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________ is considered the father of the modern day Democratic Party because his creation of government sponsored social welfare programs, including Social Security.
FDR
The major function of political parties in America is:
Nominating candidates for public office and presenting them to voters.
What are the two sides of the political spectrum?
Liberal and conservative
Which of following parties is the MOST liberal:
Democratic
When someone of a 3rd party pulls decisive votes away from one of the major party candidates it is known as:
Spoiler
The summation of all people in society’s views is also known as:
Public Opinion
When one major party is not in power, it can act as the _____ on the other party.
Watchdog
When Theodore Roosevelt broke from the Republican Party to create the Bull Moose Party, he created a -
Splinter Party
How has the overall spending trends of presidential campaigns changed since the 1960’s?
Gone up significantly
Reasons most Third-Party’s in this country struggle are
Lack of Money, the United States has historically been a two-party system, our electoral system makes it difficult for Third Parties to compete.
Which political party dominated American politics from the Civil War to Great Depression?
Republican
All of the people entitled to vote in a given election is known as the:
electorate
A bias is:
a skewed (slanted one way or another) point of view present in all of us
True or False: Candidates, by law, must disclose where their funding is coming from
True
True or False: Third-Party candidates have never had any impact on U.S. elections
False
True or False: There are only three political parties in the United States
False
