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Civics: People Power
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civics
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Answer 26 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A message that is meant to influence people's ideas - opinions - or actions in a certain way
Propaganda
General Election
Patronage
Political Party
2. A primary in which voters do not need to declare a party before voting - but they may vote in only one party's primary
Write-In Candidate
Political Party
Platform
Open Primary
3. A primary in which a voter must be registered as a party member and may vote only in that party's primary
Independent Voters
Patronage
Political Party
Closed Primary
4. People who do not support a particular political party
Platform
Registration
Direct Mail
Independent Voters
5. A favoring of one point of view
Bias
Platform
Nominate
Closed Primary
6. Someone who already holds the office for which he or she is running
Registration
Straight Ticket
Compaign Manager
Incumbent
7. Voting districts
Direct Primary
Caucus
Precincts
Direct Mail
8. Meeting of party leaders to discuss issues or to choose candidates
Split Ticket
Bias
Registration
Caucus
9. The process of signing up to be a voter
Closed Primary
Incumbent
Registration
Electors
10. An election in Which members of a political party choose candidates to run for office in the name of the party
Direct Mail
Direct Primary
Political Party
Incumbent
11. Declaring that you are running for office
Independent Voters
Self-Nomination
Split Ticket
Media
12. Television - radio - newspapers - magazines - and the Internet
Precincts
Direct Primary
Media
Caucus
13. One who asks voters to write his or her name on the ballot
Write-In Candidate
Direct Primary
Closed Primary
Propaganda
14. A way of sending messages to large groups of people through the mail
Platform
Direct Mail
Bias
Registration
15. The system in which party leaders perform favors for loyal supporters of the party
Self-Nomination
Canvass
Patronage
Write-In Candidate
16. Naming candidates to run for public office
Caucus
Canvass
Nominate
Direct Mail
17. The practice of voting for candidates of more than one party on the same ballot
Direct Mail
Platform
General Election
Split Ticket
18. A ballot cast for all the candidates in one party
Canvass
Straight Ticket
Direct Mail
Split Ticket
19. An organization of citizens who wish to influence and control government by getting their members elected to office
Political Party
Independent Voters
Bias
Direct Primary
20. Person who makes certain that the media show the candidate in the best light
Compaign Press Secretary
Direct Mail
Bias
Direct Primary
21. Person who helps plan the broad outlines of the campaign: where to go - what issues to discuss - and what image of the candidate to put forth
Compaign Manager
Open Primary
Propaganda
Caucus
22. Go door-to-door handing out information and asking people which candidates they support
Canvass
Nominate
Platform
Electors
23. People who promise to cast votes for the candidate selected by the voters
Media
Electors
Caucus
Canvass
24. An election in which voters make final decisions about the candidates and issues
General Election
Split Ticket
Bias
Direct Mail
25. Position statements on each specific issue in a party's platform
Canvass
Compaign Press Secretary
Planks
Platform
26. A statement of the party's official stand on major public issues
Platform
Compaign Press Secretary
Nominate
Independent Voters
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