Unit 2 Online Review Political Parties, Elections and Voting

Because the United States has a ____, the only candidates who have a reasonable chance of winning an election are either Republicans or Democrats.

• minor parties

• two-party system

• splinter parties

• one-party system

Any party that has less support than one of the major political parties in the United States is a(n) ____.

• economic protest party

• splinter party

• minor party

• two-party system

In dictatorships, the ____ could more realistically be called a "no-party" system.

• minor party

• two-party system

• splinter party

• one-party system

The progressive “Bull Moose” Party is an example of a _______.

• minor party

• economic protest party

• one-party system

• splinter party

In the United States, a political party is made up of a group of people who

• disagree on how to resolve the basic issues affecting the country.

• work to get candidates elected to political offices.

• work separately to support one major program or policy.

• support split-ticket voting.

Most single-issue parties have been

• short-lived.

• long-lived.

• rooted in times of economic crisis.

• centered around a strong personality.

All of the following have been used to keep African Americans from voting EXCEPT

• poll taxes.

• literacy tests.

• federal court orders.

• threats and social pressures.

People belong to a particular political party

• according to regulations of State law.

• voluntarily, because they made a personal choice.

• based on the location of the State in which they live.

• according to regulations of federal law.

Which of the following is NOT a major function of either of the two major parties in the United States?

• To keep the members informed about key issues.

• To monitor the conduct of its candidates in officej and keep them in line.

• To assure the qualifications of candidates for office.

• To unite people and concentrate solely on one public policy matter.

Over time, the ideas first developed by minor parties are often ____ by major parties.

• ignored

• absorbed

• suppressed

• attacked