U.S. Political Parties Quiz

All of the following are functions of political parties except...

• educating the electorate
• recruiting and nominating candidates
• helping monitor poll taxes
• monitoring the actions of officeholders

An organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence government.

• political party
• party platform
• public policy
• majority party

Which is a reason that we have political parties?

• Facilitate collective action

• Facilitate policy making

• Politicians' ambitions

• All of the above

Which is NOT a function of political parties?

• Recruit Candidates

• Nominate Candidates

• To determine qualifications for office holders

• Facilitate electoral choice

What percentage of the electorate votes in primary elections?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 30%

The basic goal of a political party is to win control of the government.

• True
• False

When political parties facilitate policy making, this is something that voters, not elected members do.

• True
• False

Most states have “open” primaries, which means that members of any party can vote for candidates from any party.

• True
• False

Although parties are hugely important during the election process, they have very little importance in the way Congress actually does its day-to-day business.

• True
• False

A political party is not an interest group.

• True
• False