Understanding Political Parties
This worksheet explores the basics of political parties, their roles, and different types of party systems for 6th-grade social studies students.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. What is the primary purpose of a political party?
To entertain the public
To elect members to public office
To operate businesses
To create new laws directly
2. Which of these is a common role of political parties?
Controlling all media outlets
Nominating candidates for office
Acting as a country's military
Managing all public schools
3. A political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the .
4. In a system, only two major political parties dominate the government.
5. Political parties help to inform the public about important issues and encourage citizens to in elections.
6. All countries around the world have the same political party system.
True
False
7. Political parties create platforms that outline their beliefs and goals.
True
False
8. Explain one way political parties help citizens participate in government.
9. Describe the difference between a one-party system and a multi-party system.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
10. Each political party has a that outlines their main ideas and goals.
11. Political parties select to run for election.
12. In a like the United States, citizens have the right to choose their leaders.