Roles and Functions of Political Parties and Party History

Five Democratic senators work with 3 Democratic members of the House of Representatives to get get a law passed.

Members of the Democratic party come together to determine what their stances should be on major issues in the country.

A party’s state office hosts a conference for state and local officials to discuss the party’s goals for the state

Thought the United States should have a national bank to build a new line of credit

Bill and Ted make phone calls and knock on doors in order to let people about their party's candidate, Rufus.

Thought the states should pay back war debts on their own, not as an entire nation

Thought farming should be the center of the economy in the United States

The President refuses to sign a bill passed by the opposing party and meets with legislators to discuss possible changes

Thomas Jefferson founded which party?

Alexander Hamilton founded which political party?

Hamilton thought that the ___ government should have more power

A political party pays for a series of televised attack ads against a candidate from the other party

Party leaders meet with a senator who is not supporting the party’s platform on environmental issues

True or False: The modern Republican Party has roots in the Federalist Party

Thought the Constitution of the United States MUST have a Bill of Rights attached to it!

A party’s office runs a phone bank before an election to remind their supporters to support the party’s candidates

Thought the United States economy should be focused on gaining wealth and power through promoting business 

Democratic senators vote against a bill that is against their party's values and beliefs.

Thought political power should be in the hands of common people

Thought political power should be in the hands of the educated elites

Local Republicans want Tom Jones to run for office because he is a loyal member of the party, and is very charismatic