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Final Jeopardy
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100 Question from Primaries
In this type of election, only members of a
political party can vote
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100 Answer from Primaries
What is a closed primary?
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200 Question from Primaries
Under this system, a states delegates represent
the candidates according to popular vote in the
primary
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200 Answer from Primaries
What is proportional representation?
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300 Question from Primaries
This is a second primary election between the two
candidates with the most votes
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300 Answer from Primaries
What is a runoff election?
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400 Question from Primaries
During the primary election process, this type of
primary allows members of both political parties
to narrow the candidate choice
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400 Answer from Primaries
What is an open primary?
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500 Question from Primaries
To limit the influence of these people,
the primary election was adopted as the method of
selecting candidates
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500 Answer from Primaries
Who are bosses?
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100 Question from Elections
Voting districts are called
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100 Answer from Elections
What are precincts?
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200 Question from Elections
Adjoining precincts form these
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200 Answer from Elections
What are wards?
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300 Question from Elections
In the United States, nearly all elected
officials are selected by these
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300 Answer from Elections
What are single-member districts?
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400 Question from Elections
Voter not supporting any party
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400 Answer from Elections
What is an independent?
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500 Question from Elections
What a precinct is
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500 Answer from Elections
What is a voting district?
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100 Question from Other Parties
Third parties are also called this
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100 Answer from Other Parties
What are minor parties?
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200 Question from Other Parties
When multiple parties combine, they form this
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200 Answer from Other Parties
What is a coalition government?
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300 Question from Other Parties
Under what political party system would a
coalition government be found?
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300 Answer from Other Parties
What is a multiparty system?
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400 Question from Other Parties
The Liberty Party and Free Soil Party are
examples of
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400 Answer from Other Parties
What are single-issue parties?
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500 Question from Other Parties
Two obstacles faced by Third Parties
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500 Answer from Other Parties

• What are
• single-member districts, winner take all
• Candidates of third parties are not automatically
  on the ballot
• Financing a third party candidate can be
  difficult?

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100 Question from Parties
What the candidates for president and vice
president are called
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100 Answer from Parties
What is the partys ticket?
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200 Question from Parties
At each partys national convention, candidates
attempt to win the support of these people
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200 Answer from Parties
What are uncommitted delegates?
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300 Question from Parties
These private meetings of party leaders once
chose most candidates
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300 Answer from Parties
What are caucuses?
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400 Question from Parties
Two functions of a political party
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400 Answer from Parties
What are educating the public, operating the
government, recruiting candidates?
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500 Question from Parties

• At what point during the National Convention is
  the vice-presidential nomination announced?
• Before the nominating of the candidates
• After the meeting of the rules committee
• Before the adjournment
• After the meeting of the Committee of Permanent
  Organization

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500 Answer from Parties
What is before the adjournment?
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100 Question from Potpourri
A multiparty system often represents different
beliefs or
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100 Answer from Potpourri
What are ideologies?
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200 Question from Potpourri
The Republican Party has been in existence in the
American political party system longer than the
Democratic Party. (True or False)
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200 Answer from Potpourri
What is False?
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300 Question from Potpourri
Authoritarian dictatorships and theocracies are
examples of a
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300 Answer from Potpourri
What is a one-party system?
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400 Question from Potpourri
Today, both the Republican and Democratic Parties
allow their primaries to be decided by
winner-take-all. (True or False)
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400 Answer from Potpourri
What is False?
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500 Question from Potpourri
Name a country with multiple parties competing
for power?
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500 Answer from Potpourri
What is France/Germany/Italy/Japan, etc?
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Final Jeopardy
Name a third party in the United States that is
categorized as a splinter party
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Final Jeopardy Answer
What is _____________ ?