SS.7.C.2.8 Quiz

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

• Democratic and Republican

• Democratic and Libertarian

• Socialist and Republican

• Socialist and Libertarian

The conversation below is part of a political discussion.

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Lou: I am going to vote for the candidate who will support cutting government spending.

Bob: Yes, we spend too much on some programs.

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Which party’s candidates are these voters most likely to support?

• Democrat

• Republican

What is the primary goal of political parties?

• to encourage conservative values

• to get their candidates elected

• to promote liberal values

• to help the poor

The "donkey" and the "elephant" represent which of these?

• American qualities of stubbornness and memory

• animals that became extinct during colonization

• the two major political parties in the United States

• the original choices for the symbol of the United States

Originally published in 1876, this Thomas Nast cartoon in Harper's Weekly magazine shows

• That the lion was the symbol of the Democratic Party

• That politicians were able to cooperate after the Civil War

• Americans were worried about the treatment of animals in the west

• the symbols of the two main political parties in the United States

Which term BEST describes the American political party system?

• multi-party

• one-party

• third-party

• two-party

A politician who is "liberal" would MOST LIKELY support

• less government spending

• reducing welfare programs

• expanding healthcare programs

Philosophical political ideas have changed since the founding of our Constitution. Which political party currently reflects the conservative voter's view?

• Democrat

• Republican

• Communist

• Libertarian

One who is in favor of greater taxation on the wealthy would most likely be called a

• conservative

• liberal

• republican

• right-leaning

Philosophical political ideas have changed since the founding of our Constitution. Which political party currently reflects the liberal voter's view?

• democratic

• libertarian

• republican

• socialist