VA & U.S. Government - Unit 4: Political Parties

Elected or appointed delegates meet every how many years to select their party's ticket for the November elections?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

How are candidates selected to represent their political party?

• Primaries

• Caucuses

• Nominating Conventions

• All of the above

Virginia DOE NOT require citizens to declare a political party, but you may only vote in one primary?

• True

• False

According to the pie graph, which political party affiliations in the United States had the highest percentage in 2014?

• Independents

• Republican Party

• Democratic Party

Both parties, Democrats and Republicans, employ small "paid" staffs in permanent offices at each level of government?

• True

• False

According to the poll above, which political party has seen a dramatic increase between 1988-2014?

• Independent

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

According to the graphic, Americans have become more divided on issues from 1994-2014?

• True

• False

According to the graph, who makes up the "6%" of Voters in the General Public?

• Independents

• Republicans

• Democrats

According to the picture, both parties have different platform stances throughout history.

• True

• False

According to the picture, both parties agree on key issues facing the United States of America?

• True

• False