Political Parties: Crash Course Government and Politics #40

Political Parties

By Victoria Faculty

Multiple Choice

What is a political party?

• a team of politicians, activists

  and voters whose goal is to win control of the economy

• a team of politicians, activists

  and voters whose goal is to win control of government.

• a team of politicians, activists

  and voters whose goal is to win control of the population

• a team of politicians, activists

  and voters whose goal is to win control of the galaxy

Multiple Choice

Political parties ...

• control the electoral process.

• make it easier to collect taxes.

• facilitate equal representation.

• make it easier to facilitate policy making.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a primary function of political parties?

• rally the support of voters.

• educate the voters about issues.

• recruit people to be members of the party.

• win elections.

Multiple Choice

In the American electoral process, Presidential candidates are nominated mostly through...

• primaries

• the Electoral College

• caucuses

• appointment from party bosses.

Multiple Choice

The major purpose of a Primary Election is to ...

• establish a foreign policy to win the election.

• pick the winner of the Electoral College.

• pick the candidate to represent the party in the General Election.

• spend tax dollars on the General Election.

Multiple Choice

One negative impact of political primaries is that they encourage

• equal representation

• compromise

• political polarization and division

• increased voter participation

Multiple Select

What are the three things political parties do?

• find candidates.

• they facilitate policy making

• mobilize voters

• run elections

• pass legislation

Multiple Choice

What does the word partisan mean?

• an uninterested person that does not vote

• a casual supporter of a political party

• a strong supporter of a political party

• someone who loves to party

Multiple Choice

How does knowing what political party a candidate belongs to make voting easier?

• Both of these answers

• By knowing which party best represents you, it is easy to pick candidates that represent that party

• By knowing narrowing down choices and making things easier to understand.

• Neither of these answers

Multiple Choice

Which example below shows the reciprocal relationship between the president and their party?

• The president's personality and popularity shape the party's brand which can help to raise money for the party.

• The president tells his party members what to do in order to improve the standing of the party.

• The party tells the president what to do in order to help improve the standing of the party.

Open Ended

Summarize in your own words the purpose of a political party.

Open Ended

What is one benefit to joining a political party?

Open Ended

Why would someone not want to declare their allegiance to specific political party?