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WorksheetsVoting, Political Parties and Elections
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 24mins
A Political Party is?
a supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
a group of persons who seek to control government by winning elections and holding office.
a person who favors a republican form of government.
a group of like-minded individuals who like to party.
How many electoral votes does it take to "win the White House", to become president?
538
270
170
A political party's label that is not of the two mainstream political parties that run the US government. Represents minority ideas.
Republican
Democrat
Whig
Third Party
What political party stem does the U.S. have?
one-party system
two-party system
multi-party system
no-party system
An organization that is created to raise and donate money to candidates and political parties is a -
Interest Group
Political Action Committee (PAC)
Political Party
Voting Coalition
This form of propaganda advertisement encourages people to support a candidate by portraying them as an ordinary everyday person.
Bandwagon
Testimonial
Cardstacking
Plain folks
How is the president chosen?
popular vote
battle to the death
proportional vote
electoral college
Based on the newspaper headline above, which party most likely supported the passing of this government action?
Republican Party
Communist Party
Libertarian Party
Democratic Party
Which party or parties would support removing government funded programs?
Democratic Party
Democratic and Green Party
Green Party
Republican Party
Candidate B is most likely affiliated with which political party?
Republican Party
Tea Party
Libertarian Party
Democratic Party
What is another name for the Democratic Party
GOP
Liberal
Conservative
Green
The Donkey is a symbol of the Republican party?
True
False
Why must voters evaluate information presented to them in political campaigns?
To educate the public
To express their patriotism
To focus attention on a particular issue
To make reasoned choices among candidates
What is the number of electors a state receives based on?
The a. number of years the President has been in office
The a. number of registered voters a state has
The number of representatives a state has in Congress
The number of people in the state who voted for the current President
True or False: Political Parties try to get individuals to vote for their cause through campaigning
True
False
In order to vote in the United States, an individual must be...
A Citizen of some country
Properly Registered
A tax payer
An Iphone owner
Political Parties impact the government on which level of government
Federal
State
Local
Internal
Which of the following is a job of political parties?
Select all that apply
Raising funds
Housing Staff for Candidates
Punishing Violations of Campaign Finance Laws
Assisting with campaigns for Candidates
Identifying a platform to run on
Calling out corruptions or suspicious activity from the opposing party is a responsibility of each political party and is referred to as
Nightowling
Watchdogging
Whistleblowing
Mudraking
If you attempt to participate in the primary election, but are denied based on your registration status as an independent - you are likely experiencing a
Closed Primary
Open Primary
Semi-Closed primary
Caucus
A political party's platform is a:
Stage to stand on when giving a speech
Statement of the party's principles and plan of actions
Slogan or motto, such as "I LIKE IKE"
Sign with a picture of the political party's mascot like the donkey
A Presidential debate is an example of which function of political parties?
monitoring officeholders
helping candidates win
recruiting and nominating candidates
educating the voters about issues
A common criticism of the Electoral College is that it
gives too much power to states with the highest populations
gives too much power to smaller states
is not even a real college
allows a person to win the presidency without a majority of votes
Lower taxes and smaller government.
D
R
Has more liberal views.
D
R
Usually raise taxes to support government programs.
D
R
Believes in hands-on government
D
R
Supports military spending.
D
R
Believes in hands-off government
D
R
Independent voters are…
Do not support a particular political party
Vote for candidates of only one party
Republicans
Democrats
Which of the following are the two biggest political parties in the United States (select all that apply)?
Democrat
Green
Libertarian
Willie Wilson
Republican
Political ads use a combination of facts and emotions and are biased towards one political party.
True
False
What is this ad an example of?
Testimonial
Glittering Generality
Ad Nausuem
Red Herring
