The American Party System

Which party fo the large U.S. cities tend to support?

Democrat

What are the major American political parties?

Democrat Republican

Which U.S. political party controlled the South from 1861 to the early 1960s?

Democratic

Which if the following are Democratic presidents? Select all that apply.

Kennedy Carter Jackson

Which of the following are major political parties in Canada? Select all that apply.

Liberal Alliance

ballot box

The container into which votes are put

dictatorship

a country with a one-party leader who is in complete control, usually, one who is unfair

political parties

a group of people organized with a government agenda in mind

candidate

a person who desires a position in a political office

program

a political plan of action

What is a coalition?

a temporary alliance of political parties

partisan

a type of person who will staunchly campaign or vote for only one political party

A person running for office is called a

candidate

Dictatorships are most commonly found in which of the following places? Select all that apply.

communist countries fascist countries

What are the major political parties in Great Britain? Select all that apply.

conservative Labour

Voters in a direct district who elect a public servant are known as a(n)

constituency

representative democracies

democracies where the people elect representatives to act as their agents in making laws

administration

executive branch of the American government, e.g., the Clinton administration

Political parties are ______ to express the wishes of the people.

instruments

Many times a political party is accused of _____ if it appears they put their party's agenda ahead of the good of the people.

partisan politics

constituency

people of a region who elect a representative, who is then answerable to these people; the region itself

provincial

pertaining to political divisions in Canada; regional or territorial

Third parties play a highly important role in the

strengthening the two major parties

____-party systems are most common in he English-speaking countries of the world

two