Political Parties Govt.

Which of the following does not describe political parties?

• People create political parties to promote ideas and goals.

• Political parties help stabilize our democracy

• Political parties are required because they are talked about in the Constitution.

• Political parties create peaceful transfers of power from one candidate to another.

A political party is a group of persons who seek to control the government by

• creating poll taxes

• winning elections

• holding public office

• determining public policy

Which of the following is not a function of a political party?

• link between the people and the government

• organize competition by nominating candidates for election

• select qualified candidates through primary elections

• make changes to the Constitution

Political parties are composed of politicians, workers and activists, and voters.

• True

• False

The U.S. has many political parties but only ____ can win national elections.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The word incumbent means

• political party

• activist

• current office holder

• previous office holder

Political party duties include

• raising money for candidates

• recruiting and promoting candidates

• running the state court system

• organizing the government

What is the purpose of the National Convention?

• making changes to the Constitution

• nominating a president and adopting a platform

• impeaching the President

Political parties are organized into 3 segments

• national

• local

• global

• state

A party organization that recruits voter loyalty with incentives and control.

• political party

• political machine

• incumbent

• Progressive