1. What is the name of one of the major political parties
in the United States?
2. The smaller political parties are usually called _____
parties.
3. People who don't want to register as a member of a political
party can register as _____.
4. Do people who are registered as members of a political
party always have to vote for that party's candidates?
5. Name three things that active party members do during
a campaign to get votes for their candidate.
A
Work in party's headquarters
B
Call neighbors
C
Drive people to polling places
D
All of the above
6. Why was George Washington opposed to political parties?
A
He believed that political parties would spend too much money.
B
He feared that they would divide the nation and kindle animosity.
C
He knew that France's political parties were corrupt.
D
He thought that political parties would prevent women from gaining the right
to vote.
7. The Democractic party grew out of Thomas Jefferson's
Democratic-Republican party. Find out how and when the Republican party began.
Describe its origin.
Political
Parties