CE.5 Political Processes Review

Political parties have all of the following functions except?

• Helping candidates win elections for public office.

• Educating voters about campaign issues.

• Recruiting and nominating the candidates for office.

• Casting votes on the floor of the U.S. Congress.

The party platform is the ...

• slate of candidates who will be running for office that belong to that party.

• location where candidates are to stand during a debate.

• roll of all members of the political party.

• list of views the party has on major campaign issues.

Third parties do which of following?

• Have more members than the Republicans and Democrats.

• Often win elections.

• Focus on a specific issue and take away votes from the Republicans and Democrats.

• Raise the most money for their candidates.

The United States has _______ dominant political parties?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Party members raise money for party candidates.

• recruit and nominate candidates
• educate the electorate
• help candidates win elections
• monitor the actions of officeholders

If the opposition is doing something the party believes is wrong, the party informs the public of these grievances.  This is an attempt to attract new voters in future elections.

• recruit and nominate candidates
• educate the elecorate
• help candidates win elections
• monitor the actions of officeholders

ALL political parties are similar in that, 

• they all appeal to the political center
• reflect both liberal and conservative viewpoints
• are organized to win elections
• they help candidates win elections

reflect liberal and conservative views

• similarity of political parties
• function of political parties 

Which of the following individuals campaigned for President as a third party (the Bull Moose party)?

• Theodore Roosevelt
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Barack Obama
• Donald Trump

helping candidates win elections

• similarity of political parties
• function of political parties