US Government Questions Test (6)

Usually, a political party that holds the lesser amount of seats, or power, within an existing government is called the ......... party.
lesser
minimum
opposition

The Republican Party in the US is usually more ......... when compared to the Democratic Party.
liberal
conservative
opposition

A person who is selected to run in an election is called a ..........
mayor
keynote
nominee

Democrats in the US are usually more ......... when compared to the Republican Party.
liberal
conservative
opposition

In order to vote, American citizens must first be ......... in their voting district.
nominated
registered
selected

An American citizen who is living outside of the US during an election year can fill out an ......... ballot in order to vote from the existing location.
person
absentee
eligible

If an issue is disagreed upon and put forth in a direct vote approach by the government, the undertaking is called a ..........
recall
referendum
convention

An ......... is a person who leaves his/her country to live in another country.
attorney
nationality
emigrant

People who are being victimized or persecuted and, therefore, leave their country in order to seek refuge in a safer place are known as ..........
immigrants
refugees
nationalists

Citizens of other countries who reside in the US are called ..........
nominees
refugees
aliens