Which state in the United States is named after a president?
Washington
100
How does the following quote by J.F. Kennedy end, ''Ask not what your country can do for you''.
"Ask what you can do for your country".
100
Who represents the Republican Party, and who represents the Democratic Party during the preceding election?
Donald Trump (Republican) and Hillary Clinton (Democrat).
100
How is it easier to choose a party rather than a single candidate when voting?
Parties have history, reputation, core values, stability and opinions that can represent a larger group of the population.
100
Which president is famous for his tall hat?
Abraham Lincoln
200
Which president is known for abolishing slavery and becoming the first republican elected president?
Abraham Lincoln.
200
What did Bill Clinton say in connection to the famous Lewinsky scandal in 1998?
"I did not have a sexual relationship with that woman".
200
Who did the first American black president win against by 53 per cent to 46 per cent?
John McCain (Republican.
200
In the 1830's what were the americans starting to think about the clash of political parties?
Healthy and even necessary for democracy.
200
Many people believe that a certain president’s teeth were made of wood, who was this particular president?
Theodore Roosewelt.
300
Who was president during the Watergate - scandal?
Richard Nixon.
300
Who is the author of this famous quote, ''Mankind must put an end to war - or war will put an end to mankind''?
John F. Kennedy.
300
Which party was willing to pay about 800 billion dollars focusing on economic recovery?
The democrats.
300
What are some of the goals of american political parties?
Winning office, controlling public policy and keeping an eye on opposition.
300
Who was the first president to have his portrait painted on a one dollar bill?
George Washington.
400
Who was the president when the Unites States first started supporting South Vietnam (1955)?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
400
Which president is known for this quote, "A president's hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right"?
Lyndon Johnson.
400
Name three major visions of the Democratic Party described in the text “Political parties in the United States”.
Economic Recovery, health care, and unemployment below 8%.
400
What is the model called, which states that, "parties as social networks evolve overtime, but do not change completely"?
The "Social networks" model.
400
Who built the White House?
Slaves from all over the world.
500
How did Franklin Roosevelt response to the Depression during his time as president?
The federal government employed the unemployed; furthermore Social Security and unemployment systems were implemented.
500
Which president is known for this quote, "We the people tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us"?
Ronald Reagan.
500
What does it mean when political parties are divided in “big tents”?
This means that the two parties each consists of different kinds of people. The Democratic tent shelters the liberal people and the Republican tent shelters conservative people.
500
What is the main idea behind the "responsible party model"?
Parties should be clear about what they stand for.
500
Which president was a cheerleader in Highs School?