1. how do parties typically ensure the good performance of their candidates?
-they dictate how their candidate governs once he or she is in office.
-they make sure their candidates are of good character and are qualified for public office.
-they petition to have a representative removed from office if he or she does not follow the party line.
-they revoke a representative's campaign contributions if he or she supports issues the party does not.
2. read this quotation from remarks given by then-senator barack obama in springfield, illinois. what was the purpose of this speech?
-to launch his campaign via self-announcement -to accept a nomination at his party's national convention
-to begin the nomination process by entering the race
-to call for his party's nomination at a state caucus
3. what official becomes president if the president and vice president died at the same time?
-chief justice -president pro tempore of the senate -secretary of state -speaker of the house of representatives 4. which statement expresses the point senators mccain and feingold are making in this quotation?
-allowing unrestricted corporate money into federal elections means that candidates who receive that money are likely to be beholden to those corporate interests once in office.
-forcing candidates to report their campaign contributions flies in the face of 100 years of american history and is a fundamental violation of an individual's privacy.
-disallowing corporations from spending money on behalf of individual candidates is tantamount to restricting the free speech of those running and working for those corporations.
- permitting organizations to raise large sums of money is the best way for the two major parties' national committees to offset the high cost of campaigns.
5. what kind of primary does the following scenario describe?
a candidate competes in a state's presidential primary and wins 26 percent of the popular vote. twenty-six percent of the state's delegates are officially pledged to vote for that candidate at the national party convention.
-primary with winner-take all rules -primary with proportional representation rules -preference primary -open primary 6. what is the only official role of the vice president?
-lead the national committee on the president's party.
-organize presidential commissions. -preside over the senate. -vote in case of a tie in the supreme court. 7. what best describes a faithless elector? -an elector who cheated to become an elector. -an elector who fails to vote. -an elector who voted for a non-christian. -an elector who does not vote for the person who won the state's popular vote.
8. who counts the electoral college vote? -house of representatives. -senate. -state legislatures. -supreme court. 9. which is a constitutional qualification to be president?
-collected educated. -experience in another political field. -military experience. -natural-born citizen of the united states

1.) Parties typically ensure the good performances of their candidates is to B;  make sure their candidate are of good character and are qualified for public office. The party will research each candidate before they are officially entered into an election race. They want to be sure that nothing can come out during an election and hurt the person's reputation, even though this is common when the other party starts digging into someones past.

2.) The correct answer is B; To begin the nomination process by entering the race. He announced his intention for entering the Presidential race in his home state in Springfield, IL. He did go on to win the race and was the first African American president in history of the U.S.

3.) The correct answer is C; Speaker of the house. If both the President and his vice President were killed they would be replaced immediately so that the U.S will not be without a leader. The President Pro Tempore would be the 4th in line if all the president of the senate was unavailable.

4.) The correct answer is A; allowing unrestricted corporate money into federal elections means that candidates who receive that money are beholden to those corporate interests once in office. A candidate should never be controlled to do what someone who gave them money wants. They should always be ethical and do what the people want who voted for them wants.

5.) The correct answer is B; Primary with proportional rules. This can happen when the delegates are pledged to vote for whom they choose and not necessarily for the winner of the popular vote.

6.) The correct answer is C; Preside over the Senate. The vice president has many duties and speaks for the president when he is asked too. His only official job, however, is to preside over the senate. He does not have another official role in the presidents government.

7.) The correct answer is D; an elector who does not vote for the the person who won the state's popular vote. The elector does not have to vote for the popular choice even though it seems that it is what the state wants. Each state is given a set amount of votes and can decide themselves based on their own criteria how they vote.

8.) The correct answer is b; senate. The Senate is the only ones allowed to count the official electoral vote. The votes are actually counted officially in the January proceeding the election. This is done right before a new president is welcomed into office. They do give the official results on the night of the election unless there is an issue and the votes need to be recounted.

9.) The correct answer is D; a natural born citizen of the United States. A person who was not born here cannot run in an election to become the President. There are also some legal requirements that must be met before a person runs. They must be over the age of 35. Anyone can enter the race if they meet these requirements. These requirements have been laws since Washington was our President.

i think it is the third one.

answer; obey the closest relative's wishes;