1. EOC Survivor Season 4 Political Processes & Participation

2. Question 1 This guarantees freedom of the press. 1 st Amendment

3. Question 2 What is a group with broad common interests who organize to win elections? Political party

4. Question 3 What is a broad statement of party beliefs, positions, and goals? Platform

5. Question 4 What is the symbol of the Republican Party? An Elephant

6. Question 5 This is a single belief or position in the platform that a party takes. Plank

7. Question 6 What amendment outlawed the use of a poll tax? The 24 th Amendment

8. Question 7 What does the word suffrage refer to? The right to vote

9. Question 8 This is a ballot that is cast for only candidates of one political party. Straight party ticket

10. Question 9 Name one reason third parties have been largely unsuccessful in winning elections in the US. Hard to raise $, difficulty getting on the ballot, etc.

11. Question 10 What is a voting district called? A precinct

12. Question 11 What amendment allowed women to vote? The 19 th Amendment

13. Question 12 How many electoral votes does NC have? 15

14. Question 13 This amendment prevents being denied from voting due to race. 15 th Amendment

15. Question 14 What is a ballot that is cast for members of both political parties? Split party ticket

16. Question 15 This is the month when NC generally hold our primary elections. May

17. Question 16 This law created public financing and disclosure laws. Federal Elections & Campaign Act of 1971

18. Question 17 This is a group of people who organize around a common policy or goal to influence government. Special Interest Group

19. Question 18 Who chooses a party’s Vice Presidential candidate? The Presidential Candidate

20. Question 19 Name 1 of 2 groups that cannot directly contribute to political campaigns. Labor Unions & businesses

21. Question 20 Name 2 requirements to vote in NC. Registered, 18, 30-day residency, citizenship, not a felon in prison.

22. Question 21 What is directly contacting legislators known as? Lobbying

23. Question 22 What do you called the candidate who is currently in office that is seeking reelection? The incumbent

24. Question 23 Name the largest labor union in the US. AFL-CIO

25. Question 24 What state has the most electoral votes? CA

26. Question 25 What agency oversees the public airwaves? The FCC

27. Question 26 What group oversees federal election laws? The FEC

28. Question 27 What are the two types of mass media? Electronic and print

29. Question 28 What party is considered liberal and which is conservative? A liberal usually is a Democrat; conservatives are usually Republicans.

30. Question 29 What is the symbol of the Democratic Party? A donkey

31. Question 30 Name a third party that has run for president. Reform, Green, Progressive, etc.

32. Question 31 For what do the letters NAACP stand? National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

33. Question 32 What does it mean to be a moderate? Someone who has views on the left and right

34. Question 33 What are the people surveyed in a poll called? The sample

35. Question 34 What is the ideas and attitudes of a significant number of Americans called? Public Opinion

36. Question 35 What is prior restraint? Government censorship of information before it is published

37. Question 36 What state holds its presidential caucus first? Iowa

38. Question 37 Who are constituents? The people a lawmaker represents

39. Question 38 What was a grandfather clause? Law that stated that one had to prove his grandfather voted before he could vote.

40. Question 39 What amendment lowered the voting age to 18? 26 th Amendment

41. Question 40 What does AARP stand for? American Association of Retired People

42. Question 41 Name 2 forms of the electronic media. Television, radio, and the Internet

43. Question 42 In what month are federal general elections held? November

44. Question 43 Name 2 forms of print media. Newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets.

45. Question 44 How is a state’s number of electoral votes determined? Based on their total number of seats in Congress

46. Question 45 For what do the letters NRA stand? National Rifle Association