CE.5a POLITICAL PARTIES

1) There are ____ (I want a number) functions/roles of political parties.

• a. One

• b.Two

• c Three

• d. Four

2) One role is to pick people to lead their party. This is known as recruiting and nominating _______.

• candidates

• interest groups

• voters

• political donors (people who give money to the party)

3) What is a political party?

• an organized group of people who pass laws in Congress

• an organized group of people who have the same ideology/beliefs

• an organized group of people who report on the actions of politicians

• an organized group of people who try to reform/change how expensive it is to run for office

4) Political parties run advertisements on TV, radio and the internet. This is a function/role where they try to _____ the people about campaign issues.

• fool

• misinform

• educate

• confuse

5) Another role/function of political parties is help their candidates win elections. Which of the following IS NOT a way to do this?

• Hold fundraisers

• Advertise about their candidate

• Win endorsements (approval) from celebrities

• Give support to the opposing candidate