Political Parties
What are the names of the two major political parties in the United States?
Democrat and Republican
Which party would support a tax decrease for businesses?
Republican Party
How many Electoral College Votes does a candidate need to win the presidential election?
270
What do lobbyists represent in their attempts to influence government?
special interest groups
True or False: The basic disagreement between Republicans and Democrats is the responsibilities of government.
True
Which party would want to spend more money on education?
Democrats
Which party supports little to no changes to the 2nd Amendment?
Republican
What type of primary system does Florida have?
Closed
The purpose of the "watchdog" role is to
make sure the winning party does not abuse its power
A party supporter is most likely to do on election day is
help party supporters get to the polls
Mansa Musa of Mali
allowed different religions
Which party believes in a larger federal government?
Democrats
How many party systems are not democratic?
One
What is one role of third parties in American politics?
persuading the public on an issue that has been neglected by the major parties.
True or False: A benefit of a closed primary prevents people from other parties from nominating a weak candidate
True
Another term for Republican that begins with "C"
Conservative
Which political party supports fewer regulations on companies?
Republicans
To be elected president, a candidate must win the
Electoral College
What activity is used to directly influence legislative decisions?
gathering signatures for a petition
Which party would say the following:
"We need to phase out all coal power plants. We must ban mountaintop removal coal mining. We must do this now, for our future."
Green Party
A "Left Wing" is a _________?
Democrat
The following party platform most likely belongs to which party?
"We stand for the interests of the working class. We want to replace capitalism with a system that puts the people before profits. We need to take power from the wealthy corporate owners and put it in the hands of the people"
Communism
Political Parties distribute literature about their candidates in order to
educate the electorate about campaign issues
Which party would say the following:
"We are the only political party that stands for your right to pursue happiness in any way you chose as long as you don't hurt anyone else and as long as you don't take their stuff."
Libertarian
Which party would say this:
"Due to racial inequality, college should be free for all Americans."
Socialist