Political Parties

Which of the following is NOT a major party?

• Republicans
• Democrats
• Libertarian

The main purpose of political parties are to control government by

• Controlling your lives
• winning elections and holding office
• making the other party look bad
• Hogging the media's attention

Who selects the candidates to run for each party?

• The president
• Congress
• A popular vote of the American people
• The political parties

Strong support of party & its policy stances is called

• Biased
• Partisanship
• Bipartisanship
• Patriotism

This type of third party is a break off of a major party

• Splinter
• Ideological
• Single-Issue

These political parties are short-lived and focused on one issue.

• Splinter
• Ideological
• Single-Issue

This type of election is the reason why a two-party system dominates American politics

• Rigged elections
• Winner take all elections
• mulitparty elections
• state elections

In a two-party system, if party A gets 21% of the votes, Party B gets 49% of the votes and Party C gets 30% of the votes, how are the seats divided?

• A 21%
• B 49%
• C 30%
• B wins all

The Democratic Party is...

• Pro-life
• Pro-Choice
• Neither

Which of the following is an example of a single issue party?

• Libertarian Party
• Republican Party
• Democratic Party
• Green Party