Political Parties 101
History of Political Parties
Democrats and Republicans
Mystery (+/-)
Random
100
What are the mascot symbols for the democratic and republican party?
What is a donkey and an elephant.
100
What was the names of the first political parties that emerged in the U.S?
What are Federalists and Anti-Federalists?
100
Which political party is in favor of economic equality?
What are Democrats
100
What are parties called that are not one of the two major parties?
What is Minor Parties or Third Parties.
100
Under which political party did Andrew Yang belong to?
What is the Democratic party
200
What kind of party system does the U.S have?
What is a Two-Party System
200
Did the founding fathers support the idea of having political parties? What did they rely on instead?
No. What is facts and reason.
200
Typically what are supporters of the republican party called?
What are conservatives
200
A change in the balance of power between political parties.
What is Party Realignment
200
A particular minor party primarily focused on the environment is called:
The Green Party
300
What was the name of the guy who warned the people about the formation of factions?
Who is James Madison
300
What early party group was in favor of the constitution?
What are Federalists?
300
What did the Democratic Party originally evolve from?
What are the Anti-Federalists
300
What was the lowest level of party organization called?
What is Precinct-level organization.
300
What is the term that describes the manipulation of boundaries of an electoral constituency so as to favor one party or class?
What is Gerrymandering
400
What is the document that includes a collection of the party's positions on issues they deem politically important?
What is a party platform
400
This political party had a strict interpretation of the constitution and wanted the economy to be based on agriculture and small businesses.
What is the Democratic-Republican Party.
400
What was the name of the political party that became the party we know today as the Republican party?
What is the Whig Party.
400
Fill in the blank: _______ was the war that made the Democratic Party support African Americans?
What is the Nuclear War
400
What party values the freedom of choice and individual judgement?
What is the Libertarian Party
500
What was the year when Political Parties were consolidated into a Two-Party system?
What is 1860.
500
Name three Anti-federalist leaders:
Who is George Mason, Patrick Henry, and Samuel Adams?
500
Who was the FIRST republican president? And who was the FIRST democratic president?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Who is Andrew Jackson?
500
What Political Party did George Washington run under?
What is non-partisan. He had no party affiliation.
500
Name the FIRST person ever in history who recently spoke to vote against his/her own political party.
Who is Senator Mitt. Romney