The Role & Purpose of Political Parties

What is one of the roles of a Bonding Agent?

• Vouching for a candidate's worthiness

• Managing financial accounts

• Organizing events

• Conducting interviews.

What is necessary for the executive and legislative branches to function effectively?

• They must work independently

• They must work together

• They must compete with each other

• They must ignore each other.

Bi-partisan actions are supported by ______.

• One party

• Both parties

• No parties

• The public.

Partisanship is a firm allegiance to a party and can cause what?

• Unity

• Gridlock

• Cooperation

• Progress

According to the comic strip, which groups like the bill?

• Only Democrats

• Only Republicans

• Both Democrats and Republicans

• Neither Democrats nor Republicans

What was the historical basis for America's two-party system?

• The Federalists & Anti-Federalists

• The Democrats & Republicans

• The Whigs & Tories

• The Libertarians & Greens

Most Americans have a general agreement on fundamental matters. What does this ideological consensus prevent?

• Formation of new parties

• Strong rival parties

• Political debates

• Electoral reforms

What are the two major parties represented in the cartoon?

• GOP and DEMOS

• Federalists and Anti-Federalists

• Whigs and Tories

• Libertarians and Greens

Fill in the blank: The donkey and the elephant are traditional symbols of the _______ and _______ parties, respectively.

• Republican, Democratic

• Democratic, Republican

• Green, Libertarian

• Socialist, Independent

In a multi-party system, parties form ______, which can dissolve easily.

• Coalitions

• Governments

• Alliances

• Unions