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