Political Parties

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

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

• contests

• elections

• games

• lotteries

There are two major political parties in the United States the _________ Party and the __________ Party.

• Democratic

• Green

• Libertarian

• Republican

There is _______ in the Constitution that requires the United States to have two political parties.

• an amendment

• legislation

• nothing

• provision

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

• attend school

• drive

• enlist in the military

• vote

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

• communist

• independent

• outsider

• socialist

__________ is the only president in U.S. history who refused to get involved in party politics.

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Barack Obama

• George Washington

On an election map, states are color coded. _______ stands for Republican and_____________ stands for Democrat

• red/blue

• purple/blue

• blue/red

• blue/purple

Which of the following is NOT a requirement for a presidential candidate?

• At least 35 years old

• Natural born US citizen

• College educated

• US resident at least 14 years

What group votes after the general election is complete?

• The Selector College

• The Intellectual College

• The Electoral College

• The Government College