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Unit 2: Political Processes - Political Parties
Test Description: These questions will test your knowledge of political parties and their role in our political system!
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Third Parties impact the American political system by -
A
Introducing new ideas and issues
B
Electing a lot of people into the presidency
C
Getting a large number of votes
D
Reflecting both liberal and conservative views
2) In the United States, what type of party system do we have?
A
two-party system
B
multi-party system
C
three-party system
D
single-party system
3) Political parties have many functions. Which one of the statements below identifies one of those functions?
A
Revolving around one political personality
B
Picking the President's cabinet
C
Nominating and recruiting qualified candidates
D
Choosing judges
4) When the party out of power pays close attention to the actions of the party in power, what function of a political party are they doing?
A
Helping candidates win elections
B
Educating the electorate
C
Recruiting and nominating candidates
D
Acting as the watch dog
5) When people donate money to the political party they support and try to convince others to vote for their candidate, which function of a political party are they doing?
A
Acting as the watchdog
B
Recruiting and nominating candidates
C
Helping candidates win elections
D
Educating the electorate
6) Political parties are similar in all of the following ways EXCEPT -
A
They appeal to the political center in order to win more votes
B
They want to influence public policy
C
They reflect both liberal and conservative views
D
Their Party Platform
7) Which of the following is true regarding the political spectrum?
A
The majority of Americans on towards the middle
B
Most people tend to be on the end with extreme views.
C
Republicans are on the left, and Democrats are on the right
D
Third parties are not on the political spectrum
8) All of the following are true of third parties, EXCEPT -
A
They revolve around political personalities
B
They are on the ballot in every state
C
They sometimes focus only on one or two specific issues
D
They rarely win elections
9) Candidate A supports a small government and larger military; Candidate B supports a larger government and smaller military. These are differences in the political parties' -
A
District
B
Platform
C
Referendum
D
Ballot
10) When candidates make speeches to explain their platform on different issues so that the people understand their platform, they are:
A
Educating the electorate
B
Recruiting and nominating candidates
C
Acting as a watchdog
D
Helping candidates win the election
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