July Political Vocabulary Quiz
Test your political vocabulary--all of these words come from the All Politics Daily Trainings from July. If you'd like to receive your 15 minute Daily Political English Training by e-mail, just go to www. Allpolitics. Es or e-mail [email protected] Com.
- 1.Obama has spent most of July working with Congress to ________________ the US healthcare system.
- A.
Obliterate
- B.
Overhaul
- C.
Break
- D.
Continue
- 2.A _________________ is a basic conceptual structure used to solve or address complex issues.
- A.
Congress
- B.
Flower
- C.
Book
- D.
Framework
- E.
Bureaucrat
- 3.The US has used the concept of "pressing the ____________ _______________" with Russia as a way to express the idea of erasing the past and starting over again with diplomacy.
- A.
Reset button
- B.
Play button
- C.
Pause button
- D.
Stop button
- E.
Rewind button
- 4.Normally, the citizens of a country _____________ ______________ the president in times of war or other national difficulty.
- A.
Cave in
- B.
Go back
- C.
Fall on
- D.
Rally around
- 5.During an election, the candidate who is already holding the office that they are running for is the __________________.
- A.
Challenger
- B.
Incumbent
- C.
Bureaucrat
- D.
Running mate
- E.
Lame duck
- 6.A ______________ vote is a vote in which the names of those voting for and against a motion may be recorded.
- A.
Roll call
- B.
Voice
- C.
Call in
- D.
Hand
- 7.A popular negative reaction to something which has gained popularity, prominence, or influence is called a ________________________.
- A.
Movement
- B.
Newspaper
- C.
Opinion
- D.
Backlash
- 8.A _____________________________ is someone who works for a government institution.
- A.
Democrat
- B.
Bureaucrat
- C.
Incumbent
- D.
Running mate
- 9.During the 2008 president campaign Joe Biden and Sarah Palin were Barack Obama and John McCain's __________________ _____________.
- A.
Best friends
- B.
Parter candidates
- C.
Incumbent candidates
- D.
Running mates
- 10.When Colin Powell ____________________ Obama just before the election, it was very big news.
- A.
Endorsed
- B.
Slammed
- C.
Praised
- D.
Criticized
- 11.The first step in the Supreme Court Justice confirmation process is a Senate Judiciary Committee _______________.
- A.
Party
- B.
Recess
- C.
Hearing
- D.
Commercial
- E.
Interview
- 12.A _________________________ is a form of financial assistance paid, usually by the government, to an individual, business or business sector.
- A.
Loan
- B.
Check
- C.
Reimbursement
- D.
Subsidy
- 13.A ___________________________ is financial compensation for an expense or loss.
- A.
Subsidy
- B.
Reimbursement
- C.
Loan
- D.
Check
- 14."Blue Dogs" are:
- A.
A very unusual dog breed
- B.
Coalition of liberal Republican Senators
- C.
Elite club at Ivy League universities
- D.
Coalition of conservative House Democrats
- 15.Members of Congress must pay close attention to the needs and desires of their _________________ if they want to get reelected.
- A.
Friends
- B.
Family
- C.
Constituents
- D.
Donors
- E.
Advisers
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