Political Parties

The first political parties after disagreements between

• George Washington and John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson

Who led the Democratic-Republicans?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• Aaron Burr

• John Adams

The Democratic-Republicans believed who should have the most power?

• A king

• The President

• The central government

• The states

Who led the Federalist Party, even though he never served as President?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

Which party formed over the opposition of slavery?

• Democrats

• Whigs

• Republicans

• Federalists

Which of the major parties is seen as more conservative?

• Republicans

• Democrats

• Socialists

• Progressives

Democrats are generally viewed as more

• conservative

• traditional

• liberal

• American

Third parties influence politics in all of the following ways except:

• They provide voters a third option.

• They influence policy making on a specific issue.

• They raise funds for one of the major parties to help them win.

• They "take away" votes from one of the major parties.

What third party candidate most likely kept Al Gore from winning the White House in 2000?

• William Jennings Bryan

• Ralph Nader

• Ross Perot

• Gary Johnson

What is the purpose of a political party?

• To divide America

• to provide voters a place to get unbiased information

• to get its members elected to office

• to influence policy outside of the electoral process