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download_group29402_id5686960.docx2020 GOVT CHAPTER 11 POLITICAL PARTIES SURVEY
1. Did the US Constitution establish political parties? _________
2. Are political parties in the US an example of a formal amendment or an informal amendment? ____________________________________
3. Did President George Washington believe that political parties would have a positive effect on the American Government? _________
4. Which American President is the only president who did not belong to a political party? _______________________________________
5. What were the first 2 political parties in the US? _________________________________________
6. In reference to #5: Do these political parties still exist today? __________
7. Do political parties exist in some form in most countries in the world? _________
8. Can Mrs. B start her own political party in the US? _________
9. Does the US have a 2 party system? _________
10. Do most countries in the world today have a 2 party system? _________
11. Does the US have minor parties (also known as 3rd parties)? _________
12. Which political parties win over 95% of the time in the US? ___________________________________
13. How much money does it cost for you to join a political party in the US? _________
14. Can you be a Democrat, and then change your mind and register as a Republican in the US? _________
15. Do you have to belong to a political party in the US? _________
16. Do you have to vote in presidential or congressional elections in the US? _________
17. Is it legal for you to become a member of the Communist or Socialist party in the US? _________
18. Has a minor party candidate ever won the presidency in the US? __________
19. If a president of the Republican Party is elected to office in the US, is that president guaranteed that the Republican Party will also control both houses of Congress? _________________
