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