Civics: Chapter 10 Test- Political Parties

Which of the following is true of one-party governments?

• all other parties are forbidden

• a single person controls the gov't

• citizens do not have freedom of speech

• all of the above

The two major political parties today are

• Democrats and Republicans

• Democratic republicans and Federalists

• Independent and Green

• Whigs and Federalists

Voters in the same neighborhood usually

• vote at the same polling place

• vote for the same candidate

• vote straight ticket

• belong to the same political party

In 1912 when Theodore roosevelt was denied the presidential nomonation of the Republican party, he

• withdrew from the race

• was elected POTUS anyway

• organized the Progressive party

• dropped out of the race

Vice presidential candidates are chosen

• during the primary election

• for their ability to win votes

• by the electoral college

• from the same state as the presidential candidate

Coalition governments sometimes arise out of the

• multiparty system

• one-party system

• two-party system

• third parties

Which of the following ran as a third party candidate

• Ross Perot

• Bill Clinton

• George Bush

• None of the above

True or False: The votes of the U.S. citizens count directly for the president.

• True

• False

True or False: In the U.S., only candidates belonging to the Republican or Democratic parties can run for office

• True

• False

True or False: Third parties, in no way, have ever won a presidential election in the U.S.

• True

• False