Political Parties

A group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government is called a....................

• Federal

• Union

• Political Party

• Pressure group

A third party does all of the following EXCEPT:

• Introduce new ideas

• Win most of the elections

• Revolve around, or result from, the efforts of a well-known political personality

• Work to have government address certain issues

Dad doesn't belong to either one of the two major political parties. Instead, he joined a smaller group that is challenging them. Mom liked a different group, so she joined it. Now each of my parents belongs to a different _____.

• Harper Park PTA

• Historical society

• Congressional committee

• Third political party

The Democratic and Republican parties are similar because they

• Share the same political platform

• Appeal only to voters with liberal views

• Have little influence on public policy

• Organize to win elections

Dad is on the right of the political spectrum. He is against abrupt changes, and he has traditional views. He also wants as little government involvement and spending as possible. This makes him a/an

• conservative Republican

• candidate

• liberal Democrat

• entrepreneur

I asked Dad how I could tell the ideological differences between the two major political parties. He told me the important differences can be found in the

• ages of the candidates

• reasons for the donkey and elephant mascots

• platforms and campaigns

• amount of money each party spends

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

• Nominating
• Watchdog
• Spoiler
• Informing the public

Where along the political spectrum do both political parties try to win votes in the general election?

• extreme right
• in the middle
• extreme left

What is the form of government where the citizens rule?

• dictatorship
• rule of law
• Democracy
• Monarchy

The mascot for the Democratic Party is ...

• an elephant

• a donkey

• Joe Biden