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Political parties and ideologies

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the two sides of the political spectrum?
a)
Liberals and Conservatives
b)
Radicals and Reactionaries
c)
Democrats and Republicans
d)
Dumb and Dumber
2.

All of the following are functions of political parties except...

a)

to ensure candidates are qualified

b)

to find candidates and gather support for all of them

c)

to nominate candidates for office

d)

to support the president

3.
Selecting people to run for office represents which job of political parties?
a)
Nominating
b)
Watchdog
c)
Spoiler
d)
Informing the public
4.
Presidential debates are an important part of the political process.  Which function best describes the purpose of these debates?
a)
Helping candidates learn what is important to the opposing party
b)
Recruiting and nominating candidates
c)
Monitoring the actions of officeholders
d)
Educating the electorate about campaign issues
5.
Where along the political spectrum do both political parties try to win votes in the general election?
a)
extreme right
b)
in the middle
c)
extreme left
6.
How a political party feels on certain issues is stated in their...
a)
radio address
b)
mailing
c)
pamphlet
d)
platform
7.
What is the form of government where the citizens rule?
a)
dictatorship
b)
rule of law
c)
Democracy
d)
Monarchy
8.
Political parties inform supporters by -
a)
using the media 
b)
censoring the media
c)
discouraging communication
d)
discouraging the use of social media
9.

A collection of all the efforts a candidate makes to win an election.

a)

party platform

b)

campaign

c)

public policy

d)

political views

10.
In America, a political party other than Republican or Democratic is called a - 
a)
Independent
b)
Moderate
c)
third party
d)
Federalist
11.
Which side of the political spectrum is more traditional in views?
a)
Liberals
b)
Conservatives
12.
Which side favors government bringing about change?
a)
Liberals
b)
Conservatives
13.
Which side believes the government should tax the wealthy and spend it on people in need?
a)
Liberals
b)
Conservatives
14.
The Republican Party falls on which side of the spectrum?
a)
Left 
b)
Right
15.
A political party that concentrates on only one issue is called a - 
a)
single issue party
b)
splinter party
splinter parties
c)
economic protest party
d)
ideological Party
16.

What is a political party?

a)

a coalition of political leaders from every State

b)

group that tries to control government by winning elections

c)

an election in which the voters choose only one winner

d)

The voters

17.

The United States has a:

a)

one party system

b)

multi party sytem

c)

two party system

18.

Minor parties fail to gain support in the US because of all of the following except:

a)

single member districts

b)

The Constitution was made for 2 parties

c)

problems getting on the ballet

d)

low overall membership

19.

Which were the first two political parties in the US?

a)

Whigs and Democrats

b)

Tories and Democrats

c)

Federalists and Democratic-Republicans

d)

Democrats and Republicans

20.

Which type of third party only cares about one thing, like limiting alcohol?

a)

protest

b)

single issue

c)

splinter

d)

ideological

21.

someone who believes government should be active in supporting social change is a:

a)

conservative

b)

liberal

c)

radical

d)

anarchist

22.

Third parties are important for all of the following reasons except . . .

a)

they introduce new ideas like direct election of senators

b)

They can talk about unpopular topics

c)

they can upset the outcome of close elections

d)

they frequently win presidential elections

23.

Which of the following is false about political parties?

a)

they do not influence state election rules

b)

they try to win elections

c)

they sometimes act as a watchdog

d)

they involve people in politics

24.

someone who favors traditional views in government and who is cautious regarding change is a:

a)

liberal

b)

anarchist

c)

conservative

d)

radical

25.

When a political party is out of power it becomes the _______ of the one in power.

a)

patron

b)

interpreter

c)

watchdog

d)

ally

26.

Which minor political party is focused primarily on protecting our environment?

a)

The Libertarian Party

b)

The Constitution Party

c)

The Green Party

d)

The Reform Party

27.

Who is considered the father of the modern day Democratic Party?

a)

Jefferson

b)

Washington

c)

FDR

d)

Lincoln

28.

The first televised political debate was between:

a)

Nixon and LBJ

b)

George H.W. Bush and Reagan

c)

JFK and Nixon

d)

Lincoln and Jefferson Davis

29.

Which of the following parties are the most liberal?

a)

The Tea Party

b)

Republicans

c)

Democrats

d)

Libertarians

30.

When someone of a third party pulls votes from a major party candidate it is known as a:

a)

landslide

b)

stealing

c)

spoiler

d)

triumph

31.

The summation of all people in society's views is known as:

a)

Bias

b)

The Coattail effect

c)

Tyranny of the majority

d)

Public opinion

32.

When Thomas Jefferson won the election of 1800 which party took over for the first time?

a)

The Whigs

b)

The Democratic-Republican

c)

The Republicans

d)

The Democrats

33.

When Theodore Roosevelt broke from the Republican party to create the Bull Moose Party, he created a:

a)

ideological party

b)

economic protest party

c)

splinter party

d)

single issue party

34.

How has the overall spending trends of presidential campaigns changed since the 1960's?

a)

nothing has changed

b)

decreased signifigantly

c)

Increased significantly

d)

slight increase

35.

The reason most third parties in the United States sturggle are:

a)

Our electoral system makes it difficult for third parties to compete

b)

lack of money

c)

The US is a two party system

36.

When someone votes for two candidates from different parties in the same election, it is called:

a)

indeciveness

b)

stalemate

c)

split-ticket voting

d)

swing vote

37.

Which political party dominated American politics from the Civil War to the Great Depression?

a)

Republican

b)

Democratic

c)

Green

d)

Constitution

38.

All of the people entitled to vote in a given election:

a)

bias

b)

Electorate

c)

political party

d)

The Congress

39.

A bias is:

a)

another term for public opinion

b)

a method of nominating a candidate for election

c)

a skewed (santed one way or another) point of view present in all of us

d)

a preference or inclination

40.

What does the Constitution party focus on?

a)

fixing healthcare

b)

The founding fathers and their original intent

c)

The environment

d)

gender equality

41.

The Libertarian party wants to:

a)

abolish penalties for victimless crimes

b)

wants to expand and fix healthcare

c)

wants to protect our environment

d)

wants government limited and as small as possible

42.

Which political party wants to reduce the size of government and lower taxes?

a)

The Republican Party

b)

The Green Party

c)

The Democratic Party

d)

The Constitution Party

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