WorksheetsHistory of Politics
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 21mins
What are the names of the two major political parties in the United States today?
Green and Libertarian
Socialist and Communist
Democrats and Repubilcans
Libertarians and Constitutionalists
Which of the following parties developed after President George Washington left office?
Democratic-Republicans
Know-Nothing Party
Federalists
The Green Party
The Democratic-Republicans were led by......
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Alexander Hamilton
Andrew Jackson
The Federalists were led by.....
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
James Monroe
The Federalist Party became what political party?
The Whigs
The Democrats
The Anti-Federalists
The Green Party
Who was the FIRST Republican President?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Abraham Lincoln
Which party became the anti-slavery party after the split?
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Whigs
Libertarian Party
Which of the two main political parties attracts, for the most part, conservatives?
Republican
Democratic
The Federalists were led by:
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
John F. Kennedy
The Democratic-Republicans were led by:
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
George Washington
Who was the only President of the U.S. elected from the Whig party?
(a)
In the mid 1820s the Democratic-Republican party broke up and became what political party?
The Federalists
The Democratic Party
The Republican Party
The Know-Nothing Party
In the 1850s, the Democratic Party and the Whig Party split over the issue of slavery. The Democratic Party and the Republican Party were created out of this issue. Which party was pro-slavery?
The Republican Party
The Libertarian Party
The Green Party
The Democratic Party
Which President was the first elected as a Republican?
Theodore Roosevelt
John Adams
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Which political party believes the government should take care of the people?
The Republican Party
The Agrarian Party
The Whigs
The Democratic Party
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton had different ideas about ________.
how powerful the central government should be
how long the workday should be
whether people could have individual rights
how strong the economy should be
The Republican party was first made up of _____________.
enslaved people and minorities
people who opposed slavery
people who supported slavery
people who had no opinion on slavery
Many of the founding fathers did not support the idea of political parties
True
False
Which spending increase would the Democratic Party likely support?
Homeland Security
Space Exploration
Education
Military
The conversation below is part of a political discussion.
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Lou: I am going to vote for the candidate who will support cutting government spending.
Bob: Yes, we spend too much on some programs.
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Which party’s candidates are these voters most likely to support?
Democratic
Green
Republiccan
Socialist
Which two parties have been going strong for 150 years or more?
Whigs and Tories
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
Democratic-Republicans and Democrats
Republicans and Democrats
Who wanted a strict interpretation of the Constitution?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
Democrats
For Federalists, a loose interpretation of the Constitution would be creating a national
bank
school
university
hospital
