9/28 homework

Home work due Friday Sept. 28

Be ready for a quiz

Chapter 5 Political Parties

Answer the following:

1. What is a political party?
2. What is the function of a political party?
3. What is the watchdog function of political parties?
4. Why does the US have a two party system?
5. What is a single-member district?
6. What is a plurality?
7. What is a pluralistic society?
8. What is a coalition?
9. What is an incumbent?
10. What are factions and how do they operate?
11. What are the 4 types of minor parties and why are they important?

Political Party online quizzes

Here are the quizzes I spoke of in class.

These are due on Friday with your homework.

 
www.self-gov.org/quiz.html


www.ontheissues.org/quizeng/xpolitics/start.asp

www.libertyquizzes.org/


 simply print out or copy down your results on a separate sheet of paper and turn in with your homework on Friday.