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Political Parties/Executive Branch Study Guide
1. What is a nonpartisan office?
2. List the four ways political parties help government.
3. List the three ways political parties help citizens.
4. How/when were the first political parties formed?
5. Who formed the Federalists?
6. Who formed the Democratic-Republicans?
7. Who was the first Republican president?
8. Even though third parties are rarely elected, how do they influence elections?
9. What third party candidate ran for president in 2000?
10. What is the difference between a closed and an open primary?
11. What is the difference between a caucus and a primary?
12. What happens at a National Convention?
13. The president is the head of what branch?
14. What limits are placed on the President’s power?
15. What Article of the Constitution outlines the President’s powers?
16. What four roles are delegated to the President by the Constitution?
17. What is the Vice President’s only defined job?
18. What is the President’s main job as chief diplomat?
19. What powers does the President have as legislative leader?
20. What appointments can the President make without the approval of Congress?
21. What do regulatory commissions do?
22. Explain the Civil Service System.
24. List the three main qualifications for president as laid out in the Constitution.
25. List three cabinet positions.
26. Give an example of an Executive Agency.
27. Give an example of a Regulatory Commission.
28. Give an example of a Government Corporation.
23. Explain the major difference in views of the Democrats and Republicans on taxes, spending, size of
government and military. Then choose three other major issues and explain how the two parties differ
in their views.