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GOV 1: Five Roles of Political Parties

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

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1.

Which of the five roles of Political Parties does this example illustrate? (select 1)


Party leaders meet with a senator who is not supporting the party’s platform on environmental issues.

a)

Support Candidates

b)

Influence Laws & Policy

c)

Unite Levels of Government

d)

Create Balance

2.

Which of the five roles of Political Parties does this example illustrate? (select 1)


A party’s state office asks party members to write their legislators and ask them to vote “no” on a state tax bill.

a)

Support Candidates

b)

Influence Laws & Policy

c)

Influence voters

d)

Create Balance

3.

Which of the five roles of Political Parties does this example illustrate? (select 2)


A party’s state office runs a phone bank before the election to call party supporters and remind them to support the party’s candidates.

a)

Support Candidates

b)

Influence Laws & Policy

c)

Unite Levels of Government

d)

Create Balance

e)

Influence Voters

4.

Which of the five roles of Political Parties does this example illustrate? (select 2)


A party’s state office hosts a conference for state and local officials to discuss the party’s goals for the state.

a)

Support Candidates

b)

Influence Laws & Policy

c)

Unite Levels of Government

d)

Create Balance

e)

Influence Voters

5.

Which of the five roles of Political Parties does this example illustrate? (select 2)


A committee of legislators from one party meets to draft a law that will be acceptable to everyone in the party.

a)

Support Candidates

b)

Influence Laws & Policy

c)

Unite Levels of Government

d)

Create Balance

e)

Influence Voters

6.

Which of the five roles of Political Parties does this example illustrate? (select 1)


A group of legislators from the minority and majority parties meets to discuss compromise after a failed vote on a budget bill.

a)

Support Candidates

b)

Influence Laws & Policy

c)

Unite Levels of Government

d)

Create Balance

e)

Influence Voters

7.

Which of the five roles of Political Parties does this example illustrate? (select 1)


A political party pays for a series of televised attack ads against a candidate from the other party.

a)

Support Candidates

b)

Influence Laws & Policy

c)

Unite Levels of Government

d)

Create Balance

e)

Influence Voters

8.

Which of the five roles of Political Parties does this example illustrate? (select 1)


A political party holds a huge convention to nominate and celebrate the party’s presidential candidate.

a)

Support Candidates

b)

Influence Laws & Policy

c)

Unite Levels of Government

d)

Create Balance

9.

Which of the five roles of Political Parties does this example illustrate? (select 1)


A state governor meets with a city mayor and state senator from the same party to discuss the governor’s policy on education.

a)

Support Candidates

b)

Influence Laws & Policy

c)

Unite Levels of Government

d)

Create Balance

e)

Influence Voters

10.

Which of the five roles of Political Parties does this example illustrate? (select 1)


The president refuses to sign a bill passed by the opposing party and meets with legislators to discuss possible changes.

a)

Support Candidates

b)

Influence Laws & Policy

c)

Unite Levels of Government

d)

Create Balance

e)

Influence Voters

11.

Which of the five roles of Political Parties does this example illustrate? (select 1)


Party volunteers spend a Saturday afternoon at the park handing out party-sponsored voting guides.

a)

Support Candidates

b)

Influence Laws & Policy

c)

Unite Levels of Government

d)

Create Balance

e)

Influence Voters

12.

Which of the five roles of Political Parties does this example illustrate? (select 1)


A new law passes the Senate, where one party has a majority, but fails in the House of Representatives, where the other party has a majority.

a)

Support Candidates

b)

Influence Laws & Policy

c)

Unite Levels of Government

d)

Create Balance

e)

Influence Voters