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Political Idealogy/Parties

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wanda is active in the church and very religious. She works in her church to help the indigent and supports a candidate in the upcoming election who wants to increase taxes on businesses to help pay for shelters for the homeless and abused women.

a)

Conservative

b)

Liberal

c)

Libertarian

2.

Alex is concerned about certain harmful chemicals in the water supply. There is a big power plant a few miles away and he worries about what kinds of chemicals it might be putting into the air and water. He sits down at his computer to email his representatives in Congress about his concerns, and thinks a lot more should be done to make sure more restrictions are put on those kinds of plants.

a)

Conservative

b)

Liberal

c)

Libertarian

3.

This group likes to hold on to old traditions and ideas and does not want to change or reform anything in relation to politics and religion.

a)

Liberals

b)

Libertarian

c)

Reactionary

d)

Conservatives

4.

Phil believes that people who are able to work should get jobs, and if they choose not to, they should not expect to get assistance from the rest of society, and especially not from the government which is too involved in our lives anyway.

a)

Conservative

b)

Liberal

c)

Libertarian

5.
Associated with liberals, this political party has a more progressive ideology. They believe the government should play a more active role in the lives of its citizens.
a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
c)
Reactionary
d)
Radical
6.
Associated with conservatives, this political party holds onto its traditional values. They favor lower tax rates and believe the government should play less of a role in the lives of its citizens.
a)
Democrat
b)
Republican
c)
Reactionary
d)
Radical
7.

Government should be actively involved in promotion of the social welfare of nation's citizens

a)

Conservative

b)

Moderate

c)

Socialist

d)

Liberal

e)

Authoritarian

8.
When it comes to immigration, conservatives want to ____ immigration laws and liberals want to ____ immigration laws.
a)
strengthen; loosen 
b)
loosen; strengthen
c)
eliminate; advocate
d)
keep; get rid of 
9.
When it comes to the death penalty, conservatives are ___ and liberals are ___.
a)
pro-death penalty; anti-death penalty
b)
anti- death penalty, pro- death penalty 
c)
neutral; against 
d)
neutral; pro-death penalty 
10.

Political parties are mentioned in the Constitution

a)

True

b)

False

11.

One Democratic Party core belief is

a)

destroy the environment

b)

help the environment

c)

no taxes

d)

no funding social programs

12.

All but ONE is a function of a political party

a)

nominate and recruit candidates

b)

educate people about campaign issues

c)

help candidates win elections

d)

monitor the actions of officeholders

e)

All the above

13.

__________ is the only president in U.S. history who refused to get involved in party politics.

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Barack Obama

d)

George Washington