Political Parties

What is the vocal word that we use to refer to our two party system?

• Bipolitical

• Dual politics

• bipartisan

• dual party

Which of the following is one of the MAJOR focuses of the Republican Party

• Free-Market Economics

• Civil Liberties

• Equality of outcome

• Mixed Economy

Which of the following is a MAJOR focus of the Democratic Party

• Free Market Economy

• Social Conservatism

• Mixed Economy

• Constitutional Jurisprudence

Political Parties impact political dynamics on which level of government

• Federal

• Federal and State

• Federal, State, Local and International

• Federal, State, and Local

Both political parties work to select their presidential and vice presidential candidates during

• important deadlines on the national stage

• national conventions for each respective party

• the 3 month period leading up to the November election

• Springtime

One of the main functions of political parties is to raise funds for their candidates campaigns. Check all of the following ways the cantidates receive funding

• Membership fees and subscriptions

• Donations from other party members

• Small household donations

• Interest groups

An organized effort which seeks to influence the decisions making process of a specific group is referred to as

• Grassroots funding

• Elections

• Lobbying

• Campaigning

Each political party Identifies their important issues and the stances that go with those issues. This set of stances is referred to as

• A platform

• A plank

• A policy

• A Cornerstone

Each individual issue of the parties stances is referred to as

• A step

• A cornerstone

• A platform

• A plank

When one party calls out the major issues/corruptions of the next party and holds them accountable to their actions, this is referred to as

• Whistleblowing

• Babysitting

• Watchdogging

• Snitching