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Question 6 A)You strongly support the campaign of a locally elected official. What would be the most effective way to help that person be elected?(1 point) Responses Research possible national organizations that have the same position as your candidate and join them by donating money. Research possible national organizations that have the same position as your candidate and join them by donating money. Volunteer at the candidate’s local campaign headquarters and call registered voters in your community to rally support for your candidate. Volunteer at the candidate’s local campaign headquarters and call registered voters in your community to rally support for your candidate. Set up a social media account to share research on the issues that your candidate supports. Set up a social media account to share research on the issues that your candidate supports. Join in a national protest to support the candidate’s position on a specific issue. Join in a national protest to support the candidate’s position on a specific issue. Question 7 A)Which of the following is a type of election in which voters get a ballot with all candidates running for office, regardless of their political party affiliation?(1 point) Responses local election local election winner-take-all winner-take-all nonpartisan election nonpartisan election partisan election partisan election Question 8 A)At the federal level, what happens during a midterm election?(1 point) Responses Candidates are nominated to run in the general election. Candidates are nominated to run in the general election. Procedures regarding voter registration are determined. Procedures regarding voter registration are determined. All seats in the U.S. House of Representative and one-third of the seats in the U.S. Senate are up for election. All seats in the U.S. House of Representative and one-third of the seats in the U.S. Senate are up for election. The president and vice president are elected. The president and vice president are elected. Question 9 A)Primary elections were created in the early twentieth century as a way for voters to(1 point) Responses have a greater say in whom a political party nominates. have a greater say in whom a political party nominates. shorten the length of the campaign. shorten the length of the campaign. give total control to party bosses to select party nominees. give total control to party bosses to select party nominees. reduce the cost of running for office. reduce the cost of running for office. Question 10 A)How often are U.S. senators elected?(1 point) Responses About one-third of the Senate is elected every six years. About one-third of the Senate is elected every six years. About one-third of the Senate is elected whenever the president decides it is the right time. About one-third of the Senate is elected whenever the president decides it is the right time. About one-third of the Senate is elected every two years. About one-third of the Senate is elected every two years. About one-third of the Senate is elected every four years. About one-third of the Senate is elected every four years. Question 11 A)Can faithless electors be jailed for their actions?(1 point) Responses No, faithless electors are simply not counted. No, faithless electors are simply not counted. Yes, if the laws of their state provide for criminal punishment. Yes, if the laws of their state provide for criminal punishment. No, electors are allowed to vote for whomever they wish. No, electors are allowed to vote for whomever they wish. Yes, if they vote for a member of the opposing party. Yes, if they vote for a member of the opposing party. Question 12 A)Which of the following might be one reason that caucuses have become less common?(1 point) Responses Party leaders want to elect the president directly and skip the step of nomination. Party leaders want to elect the president directly and skip the step of nomination. Party leaders want to have more influence over the nomination process. Party leaders want to have more influence over the nomination process. Voters want to elect the president directly and skip the step of nomination. Voters want to elect the president directly and skip the step of nomination. Voters want to have more influence over the nomination process. Voters want to have more influence over the nomination process. Question 13 A)What change to government power does Roosevelt say is necessary to combat special interests?(1 point) Responses seizing the property of the rich seizing the property of the rich increasing the power of the federal government increasing the power of the federal government decreasing the power of the federal government decreasing the power of the federal government capping how much wealth someone can have capping how much wealth someone can have Question 14 A) Use the excerpt from the 2020 Republican Party platform to answer the question. “The Bill of Rights lists religious liberty, with its rights of conscience, as the first freedom to be protected. Religious freedom in the Bill of Rights protects the right of the people to practice their faith in their everyday lives. Ongoing attempts to compel individuals, businesses, and institutions of faith to transgress their beliefs are part of a misguided effort to undermine religion and drive it from the public square. As a result, many charitable religious institutions that have demonstrated great success in helping the needy have been barred from receiving government grants and contracts . . . We support the appointment of judges who respect traditional family values and the sanctity of innocent human life. We oppose the non-consensual withholding or withdrawal of care or treatment, food and water, from individuals with disabilities, newborns, the elderly, or the infirm, just as we oppose euthanasia and assisted suicide . . . During the last eight years of a Democratic Administration, nearly all the work requirements for able-bodied adults, instituted by our landmark welfare reform of 1996, have been removed. We will restore those provisions and, to correct a mistake made when the Food Stamp program was first created in 1964, separate the administration of SNAP from the Department of Agriculture . . . That is why American education has, for the last several decades, been the focus of constant controversy, as centralizing forces from outside the family and community have sought to remake education in order to remake America. They have done immense damage. The federal government should not be a partner in that effort, as the Constitution gives it no role in education. . . .” Which statement best evaluates how this platform is influenced by the demographics of the Republican Party? (1 point) Responses The Republican Party’s larger percentage of the younger populations (under 50 years of age) is reflected in less emphasis on elder care. The Republican Party’s larger percentage of the younger populations (under 50 years of age) is reflected in less emphasis on elder care. The Republican Party’s large number of non-White members is reflected in the emphasis on expanding welfare assistance for people of color. The Republican Party’s large number of non-White members is reflected in the emphasis on expanding welfare assistance for people of color. The Republican Party’s larger number of college-educated members leads to an emphasis on education. The Republican Party’s larger number of college-educated members leads to an emphasis on education. The Republican Party’s large number of members who are affiliated with religion is reflected in the platform’s emphasis on religious liberty. The Republican Party’s large number of members who are affiliated with religion is reflected in the platform’s emphasis on religious liberty. Question 15 A)Which of the following terms identifies the goals a political party wishes to fulfill?(1 point) Responses coalition coalition gridlock gridlock political platform political platform agenda

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**Question 6:**
**Answer:** Volunteer at the candidate’s local campaign headquarters and call registered voters in your community to rally support for your candidate.

**Question 7:**
**Answer:** Nonpartisan election

**Question 8:**
**Answer:** All seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and one-third of the seats in the U.S. Senate are up for election.

**Question 9:**
**Answer:** Have a greater say in whom a political party nominates.

**Question 10:**
**Answer:** About one-third of the Senate is elected every six years.

**Question 11:**
**Answer:** Yes, if the laws of their state provide for criminal punishment.

**Question 12:**
**Answer:** Voters want to elect the president directly and skip the step of nomination.

**Question 13:**
**Answer:** Increasing the power of the federal government.

**Question 14:**
**Answer:** The Republican Party’s large number of members who are affiliated with religion is reflected in the platform’s emphasis on religious liberty.

**Question 15:**
**Answer:** Political platform

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