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- 1. Multiple ChoiceFunctions of political parties:
1. recruit & nominate candidates
2. monitor actions of office holders
3. educate people about campaign issues
4. ______
What is missing??support opposing candidatehelp candidates win electionsrequire a membership feecreate forums and debates - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of party system do we have in America at the current time?1 party2 party3 party4 party
- 3. Multiple Choice
If Ms. Murray is a political candidate, she will try to win by appealing to voters
who are on the left of the spectrum
who are in the middle of the spectrum
who are on the right of the spectrum
who are on the left and right of the spectrum
- 4. Multiple Choice
Political parties reflect...
mostly liberal views
mostly conservative views
sometimes both liberal and conservative views
political parties have no established platform/views
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT a function of political parties?
Recruit and nominate candidates
Educate the electorate
Help candidates win
Influence public policy
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a similarity of political parties?
Reflect both liberal and conservative views
Organize to win elections
Influence public policy
These all are similarities
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich current party is typically more conservative?WhigsDemocratsRepublicansAnti-Federalists
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA political party other than Republican or DemocraticIndependentA political party other than Republicanthird partyDemocratic
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA person running for office.candidatedelegatewrite-in candidatespeaker
- 10. Multiple ChoiceAn organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence government.political partyparty platformpublic policymajority party
- 11. Multiple ChoiceDuring a debate, candidates discuss their views on various ________.issuesopinion pollsendorsementscontributors
- 12. Multiple ChoiceSet of statements describing a party’s views on major issuesplatformthird partycandidatepublic policy
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is one of the main purposes of political parties?To cast electoral votesTo set the age for votingTo administer literacy testsTo nominate candidates for office
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a country with a two-party system?United States of AmericaJapanCanadaCuba
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe primary role of a third party is to:keep the best candidate from winninginform the public about the shortcomings of the other partieshighlight an outstanding candidate in order to gain name recognition for the next electionintroduce new ideas or push for a particular issue
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe kinds of third parties includethird parties tied to a single issuethird parties tied to a political beliefthird parties tied to a single candidateAll of the above
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