U. S. Government: Democracy In Action

Chapter 16: Political Parties

Political Parties

1
The most common political system today is the __________
A)one-party system.
B)two-party system.
C)multiparty system.
D)Communist one-party system.
2
An issue promoted by a third party and later adopted by a major party was __________
A)workers' benefits such as minimum wage.
B)increasing the funds required to run a campaign.
C)collecting voter signatures to get on the ballot.
D)the single-member district election system.
3
The basic local unit of party organization is the __________
A)county committee.
B)state central committee.
C)ward.
D)precinct.
4
Candidates hinder voters from making decisions on important issues when candidates __________
A)criticize their opponents views in debates.
B)launch personal attacks on their opponents.
C)promote their views in television ads.
D)present their views on issues in pamphlets.
5
Supporters of the presidential primary system agree that __________
A)primaries make the image of the candidate more important than the issues.
B)few people vote in primaries so the winners look more popular than they are.
C)it is a great improvement over the previous method of selecting delegates.
D)the primaries extend over too long a time during election year.
6
Under the nominating convention system, candidates for national office are selected by __________
A)delegates chosen at statewide conventions.
B)voters in a general statewide election.
C)filing a specified number of voters' signatures.
D)party leaders at a private meeting.
7
The Free Soil Party in the 1840s was __________
A)an ideological party.
B)a single-issue party.
C)a splinter party.
D)a major party.
8
To belong to a political party, a member must __________
A)contribute money to the party.
B)volunteer to work for the party.
C)attend party meetings.
D)vote for the party's candidates.
9
A political party contributes to the stability of the country by __________
A)contesting the outcomes of elections.
B)trying to silence the out-of-power party.
C)adopting moderate policies with mass appeal.
D)refusing to step from power without a fight.
10
In recent national conventions, much of the suspense has gone out of the nominating process because __________
A)roll-calls are taken over and over before one candidate wins a majority of votes.
B)most candidates end up at the convention even if they lose early primaries.
C)there are enough uncommitted delegates to sway the nomination to any candidate.
D)front-runners have already won enough committed delegates in the primaries.
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