Political Parties Quiz 465 (20 MCQs)

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1. Political parties serve which of the following functions in the United States? I. Informing the public about political issues II. Mobilizing voters and getting them to the polls III. Organizing diverse interests within society IV. Establishing the rules governing financial contributions to political candidates
2. Benchmark:2.8 Complexity:DOK 3 In the modern political system, which issue represents a basic disagreement between Republicans and Democrats?
3. Discuss the significance of political parties in shaping the Jacksonian democracy.
4. Which political party would spend more on social programs and education?
5. Parties select a candidate to run for office in their .....
6. Which "major" party has a more conservative platform?
7. What kind of benefit does interests groups give their members?
8. The first political parties in the United States formed mainly in response to disagreements over-
9. This is a group of people who had similar ideas on how the country should be run.
10. In winner-take-all election system, what percentage of the votes does a candidate need to automatically win?
11. Which is a political party from the early 1790's?
12. "Battleground" states often decide elections (where the vote is too close to call). An example being ..... ?
13. A political stance on an issue.
14. PAC stands for-
15. The colour for Republican Party is .....
16. Local level parties tend to be broken down into .....
17. What kind of party system characterizes the American politiclal process?
18. The US has a ..... system?
19. Which is the largest 'small party' in the House of Commons?
20. Two or more political parties working together are know as?