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Unit 3 Test Study Guide Chapters 9,10,11 1. Which leader warned Americans that political parties may have harmful effects? 2. Federalists believed that the best way to protect individual rights was to have 3. Which of the following is an example of a single-issue party? 4. What kind of political party system do many democracies have?(Not the USA) 5. By reading a party platform, you can learn about the party’s 6. Which group writes a party’s platform at its national convention? 7. What is the main event at a national party convention? 8. The role of a party committee at the county level is to 9. Which role is a party member performing when he or she tells leaders about concerns neighbors have? 10. How does a candidate who is not a Democrat or a Republican get his or her name on the ballot for a general election? 11. Thomas Jefferson believed that strong state governments would protect individual rights better than a strong national government because states are 12. A breakaway group of Democrats and Whigs formed the Republican Party in 1854 because they tended to 13. In the United States, third parties are also called minor parties because they 14. Which of the following countries is governed by a one-party system? 15. A single statement that describes a political party’s position on an election issue is called a 16. The job description for a chairperson of a national committee includes 17. The purpose of congressional campaign committees is to 18. Which political committee would be most likely to focus on electing party candidates to the position of governor? 19. To win a primary election in most states, a candidate must receive a 20. The purpose of the “watchdog” role is to 21. Which of the following is a requirement for voting in elections in the United States today? 22. Citizens who are unable to vote at the polls on Election Day 23. Which of the following is a true statement about the characteristics of voters in the United States? 24. In which type of election do voters choose a party’s candidates for the general election? 25. A runoff election is held 26. In recent years, what has been the main function of the political parties’ national conventions? 27. A presidential election is won by the candidate who 28. What is the purpose of a campaign? 29. Political action committees have given most of their money to 30. The McCain-Feingold Act 31. Which of the following is true regarding voter registration in the U.S.? 32. Which of the following is a location in which you would find a polling place? 33. Which of the following questions is a good indicator of whether you should vote for a certain candidate? 34. In a general election, voters choose 35. The candidate who is elected to public office by an indirect vote is a 36. Why are national conventions no longer the setting for choosing a political party’s presidential candidate? 37. Presidential elections begin with 38. Which of the following is essential to running a successful political campaign? 39. Donations given to a political party without being designated for a particular candidate’s election campaign are called 40. Recent campaign reform legislation increases the emphasis on 41. Public opinion 42. Which of the following is a personal-background factor that will influence opinions about public issues 43. The component that expresses whether public opinion on any given topic is positive or negative is 44. Random sampling 45. What type of laws try to protect reporters from having to reveal their sources? 46. Which of the following is a reason that politicians leak information about proposed plans to the press? 47. The government classifies certain information to 48. Which of the following is formed to represent the financial and business interests of its members? 49. One of the ways that lobbyists influence government is by 50. Critics of lobbying and of interest groups are concerned that 51. People’s opinions tend to vary, depending on experiences and 52. All of the following are components of public opinion EXCEPT 53. Which of the following is a criticism of polling? 54. The Internet, television, and radio are parts of 55. To win lawsuits against people who have published false and harmful information about them, government officials must prove 56. According to the First Amendment, the government 57. Interest groups can influence government by 58. The primary goal of interest groups is to 59. Which propaganda technique attempts to convince voters that the candidate is like them? 60. Lobbyists may work in Washington, D.C., to promote their interest groups as long as they Propaganda Techniques (Explain each type of propaganda used) 61. Endorsement 62. Glittering Generalities 63. Just Plain Folks 64. Symbols 65. Name Calling 66. Bandwagon 67. Stacked Cards Essay Section: Use historical facts answering the following questions. 68. What type of party system does the US have? Is this good or bad? Explain 69. Discuss the importance of Primary and General Elections. 70. Pick a specific form of Mass Media and analyze its impact on elections today.