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Chapter 9: Political Parties and Politics

Self-Check Quizzes

1
The leaders of the first two political parties in the United States were _____.
A)George Washington and John Adams
B)Thomas Jefferson and George Washington
C)John Adams and Alexander Hamilton
D)Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
2
The Populist Party was a _____ party.
A)third
B)single-issue
C)seventeenth-century
D)communist
3
The series of statements expressing a party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues is called a _____.
A)plank
B)platform
C)floor
D)soap box
4
Delegates to a party's national convention are chosen by _____.
A)primary elections or caucuses
B)direct election
C)lottery from a state's party membership
D)the amount of work done for the party
5
Several adjoining precincts make up an election unit called a _____.
A)county
B)sect
C)sector
D)ward
6
William "Boss" Tweed ran _____.
A)for president in 1912 on the Bull Moose Party
B)a political machine in New York City
C)the Whig party in the 1830s and 1840s
D)a "grassroots" effort to end organized crime in Chicago
7
In a(n) _____ primary only the declared members of a party may vote.
A)open
B)runoff
C)closed
D)locked
8
A candidate who receives the most votes among those running has received a(n) _____.
A)majority
B)unanimity
C)infirmity
D)plurality
9
Independent candidates can get their name on the ballot by _____.
A)petition
B)requesting it in writing
C)filling out a specific form at the registrar's office
D)paying a fee
10
The party that is out of office watches the actions of the other party for mistakes or misuses of power. This is called being a _____.
A)poor sport
B)watchdog
C)progressive
D)plank
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