Political Parties

What type of political party system do we have in the United States?

• Two party system

• Multi-party system

The Libertarian Party is an example of a ...

• major party

• third party

• civic responsibility

• civic duty

A statement that expresses a political parties principles, beliefs and positions is called ________________.

• Editorial Essay

• Platform

• Categorical Grant

• Legislation

One purpose of political parties is to..

• Cast electoral votes

• Administer election tests

• Set the age for voting

• Recruit and nominate candidates

All political parties want to strengthen the country, but they often disagree over…

• How to achieve their goals

• What the public thinks of them

• Who gets to be on television

Which is NOT a function of a political party?

• Nominate canidates
• Educate about the platform 
• Campaign 
• Amend the constitution 

One role of a third party is to:

• keep the best candidate from winning

• inform the public about the shortcomings of the other parties

• highlight an outstanding candidate in order to gain name recognition for the next election

• introduce new ideas or push for a particular issue

Political parties are mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. 

• True
• False

Since the 1860s the ____________________ and ____________________party have dominated American politics.

• Green, Libertarian

• Communists, Socialists

• Anarchist, Theocracy

• Democratic, Republican

Which of the following is NOT an example of a third party?

• Green party

• Tea Party

• Democrat Party

• American Independent party