GOVERNMENT AND
ECONOMICS UNIT 3 TEST THE
AMERICAN PARTY SYSTEM
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
Your Exam Plug
, If a political party puts the party agenda above the needs of the people it is known as - Answer: partisan
politics
_______-party systems are most common in the English-speaking countries of the world. - Answer: 2
The Federalists believed in a _______________ interpretation of the Constitution. - Answer: loose
During the first three Presidential elections the ___________________ chose the President and the
Vice-President. - Answer: electoral college
The two major parties in Great Britain are the Labor and _________ parties. - Answer: conservative
The headquarters for both major American political parties are located in - Answer: Washington D . C
How can you become a member of a political party? - Answer: registering to vote with the party you
wish to join
How often is the party platform written? - Answer: every 4 yrs
One way a Republican state chairman can become a member of his party's national committee is if his
state cast electoral votes in the last election for the Republican candidate. - Answer: true
A group that may not be in agreement with the general direction of the larger population is called a
faction. - Answer: true
strict construction - Answer: Limits the government to the powers which the Constitution delegated to it
Constitutional Convention - Answer: Gathering for the purpose of creating a Constitution which laid
down the laws for running the U.S.
Abraham Lincoln - Answer: Republican President during the Civil War
ECONOMICS UNIT 3 TEST THE
AMERICAN PARTY SYSTEM
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
Your Exam Plug
, If a political party puts the party agenda above the needs of the people it is known as - Answer: partisan
politics
_______-party systems are most common in the English-speaking countries of the world. - Answer: 2
The Federalists believed in a _______________ interpretation of the Constitution. - Answer: loose
During the first three Presidential elections the ___________________ chose the President and the
Vice-President. - Answer: electoral college
The two major parties in Great Britain are the Labor and _________ parties. - Answer: conservative
The headquarters for both major American political parties are located in - Answer: Washington D . C
How can you become a member of a political party? - Answer: registering to vote with the party you
wish to join
How often is the party platform written? - Answer: every 4 yrs
One way a Republican state chairman can become a member of his party's national committee is if his
state cast electoral votes in the last election for the Republican candidate. - Answer: true
A group that may not be in agreement with the general direction of the larger population is called a
faction. - Answer: true
strict construction - Answer: Limits the government to the powers which the Constitution delegated to it
Constitutional Convention - Answer: Gathering for the purpose of creating a Constitution which laid
down the laws for running the U.S.
Abraham Lincoln - Answer: Republican President during the Civil War
