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1. In modern US politics problems are solved by what 2 types of organizations?
A
democrats/republicans
B
senators/supreme court justices
C
interest groups/political parties
2. Interest groups are not affiliated with a political party.
A
False
B
True
C
It depends
3. Political Parties are groups of people with similar interests who work together to create
A
laws
B
policies
C
bills
4. Political Parties do NOT
A
nominate candidates to run for state government
B
have varying opinions on policy
C
guides congress to draft legislation
5. Interest Groups and political parties are the two most easily identified forms of factions in the US.
A
True
B
False
C
It depends
6. Parties try to influence public policy by
A
getting members elected to public office
B
working indirectly to influence leaders
C
protesting
7. A party's position on critical issues is called a/an
A
political belief
B
party platform
C
political machine
8. In accordance with the 12th amendment, if no candidate receives 1/2 of the electoral vote the ______decides the president
A
Previous president
B
House
C
party platform
9. From the beginning of US history, there are two different philosophies called...
A
whigs/progressives
B
Federalists/AntiFederalists
C
democrats/republicans
10. Federalists preferred state equality and autonomy
A
False
B
True
C
Maybe
11. The democratic party, led by Jackson continued to
A
champion westward expansion and oppose a national bank
B
try to end slavery
C
advocate for big government
12. The first modern political party is considered to be
A
Democrats
B
Progressive
C
Green Party
13. Support for the party being rewarded by government jobs after victory is called
A
spoils system
B
brown noser system
C
job security system
14. Organizations that secure votes for party candidates are called
A
political action committees
B
political machines
C
pork barrel politicians
15. The democratic party focuses on _________, which focuses on building direct relationships with voters
A
corporate politics
B
personal politics
C
third parties
16. What was NOT part of the progressive party platform in 1912
A
8 hour work day
B
women's suffrage
C
national bank
17. The new progressive party started by Henry Wallace didn't succeed because it to closely resembled
A
socialism
B
communism
C
anti-federalism
18. The States Rights Democrats are also known as
A
libertarian party
B
antebellumcrats
C
Dixiecrats
19. Third parties generally fail because
A
their leaders are not charismatic enough
B
name a set of causes that fail to gain broad support
C
they are too radical
20. In the long run, third parties bring attention to important issues which then gain the attention of major parties.
A
Maybe
B
True
C
False