Topic 3.3 and 3.4

In the US, we have a ______ party system

• Uni

• Two

• Multi

• Pool

Our FIRST political parties were the ______ and ______-_______

• Federalists and Anti-Federalists

• Federalists and Democratic-Republicans

• Federalists and Anti-Republicans

• Federalists and Dual-Republicans

The parties that have dominated since 1860 are the....

• Whigs and Democratics

• Democrats and Republicans

• Bull Moose and Republicans

• Libertarians and Greens

________ involves selecting candidates to run for office

• Nominating

• Informing and Activating

• Bonding Agent

• Governing

_________ takes place when parties define the issues and try to mobilize (get people out) to vote

• Nominating

• Informing and Activating

• Bonding Agent

• Governing

The role of _______ means a political party attempts to make a candidate appeal to the public

• Nominating

• Informing and Activating

• Bonding Agent

• Governing

________ can be accomplished in a bipartisan way, or partisanship can lead to gridlock (nothing getting done) in congress

• Nominating

• Informing and Activating

• Bonding Agent

• Governing

Any party that is not one of the two major parties in the US is known as a/an.....

• Third/Minor Party

• Alternate Party

• Small Party

• Insignificant Party

The winner-take-all systems of American elections discourage...

• A competitive third party option

• Cooperation once parties are in power

• The Two Party System

• None of the Above

Third/minor parties in the US can still have an impact on American politics by

• Forcing major parties to adopt issues if they get enough support

• Spoiling elections

• Innovative solutions to new issues

• All of these