Political Parties

5 Written Questions

1. the whigs party and the republican party
2. the process of grassroot members of a political party carrying the concerns of local voters to the party leaders
3. a group of people named by each state to select the president and vice president
4. the political movements that begin in the local neighborhood level.
5. election in which the voters choose candidates to represent the two major parties

5 Matching Questions

1. third party
2. closed primary
3. candidate
4. national committee
5. Opened Primary

1. a primary election in which votes may vote for a party's nominees without declaring membership in that party
2. b organization that raises funds for presidental elections
3. c Primary election in which only declared members of a party may vote for that parties nominees
4. d an individual seeking political office
5. e type of political that forms around a candidate not supported by the major parties

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a political party that forms to promote a set of beliefs such as Libertarians
   1. Rupublican Party
   2. Political Party
   3. ideological party
   4. Democratic Party
2. most important function of the national party convention
   1. Opened Primary
   2. Political machine
   3. Nominating President
   4. Direct Primary
3. democratic party
   1. closed primary
   2. single issue party
   3. Party formed in support of slavery
   4. multiparty system
4. geographic area containing a specific number of voters
   1. plank
   2. candidate
   3. grassroots
   4. precinct
5. political party that tends to favor less government rregulations and services
   1. Political Party
   2. third party
   3. Rupublican Party
   4. ideological party

5 True/False Questions

1. plank → Individual part/statement of what a political party stands for

   True        False

2. original American Political Parties → Democratic-Republican and federalist

   True        False

3. Democratic Party → a political party that forms to promote a set of beliefs such as Libertarians

   True        False

4. Political machine → strong party organization whose candidates win elections year after year

   True        False

5. single issue party → a political party that forms to bring attention to a growing concern of a group of American voters

   True        False