Political Parties

A political party is a group of _______________________________________________.

• who share the similar beliefs about government.
• who share the similar beliefs about the president.
• who share the similar beliefs about congress.
• who share the similar beliefs about the judicial branch

America has  a ___________ _______________ political system. 

• three party
• one party
• two party
• four party

Since 1860s the ____________________ and ____________________party have dominated American politics. 

• Green,  Libertarian 
• Communists, Socialists
• Anarchist, Theocracy 
• Democratic, Republican

What do Third Parties do?

• Introduce new laws
• Introduce new ideas
• They get ignored
• They provide funding 

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

Selecting people to run for office represents which job of political parties?

• Nominating
• Watchdog
• Spoiler
• Informing the public

How a political party feels on certain issues is stated in their...

• radio addresses
• mailings
• pamphlets
• platforms

One of the major influences of a third party is its ability to...

• introduce new ideas or press for a particular issue
• define itself in a way that wins majority support by appealing to the political center
• reflect both liberal and conservative views
• organize to win elections

The Republicans are represented by the donkey symbol and the Democrats by the elephant symbol.

• True

• False

Having no choices in political parties is a disadvantage of which political system?

• One-party system
• Two-party system
• Multi-party system