Roles of Citizens

What circumstances caused the development of the country's political parties 

• disagreements over the ratification of the Constitution 
• disagreements over executive leadership
• disagreements over States Rights
• all answers are correct 

The beginning of the 2 party system in the United States can be traced to 

• The US English heritage 
• Conflicts with the French 
• The Era of Good Feelings 
• disagreements over the ratification of the Constitution 

Thomas Jefferson favored all of the following except

• the new government should be limited; States Rights were important 
• a strong National Bank was necessary 
• the government should favor the common man 
• a strict interpretation on the Constitution was needed 

What is the major difference in political parties? 

• Democrats and Republicans
• their beliefs in giving voters a choice 
• their beliefs in going to war 
• their beliefs in how much the government should be involved in peoples lives 

Which political party believes that the federal government should be more directly involved in the economy

• Democrats 
• Republicans 
• Progressive 
• Independents 

Since China has a single party government, what kind of political party system do they have 

• Multi party 
• 1 party 
• 2 party 
• Republic 

In a Multiparty system, ___ are sometimes need to form an alliance of all parties for a specific purpose 

• Proportion
• 3rd Party 
• grassroots 
• coalition

The Democratic Party in 2006 wanted honest leadership and open government, real security, energy independence, economic prosperity and educational excellence, a health care system that worked and retirement security. This would be considered the parties ______

• Address 
• Major Plank 
• Nomination
• Platform

Three Democratic candidates would like to become sheriff in one of the coastal counties of NC. What type of election must beheld to determine who will run against the Republican Candidate

• Primary Election
• General Election
• Mock Election
• Run-off Election

President Barak Obama became President when he was elected by the____ 

• Popular Vote 
• Electoral College 
• Mock Election 
• Democratic Party