Chapter 10 Quiz

What is a party platform?

• a place where party leaders meet

• a statement of a party's beliefs and position

• a method a party uses to contact followers

• a list of a party's beliefs and positions

What parties became the chiefs rivals starting in the 1850s?

• Democratic-Republicans and Federalists

• Federalists and National republicans

• Republicans and Democrat

• Whigs and Democrats

What type of third party is most likely to last a long time?

• Ideological party

• independent party

• single-issue party

• leader-centered party

In what kind of election can an registered voter helped to chose a party's candidate?

• closed primary

• general election

• open primary

• party primary

What is the name for a political organizaiton so strong that its candidates win elections year after year?

• county committee

• political machine

• political party

• political monopoly

A key role of a political party that is out of power is to

• select third-party candidates

• run the government

• hold a closed primary

• act as watchdog over the party in power