Unit 4 Review

What are the two sides of the political spectrum?

• Republicans & Democrats

• Liberals & Conservatives

• Radicals & Revolutionaries

• Federalists and Republicans

_____ is considered the father of the modern day Democratic Party because his creation of government sponsored social welfare programs, including Social Security.

• Reagan

• Truman

• FDR

• Jefferson

The major function of political parties in America is:

• Educating the public

• Presenting solutions to problems

• Keeping the party in power responsible to the people

• Nominating candidates for public office and presenting them to voters.

Which of following parties is the MOST liberal:

• Democratic

• Libertarian

• Tea Party

• Republican

When someone of a 3rd party pulls decisive votes away from one of the major party candidates it is known as:

• Spoiler

• Innovator

• Watchdog

• Federalism

The summation of all people in society’s views is also known as:

• Bias

• Public Opinion

• The Coattail Effect

• Tyranny of the Majority

When one major party is not in power, it can act as the _____ on the other party.

• Scorekeeper

• Gatekeeper

• Timekeeper

• Watchdog

When Theodore Roosevelt broke from the Republican Party to create the Bull Moose Party, he created a -

• Ideological Party

• Single Issue Party

• Economic Protest Party

• Splinter Party

How has the overall spending trends of presidential campaigns changed since the 1960’s?

• Gone down

• Stayed the same.

• Gone up slightly

• Gone up significantly.

Reasons most Third-Party’s in this country struggle are

• Lack of Money

• The United States has historically been a two-party system

• Our electoral system makes it difficult for Third Parties to compete.

• All the Above