Political Parties

First political parties in the US were (select all that apply) (a)  

• Federalist & Democratic-Republi
• Loyalist & Whigs
• Tories & Conservatives

What are the names of the two major political parties in the United States today?

• Green and Libertarian

• Socialist and Communist

• Democrats and Repubilcans

• Libertarians and Constitutionalists

A _____________ system characterizes the American political process.

Members of political parties work together to reach their goals and help candidates from their party win (a)   .

• contests
• elections
• games
• lotteries

A _________ _____ is a group of people organized to support certain beliefs about national policy.

There is (a)   in the Constitution that requires the United States to have two political parties.

• an amendment
• legislation
• nothing
• provision

Minor parties, sometimes called "_____ parties," have often played an important role in U.S. politics.

Sometimes, a third party gains its goals by __________ a major party.

In most states, a person can join a political party when registering to ____.

A person who does not belong to a political party is sometimes called an (a)   .

• communist
• independent
• outsider
• socialist