Unit 2 Study Game Question Preview (ID: 21599)

a) redistricting

b) reapportionment

c) gerrymandering

d) reseating

a) presidential elections

b) Senator elections

c) governor elections

d) mayor elections

a) win a majority of the votes in America

b) use only his own money for campaigning

c) have already been the governor of a state

d) win at least 270 (half) of the electoral college votes

a) are the final chance for voters to choose who the prsident will be

b) si when the two major parties choose their nominees for many major offices, like the President, Governor, Senate, etc

c) have almost 90% voter turnout

d) use the electoral college to determine who wins the election

a) 2 years

b) 5 years

c) 10 years

d) time there is a presidential election

a) The president

b) Congress

c) Supreme Court

d) State governments, especially in the South

a) announce who is winning an election (even before the final votes are counted)

b) use false information to trick voters

c) the media can choose to ignore certain issues and politicians, so that the public doesn't learn about them

d) can inform voters on issues on news programs and talk shows

a) spend time campaigning in states that have a lot of electoral votes

b) spend time campaigning in their home state

c) not worry about making campaign commercials

d) join a third party, because they are more likely to win elections that way

a) the most knowledgeable age group when it comes to politics

b) the group that is most likely to vote in primary elections

c) really worried about prescription drug costs

d) the least likely group to turn out to vote

a) Voter turnout is the highest for presidential elections

b) it is lower than in most democratic countries

c) voting is mandatory (required by law)

d) older people are more likely to vote than younger people

a) an initiative

b) a referendum

c) a ballot cruncher

d) citizen law

a) play a major part in elections

b) are successful in defeating presidential nominees from the two major parties

c) rarely get elected

d) have no impact on politics at all

a) To win elections and control the government

b) to influence foreign policy

c) to make laws

d) to make textbooks for schools

a) can only influence the government by electing its members to government office

b) must go through lots of training before they can join the club

c) can write letters to and meet members of Congress to encourage them to pass laws to help the environment

d) can be arrested for trying to influence law making

a) the money a presidential candidate receives from their political party

b) the removal of a bad politician from office

c) redrawing district lines after a census is take

d) an idea for a law that is signed by citizens in the form of a petition

a) dedicate their work to prepare to run for political office

b) work for an interest group and try to influence law making and policies

c) spend a majority of their time writing campaign speeches

d) solely work with state governments