1.) To become a member of a political party, it is necessary to pay annual dues. True False 2.) The Constitution makes no mention of political parties. True False 3.)

Third parties are important because they have a good chance of winning elections in the United States. True False 4.) When a member of a political party disagrees with many other members, he is likely to join the opposition party. True False 5.) The United States may be called a two party country. True False 6.) The purpose of a political party is to get its candidates elected. True False 7.)

The Democratic Party has national, state, and local levels of organization. True False 8.) The national committee of each party writes the party platform, or declaration of principles. True False 9.) Party nominees for President and Vice President are chosen at national conventions by a majority of the delegates. True False 10.) The Federal government requires people to pay taxes to support religious organizations True False 11.) Since colonial times, there has been complete freedom of worship in America. True False 12.) The Constitution of the United States prohibits Congress from making laws in regard to the establishment of a religion or prohibiting the free exercise of religion. True False 13.) State laws exempt houses of worship from taxation. True False 14.) Because the government recognizes the importance of religion, public school classes in many states begin with a short prayer. True False 15.) An official state religion would be good because it would help unite the many religious sects under one set of beliefs.

True False 16.) All persons born in the United States or any of its possessions who continue to live under its rule are citizens of the United States and of the state in which they reside. True False 17.) Congress has the right to confer citizenship on people who have come from other countries. True False 18.) Once a person becomes a citizen of the United States, whether by birth or through naturalization, he or she always remains a citizen. True False 19.)

All foreigners make application for citizenship in the United States before they establish their homes in this country. True False 20.) Foreign born persons who are opposed to organized government are not eligible to become citizens of the United States. True False 21.) In American, it is unnecessary for each citizen to cooperate with government to protect himself and others against hazards created by ignorance, carelessness, and rashness. True False 22.) The government would cease to exist if people failed to pay taxes True False 23.) Since we, the people, are the taxpayers, it is our business to know how the various public officials spend our money. True False 24.) Jacob Marsdale said, The power to tax is the power to destroy. True False 25.) The government has no money to spend until it takes it from the people in taxes. True False