15 questions
Two Major Parties: What are the two main political parties in Iowa?
Republicans and Democrats
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
Republicans and Independents
Democrats and Independents
"The Iowa Way-Caucuses:" Every four years when preparing to elect a president each party in Iowa sponsors local neighborhood meetings in January called
Caucuses
Primaries
Elections
Run-offs
"How other states do it": Most state's political parties have ________________ when determining the best candidate for their party for President.
Caucuses
Primaries
General Elections
Run-offs
"The Iowa Way-Caucuses:" At the Iowa caucuses, party members discuss...
Farm markets
Political issues and candidates
CyHawk Rivalry
Insurance policies
"The Caucus Way:" Iowa hosts the first political contest of the Presidential election season.
True
False
"The Caucus Way: The Iowa Caucus gets global attention when it is held every 4 years.
True
False
"The Caucus Way": Because Iowa is the first political contest of the Presidential election season....
The Iowa January caucuses are the first step anywhere in the United States in selecting a presidential candidate.
Iowa gets the attention of all Presidential candidates, and they spend a lot of time campaigning in the state.
The entire nation watches the results of the Iowa caucuses to see which candidates connect well with the voters.
All are correct
The main difference between a primary and a caucus is...
Primaries=private voting all day long Caucuses=Public voting at a specific time
Primaries=Public voting at a specific time Caucuses=private voting all day long
Primaries=Voting online Caucuses=Voting in person
Caucuses=Voting online Primaries=Voting in person
"Candidates for State Office"-In the spring before the November election, political parties in Iowa select their candidates for state office through what type of election?
Caucus
Primary
General Election
Run-off election
Every Four Years: national meetings composed of party members or their representatives from every state are known as...
Political Parties
Political Conventions
Party Selection Committee
Party Planning Committee
"The Iowa Way: Caucuses":Representatives selected through a caucus or primary election to go to county, state, and national conventions are known as...
Party chairman
Delegates
Political officials
Statesmen
"The Caucus Way": In what year did both political parties in Iowa begin using the current caucus system?
1948
1960
1972
1984
"Carter and the Iowa Caucuses": Which of the following is a complaint other states have about Iowa playing such an important role in the Presidential campaign?
Iowans don't pick good candidates
Iowa's caucus method is too complicated
Iowa's population is small, and doesn't play an important enough role in the ACTUAL election
Iowa's caucus takes place during the winter, and it is too cold and snowy for visitors, media, and Presidential candidates to be out campaigning for votes
"It's Not Just Nominating Candidates": Which of the following best describes the role of political parties in Iowa
Raise money for elections
Buy advertising and signs
Help people register to vote
Work hard to make sure people ACTUALLY go vote
All answers best describe the role of political parties in Iowa
At what age can you go witness a caucus?
16 years old
18 years old
21 years old
No age limit