting and nominating candidates – B. Educating the electorate about campaign issues – C. Helping candidates win elections – D. Count electoral votes

32. Answer 3 – 50 D. Count electoral votes

33. Question 4 - 10 When evaluating campaign materials it is important to separate _______ from opinion.

34. Answer 4 – 10 Fact

35. Question 4 - 20 When evaluating campaign materials it is important to detect _______.

36. Answer 4 – 20 Bias

37. Question 4 - 30 One of the roles of the media in an election is emphasizing ___________ issues.

38. Answer 4 – 30 Selected

39. Question 4 - 40 One of the roles of the media in an election is identifying _____________.

40. Answer 4 – 40 Candidates

41. Question 4 - 50 List three forms of media.

42. Answer 4 – 50 TV Newspaper Magazines Radio Internet

43. Question 5 - 10 Electors for each state are chosen by _______ vote.

44. Answer 5 – 10 Popular

45. Question 5 - 20 Electors meet to vote for _______ and _____ _______.

46. Answer 5 – 20 President and Vice President.

47. Question 5 - 30 Which of the following is NOT a result of rising campaign costs? – A. Require candidates to conduct extensive fund- raising activities – B. Allows more people to be able to run for office – C. Give an advantage to wealthy individuals who run for office – D. Encourage the development of political action committees

48. Answer 5 – 30 B. Allows more people to be able to run for office.

49. Question 5 - 40 The winner-take-all system leads to the targeting of ______ states for campaigning. – A. large – B. small – C. western – D. eastern

50. Answer 5 – 40 A. large

51. Question 5 - 50 The number of electors of each state is based on the state’s _____________. – A. Congressional representation – B. local representation – C. state representation – D. population

52. Answer 5 – 50 A. Congressional Representation