Political parties

 group of people with broad common interests who join together to help candidates that share their views be elected to office is:

• a political party
• a delegate
• a convention
• a rival group

Which type of political party system does the United States have?

• a multi-party system
• a two-party system
• a one party system
• none of these systems

George Washington thought that political parties were a bad idea.

• true
• false

The Constitution sets up political parties.

• true
• false

Why did the first political parties form?

• Washington and Jefferson disagreed foreign policy
• Hamilton and Washington disagreed about how money was spent in government
• Jefferson and Hamilton disagreed about the state vs. central government power
• none of these answers are true

The roots of today’s Democratic Party are:

• Andrew Jackson’s Republican Party
• The Green Party whose mission is to protect the environment
• Jefferson's Democratic-Republican Party
• Members of the Democrat Party and the Whig party who disagreed with slavery

Why do people form third parties?

• Because they disagree with the beliefs of both major parties
• all of these answer are true
• Because they hate the government
• Because they want to rebel against society

An independent candidate is:

• a candidate who has not been accepted as a member of a political party
• a candidate who runs in the election but is NOT supported by an political party
• the candidate of a county that has only one political party (example: China)
• none of these

Why do third party candidates struggle to win elections?

• they must receive many signatures to be on the ballot
• they must have too much money to compete with the two-party candidates
• the Republicans and Democrats control the districts that would possible support them
• all of these are true

An example of a one-party system is:

• Italy’s government
• Canada’s government
• theocracies such as Iran or the Vatican
• Thailand's government