Civics SBG 3.8

Which of the following is a basic disagreement between Socialists and Communists?

• Whether income taxes should be lowered

• Whether conditions for workers should be improved

• Whether all private businesses should be replaced by state ownership

• Whether the government should provide public services like free education and health care.

Which statement reflects Republican views on the role of government?

• Republicans favor less government, lower taxes, and greater person freedom.

• Republicans favor value-based governance, opposing excessive consumption, and unregulated competition.

• Republicans favor a national mass people's party, based on the working classes and against monopoly capitalism.

• Republicans favor more affordable health care, increased public funding for education, and an end to discrimination in all forms.

Which issue represents a basic disagreement between Democrats and Republicans?

• Whether monopoly capitalism should be replaced by state ownership

• Whether Americans should unite behind the nation against global terrorism

• Whether higher levels of taxation should be imposed to pay for more public services

• Whether current uses of natural resources should be radically replaced by a greater focus on future sustainability.

" We must maintain an ecological balance and live within the ecological and resource limits of our communities and our planet."

Which political party would agree with this viewpoint?

• Democratic Party

• Green Party

• Libertarian Party

• Socialist Party

How do the major parties select their candidate for President of the United States?

• After a series of caucuses and primary elections, delegates at each party's nominating convention choose their candidates.

• Party members select their party's candidate in a single run-off election.

• All registered voters decide which candidate each party should choose in a national primary election.

• Party "bosses" choose their party's candidate at their party's nominating convention.

George Washington did not like political parties because...

• they were too cool
• they divided the country
• they lie to win elections
• they waste resources

People who join together to pursue a common interest in influencing legislation are known as what?

• Political Action Committees (PAC's)
• Public Opinion
• Mass Media
• Interest Groups

Who regulates the campaign finances?

• PAC's
• FCA
• FEC
• CATS

What kind of money is raised by a PAC?

• Dark Money
• Hard Money
• Soft Money
• Money

Battleground States are also known as

• Swing States

• Blue States

• Red States

• War States