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WorksheetsCH 5 S 2&3 Quiz Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What two parties were created from the Democratic Republican Party splitting apart?
Whigs and Federalists
Democrats and Republicans
Republicans and Whigs
Whigs and Democrats
What does it mean to resign?
quit
give up an office or position
get bored and give up
leave
Under the spoils system, who got jobs when a candidate won an election?
People qualified for the job
random people
The candidate's supporters
members of the losing party
Which minor party focuses on one belief?
Major Party
Splinter Party
Ideological Party
Single-Issue Party
Which minor party is formed in times of economic struggles?
Major Party
Economic Protest Party
Ideological Party
Splinter Party
What is something a minor party does?
Take votes from major parties in elections
Get candidates elected president
Propose amendments in congress
Have major news stations cover all events
Which political era does not have one party with a majority of elected presidents?
Era of Republicans 1860-1932
Era of New Deal Democrats 1932-1968
Era of Divided Government 1968-Present
Era of Democrats 1800-1860
A minor party that came from people leaving a major party is a...
Single-Issue Party
Splinter Party
Economic Protest Party
Ideological Party
In what political era were the Democratic Party and the Republican Party founded?
Era of Republicans 1860-1932
Era of New Deal Democrats 1932-1968
Era of Democrats 1800-1860
Era of Divided Government 1968-Present
What was a major characteristic of the Era of New Deal Democrats 1932-1968?
spoils system
a president resigning
child labor laws and work safety
social and economic welfare programs
What is a minor party based on a certain set of beliefs?
Prohibition Party
Ideological Party
Single-Issue Party
Economic Protest Party
Which minor parties will usually dissolve once they accomplish their goal?
Ideological and Economic Protest
Single-Issue and Splinter
Splinter and Ideological
Economic Protest and Single-Issue
What common belief brought Whigs, Democrats, and other parties together to found the Republican Party?
Weak Central Government
Anti-Slavery
To help the average white man
Pro-Slavery
Which party was founded with a belief for weak central government?
Whig Party
Prohibition Party
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Which party was founded with a belief for strong central government?
Democratic Republican Party
Republican Party
Prohibition Party
Democratic Party
What was a major characteristic of the Era of Republicans 1860-1932?
Spoils System
President resigning due to scandal
social and economic welfare programs
dominating politics after Civil War
What is something that limits minor parties?
Endless funds for campaigns
24/7 News coverage on events
Not enough people to challenge major parties
Many moderate members
What is an example of an ideological party?
Socialist Party
Right to Life
Populist Party
Greenback Party
What is an example of a splinter party?
Prohibition Party
Greenback Party
Progressive Party
Free Soil Party
What is an example of a single-issue party?
Progressive Party
Prohibition Party
Greenback Party
Socialist Party
