BrainPop Political Parties

Someone who describes herself as "conservative" would be most likely to join:

• The Republican Party

• The Democratic Party

• The Liberal Party

• The Green Party

Which of these men was a famous Republican President?

• Ronald Reagan

• George Washington

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Thomas Jefferson

You oppose a bill that would increase federal loans to students, because you think they should secure private loans from banks. Your position could be called:

• Reactionary

• Left-leaning

• Right-leaning

• Socialist

Which of the following is a true statement?

• The Democratic Party has changed very little since its founding

• Andrew Jackson is considered one of the greatest Presidents of the twentieth century

• The Republican Party is older than the Democratic Party

• • The Democratic Party is older than the Republican Party

Which of these is a common belief within the Democratic Party?

• Taxing big businesses disrupts the American economy

• The rich should be taxed to provide services for the common good

• Everyone's taxes should be lower

• The largest amount of taxes should be paid by the middle class

Why don't Republicans support many broad-based social programs?

• They believe that no one can be helped by these programs

• They believe that these programs don't reach enough people

• They believe the government shouldn't play a large role in people's lives

• They believe there aren't many people who would want to participate in these programs

Which of the following is a common position within the Republican Party?

• Everyone in America should have access to free health care

• High taxes help the economy grow

• Rich people tend to treat poor people unfairly

• • America's military needs to be as strong as possible

In the sentence, "Republicans and Democrats agreed on a bipartisan solution to the problem," what does "bipartisan" mean?

• Cooperative

• Two-person

• Popular

• Divided in half

What do the Green, Reform, and Libertarian Parties have in common?

• They are all part of the Republican Party

• They are all part of the Democratic Party

• They are all defunct political parties

• • They are all relatively small political parties

Place the following Presidents in the order that they served: A) Thomas Jefferson; B) Andrew Jackson; C) Abraham Lincoln

• A, B, C

• C, B, A

• A, C, B

• C, A, B