Functions of Political Parties - (Warm Up)

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Which headline best demonstrates a political party recruiting and nominating candidates? Options: The Democratic Party Reveals Plan to Improve Education, Both Political Parties Announce Top Picks for Presidential Candidates, The President Visits Virginia to Campaign for Senatorial Candidate, The Republican Party Accuses Representative Wilson of Tax Evasion

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Both Political Parties Announce Top Picks for Presidential Candidates

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Political parties are not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, but they play a key role in government because they

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Provide citizens the chance to participate in the political process

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Which of the following is NOT a function of political parties: Help candidates win, Educating the public about campaign issues, Recruiting and nominating candidates?

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Conducting local elections

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Which of the following is a function of political parties? Electing Supreme Court Justices, Appointing diplomatic officials, Protecting former presidents

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Nominating qualified candidates

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Political parties distribute literature about their candidates in order to

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Educate the electorate about campaign issues

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What is NOT a similarity between political parties?

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Their party platform

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Which function of political parties involves monitoring the actions of officeholders?

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Acting as a watchdog by monitoring officeholders.

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When the Republicans selected Ed Gillespie to run for VA governor what function are they fulfilling?

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Recruit and nominate candidates

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If your parents got phone calls and postcards about the Democratic candidate John Fetterman before the elections, what function was the Democratic party fulfilling?

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Informer / Stimulator / Educator

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Democrats are accusing President Trump of working with Russia on the election. What function are the Democrats fulfilling?

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Monitor actions of officeholders