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WorksheetsCE 5 a, b, c Political parties
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Party members raise money for party candidates.
a)
recruit and nominate candidates
b)
educate the electorate
c)
help candidates win elections
d)
monitor the actions of officeholders
2.
If the opposition is doing something the party believes is wrong, the party informs the public of these grievances. This is an attempt to attract new voters in future elections.
a)
recruit and nominate candidates
b)
educate the elecorate
c)
help candidates win elections
d)
monitor the actions of officeholders
3.
ALL political parties are similar in that,
a)
they all appeal to the political center
b)
reflect both liberal and conservative viewpoints
c)
are organized to win elections
d)
they help candidates win elections
4.
reflect liberal and conservative views
a)
similarity of political parties
b)
function of political parties
5.
Which of the following individuals campaigned for President as a third party (the Bull Moose party)?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Donald Trump
6.
helping candidates win elections
a)
similarity of political parties
b)
function of political parties
7.
recruit and nominate candidates
a)
similarity of political parties
b)
function of political parties
8.
the differences in all political parties is stated in the
a)
bill of rights
b)
constitution
c)
third party
d)
platform
9.
We have a __________system in the United States.
a)
one party
b)
two party
c)
multiple party
d)
third party
10.
Political Parties do all of the following except:
a)
Nominate candidates
b)
Raise money for campaigns
c)
Monitor office holders
d)
Count the electoral vote
11.
Mail propaganda, television ads, and phone calls during elections are Political Parties way of:
a)
Recruiting candidates
b)
Monitoring actions of office holders
c)
Educating the Electorate
d)
Voting
12.
In order to win elections political parties:
a)
Appeal to the political center.
b)
Take the same position on issues as their opponents.
c)
Avoid all propaganda techniques.
d)
Try to attract only liberal voters.
13.
A party platform is ____________________.
a)
a stage from which the candidates speak
b)
the ideology(values) of a party and a candidate from that party
c)
the wedge in a candidate’s shoe that makes him look taller
d)
the running board on the side of a candidate’s bus
14.
Third parties never influence the outcome of an election. They just spend money
and waste their time trying to get their candidate and his issues noticed.
and waste their time trying to get their candidate and his issues noticed.
a)
False
b)
True
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