Political Parties formative

The main purpose of political parties is to...

• Make money since they're a business.

• Elect candidates to make laws that reflect the party's beliefs.

• make laws since they're part of the legislative branch.

• Raise money for advertising since they're a charity.

A representative government is...

• a direct democracy where citizens vote on issues.

• when government officials are appointed.

• when citizens elect office holders to make laws on their behalf.

• a type of political party.

Our two major political parties are...

• Democrats & Senators

• Libertarians & Democrats

• Republicans & Liberals

• Democrats and Republicans

The political party generally associated with conservative values is..

• Liberals

• Democrats

• Republicans

• Green

This means "to choose"

• election

• nominate

• platform

• random

The principles or beliefs of a political party are called its...

• opinion

• issue

• platform

• idea

If you lean to the left on the political spectrum, you're said to be more...

• conservative than liberal

• liberal than conservative

• unbalanced

• picky

This political party is generally said to be more liberal and supports more government regulation/intervention.

• Libertarians

• Democrats

• Republicans

• Tea Party

Which of these are requirements to vote?

• US citizen, drivers license, 18 years old

• US citizen, passport, 18 years old

• US citizen, state resident, 18 years old

• US citizen, 18 years old

Most people agree with some issues from both political parties and fall in the center of the political spectrum. They're called..

• very liberal

• moderates

• very conservative

• hyper partisan