Political Parties

What does the Constitution say about political parties?

• The Constitution does not mention political parties.

• Parties need to be regulated at the state level.

• Parties will lead to conflicts.

• The federal government needs to approve any third party.

By reading a party’s platform, you can learn about the party’s ____.

• budget for campaign spending.

• campaign strategies for the coming election.

• plans for the national convention.

• beliefs and positions on election issues.

What are the names of the two major political parties in the United States today?

• Democrat and Republican

• Democrat and Libertarian

• Socialist and Republican

• Socialist and Libertarian

Political party that tends to keep existing conditions or wants to limit change and believes that the government should not get too involved in fixing society’s problems.

• Democrat

• Republican

• Socialist

• Communist

Political party that tends to support the freedom of the individual rights & freedoms of the people and believe that the government should be more involved in helping to fix society’s problems.

• Democrat

• Republican

• Socialist

• Communist

Check the answer that does NOT apply to the Democrat party.

• donkey

• liberal

• conservative

• Left-wing

List all that do NOT apply to the Republican party.

• elephant

• right-wing

• conservative

• liberal

In the modern political system, which issue represents a basic disagreement between Republicans and Democrats?

• the support for the U.S. military soldier

• the legality of the U.S. Constitution

• the frequency of national elections

• the responsibilities of government

On which issue do Democrats and Republicans most often disagree?

• the rates of taxation for taxpayers

• the equality of citizens of all ethnic origins

• the need to defend the United States from attack

• the need to maintain First Amendment freedoms

The Republican Party began as a group of people who opposed (were against) slavery.

• True

• False