Political Party Booklet- Review

Which function of political parties is the most important?

• Recruit and Nominate Candidates

• Educate the Electorate

• Help candidates to win the election

• Monitor the actions of public office holders

Why do third party candidates rarely win elections?

• They have too much money

• The don't have enough money or support

• They have too many issues they focus on

• They don't have good enough websites

What is the importance of third parties?

• They raise awareness of important issues that the other parties are not focusing on

• They blend in with the two major parties

• they win a lot of votes on election day

• They make bad decisions in politics

Political parties offer a way for citizens to-

• participate in the political process (election)

• stay away from politics

• stay home and watch the news instead of going to work

• make money from donating to a political party

The differences of parties are stated in their

• party platform

• rules and laws

• party handbook

• party speeches

Which is not a similarity of political parties?

• influence public policies

• organize to win elections

• appeal to the political center

• only gain support from their party members

America has a ________ party system

The party that is considered to be more liberal is the

The party that is considered to be more conservative is the

The elephant is the symbol of the

• Republican Party

• Democratic Party