Chapter 9 Questions Section 1 Section 2 1. How many major parties are in the US? 11. How often is a national convention held and 2. What do we call a set of beliefs about human what occurs at this event? nature and government institutions? 12. How the major parties organized and what 3. What do we call minor parties? are their connections? 4. What is a plank? 13. What are the largest political units within a 5. What is a political party? state? 6. What is a series of statements expressing the 14. What is a plurality? party’s principles, beliefs and positions on 15. What is a political movement that begins election issues? with the people? 7. What third party called for the direct election 16. What is a precinct? of Senators and the eight hour workday? 17. What is the job of the party’s national 8. What two individuals disagreed strongly with committee? each other and are credited with organizing the 18. What occurs in a closed primary? first political parties? 19. What occurs when voters do not need to 9. What type of party system has three or more declare their party’s preference in order to vote parties competing for control of the for a nominee? government? 20. What term is used to refer to a powerful 10. Who was the first president from the local party organization that sees its candidates Republican Party? sweep elections each year? 21. What term means more than 50 percent of the total votes? 22. Who led Tammany Hall?

Chapter 9 Questions Section 1 Section 2 1. How many major parties are in the US? 11. How often is a national convention held and 2. What do we call a set of beliefs about human what occurs at this event? nature and government institutions? 12. How the major parties organized and what 3. What do we call minor parties? are their connections? 4. What is a plank? 13. What are the largest political units within a 5. What is a political party? state? 6. What is a series of statements expressing the 14. What is a plurality? party’s principles, beliefs and positions on 15. What is a political movement that begins election issues? with the people? 7. What third party called for the direct election 16. What is a precinct? of Senators and the eight hour workday? 17. What is the job of the party’s national 8. What two individuals disagreed strongly with committee? each other and are credited with organizing the 18. What occurs in a closed primary? first political parties? 19. What occurs when voters do not need to 9. What type of party system has three or more declare their party’s preference in order to vote parties competing for control of the for a nominee? government? 20. What term is used to refer to a powerful 10. Who was the first president from the local party organization that sees its candidates Republican Party? sweep elections each year? 21. What term means more than 50 percent of the total votes? 22. Who led Tammany Hall?