Lesson 7.03 Elections in America

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1. Elections occur in the United States in _________ years for Congress and some state and local government offices.
   1. odd-numbered
   2. even-numbered

   Answer: b. even-numbered

2. The general election ballot may also include __________ candidates who gain access to the ballot by submitting a specified number of petition signatures, rather than by the traditional primary method.

   1. Democratic
   2. Republican
   3. independent
   4. write-in

   Answer: c. independent

3. Elections held by parties to select candidates for the general election are called _______.
   1. conventions
   2. primaries
   3. caucuses elections
   4. special elections

   Answer: b. primaries

4. After the primaries, the ___________ is held to allow the voters to select from among the candidates from each political party.
   1. special election
   2. primary election
   3. caucus
   4. general election

   Answer: d. general election

5. Many jurisdictions also hold ________ elections which can be scheduled any time to serve a specific purpose such as filling a vacancy in an elected office.
   1. special
   2. primary
   3. caucus
   4. general

   Answer: a. special

6. In the United States, elections are held to select the President every ____ years.
   1. two
   2. six
   3. three
   4. four

   Answer: d. four

7. In recent years, increasing numbers of voters classify themselves as _________.
   1. disinterested
   2.  independent
   3. Republican
   4. Democrats

   Answer: b.  independent

8. Political parties hold _______ to formally nominate candidates and establish a party platform.

   1. national conventions
   2. national caucuses
   3. general elections
   4. special elections

   Answer: a. national conventions

9. The _________ is the person who is chosen to run as a party’s candidate in the national election
   1. delegate
   2. nominee
   3. elector
   4. none of the above

   Answer: b. nominee

10. Political parties play an important role in the political process in all the following ways EXCEPT
    1. educating the electorate on the issues
    2. registering voters
    3. nominating candidates
    4. determining voter turnout rates

    Answer: d. determining voter turnout rates

11. Political parties in America are characterized by ______________, meaning the national party structure is not as important as the local structure. 
    1.  localization
    2. centralized
    3. decentralization
    4. none of the above

    Answer: c. decentralization

12. The _______ party is commonly represented by a donkey mascot.

    1. Republican
    2. Independent
    3. Green
    4. Democratic

    Answer: d. Democratic