Unit 5 Test Review - Political Parties

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Minor political parties have MOST often contributed to US politics by

• causing major parties to adopt their ideas.

• placing their presidential candidates on the ballot.

• providing more candidates from which a voter can choose.

• throwing presidential elections into the House of Representatives.

What is the name for the series of declarations that detail a political party's positions on election issues?

• plank

• caucus

• platform

• initiative

The Springfield Mutant Party believes in eliminating taxes on donuts, having garbage carriers get the garbage from inside your home, and making skateboarding a crime. In political science (Government), these issues would constitute.

• a referendum

• their party plank

• their party platform

• their public opinion

Political parties appeared in the United State shortly after the Constitution was adopted because

• Washington disliked Jefferson.

• Great Britain had a two-party system.

• the Constitution provides for a two-party system

• differences arose over political and economic issues.

What two political parties have been in power the longest in the history of the United States?

• Green Party and Libertarian Party

• Free Soil Party and Whig Party

• Democratic Party and Republican Party

• Federalist Party and Libertarian Party

The MAIN function of political parties in the United States is to

• narrow down choices for citizens voting in elections.

• ensure that country remains a representative demoracy`

• keep certain types of political candidates out of power.

• help people with similar political ideas express their views.

Which of these is MOST important to generating political movements and creating political messages?

• political parties

• social protestors

• political agendas

• the electoral college

Which term BEST describes the American political party system?

• multi-party

• one-party

• third-party

• two-party

Which is one role that third parties have played within the American political party system?

• spoiled the election for one of the two major parties

• overthrown the government and instituted a new regime

• prevented major parties from adopting the ideas of their supporters

• campaigned for and won two presidential elections in the 20th century