CE55 Political Parties 2020

Political parties play a key role in government and provide opportunities for citizens to do all except

• help candidates win

• nominate official/candidates

• contribute money (campaign contributions) to the Electoral College

• educate the electorate

Who MOST likely places the sign in this yard?

• mass media

• political parties

• government officials

The main function of a political party is to -

• nominate candidates for public office.

• rewrite parts of the United States Constitution.

• report campaign bias

• appoint justices and judges.

Nominating candidates for public office is the main function of -

• executive branch

• Congress

• Political parties

• campaign volunteers

In order to identify differences between the political parties, one must -

• participate actively in a campaign with only one party

• attend Republican Party meetings

• discuss politics regularly with your neighbor

• listen to both political party platforms

When politicians run for office, all political parties have common goals. All are common goals except -

• organize to win

• appeal to the majority of voters

• influence public policy

• support extreme liberal or conservative views

One must listen to both political party platforms in order to

• attend party meetings

• identify differences between the parties

• discuss politics regularly with one’s neighbors

• influence the opinions of others

The American political system is best described as a -

• one party system

• two party system

• three party system

• multi party system

In Virginia, registration to vote is closed -

• 60 days prior to the election

• 92 days prior to the election

• 12 days prior to the election

• 22 days prior to the election

The majority of citizens have the right to vote. However, not everyone chooses to vote. What factors/ characteristics are MOST likely to indicate to politicians who will vote?

• family's political beliefs

• education

• religious beliefs

• gender