Political Parties and Candidate Quiz

What does the Constitution say about political parties?

• The Constitution does not mention political parties.

• that parties need to be regulated at the state level

• that parties will lead to conflicts

• that the federal government needs to approve any third parties

Which School Board Candidate seems most qualified for the elected position?

• Candidate A has lived in the area for 1 year, is a high school graduate, is currently unemployed, and has no past experience

• Candidate B has lived in the area for 4 years, is a high school graduate, is employed as a mechanic, and is a current PTA/PTO member

• Candidate C has lived in the area for 5 years, is a college graduate, is currently employed as a sales manager, and is a current member of the PTA/PTO

• Candidate D has lived in the area for 20 years, is a college graduate, is a retired teacher, and a current school board member.

George and Martha are both candidates for the mayor in Jamestown’s coming election.  George is an engineer and Martha is a medical doctor. George has been on Jamestown City council for five years and Martha is the city’s current mayor. Both George and Martha have acted as capable public servants in their roles.  However, they strongly disagree on whether Jamestown should invest in building a new sports stadium, the main issue facing the city.

 

 What will probably be the most important factor for voters deciding which candidate to support in this election?

• Which candidate has the most experience

• Which candidate has better educational qualifications?

• Which candidate has spent more money in the election campaign?

• Which candidate shares the voter’s views on building the stadium.

The candidates below are running for the Florida Senate:

MARY LAMB: · State Resident for 10 years, Graduate of the University of Central FL in Orlando, 6 years on City Council, 2 years as State Representative

TOM JONES: State Resident for 12 years, Graduate of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, 1 year as volunteer for the Red Cross

·       3 years as volunteer for the Florida Humane Society

Based on the information on the fliers, why might Mary Lamb be considered as more qualified than

Tom Jones to be elected as State Senator.

 

• She has better views on the major issues

• She has better educational qualifications

• She has more experience in the public office.

• She has spent more money in the election campaign.

What is one role of third parties in American politics? 

• the media coverage of national elections 

• influencing the voter turnout during presidential elections

• persuade the major political parties to pick up their ideas and concerns

• encouraging the public to pressure major parties to work together on important issues 

Which issue represents a major disagreement between Communist and Socialist?

 

• Whether income taxes should be lowered

• Whether conditions for workers should be improved

•    Whether ALL private businesses should be replaced by state ownership

• Whether the government should provide public services like free health care.

Look at the following list of political attributes and answer the question below. 

  

This party is most often thought to be:

- opposed to taxes

-In favor of increases in defense spending

-opposed to government- run health care

Which U.S. political party is represented in the list?

• Green Party

• Democratic Party

• Communist Party

• Republican Party

“We want a government that will take care of its’ citizens use the tax revenue to help the poor and needy.  All Americans should be entitled to affordable health care.”

What political party platform is presented in the quote above?

• Republican

• Democrat

• Libertarian

• Socialist

A series of statements expressing a party's principles, beliefs and positions on Election issues

• Platform

• Candidate

• Debate

• Political Party

A system of government in which two parties compete for power.

• Platform

• Candidate

• 2 party system

• 3rd party