A third party that breaks away from a major party after an internal nomination fight is classified as what?

Farmers and workers organize during hard times to attack tight money, bank power, and railroad rates. What type of third party is this?

A long-running minor party is built around a broad philosophy about limiting government across taxes, regulation, and personal liberty. What type is it?

A party forms almost entirely around banning alcohol sales and loses support once that question fades. What kind of third party is it?

Southern delegates leave a national party convention after a civil rights plank passes and then nominate their own presidential ticket. What type of party have they formed?

During the Great Depression, a short-lived party forms among struggling farmers, workers, and the elderly, demanding relief, old-age pensions, and easier credit. What type is it?

The Populist Party did not win the presidency, but the graduated income tax and direct election of senators it supported later became law. What does this show?

In 1912 the Progressive, or Bull Moose, Party drew Republican votes and helped Democrat Woodrow Wilson win. What effect is this?

The Free Soil Party never won the White House, but it helped make slavery's expansion central and laid groundwork for the Republican Party. What role does this illustrate?

A minor party keeps an ignored reform in campaign speeches until a major party adds similar language to its platform. What role is the minor party playing?

Ross Perot won about 19 percent of the 1992 popular vote and spotlighted the deficit and national debt. What third-party effect does this illustrate?

At a national convention, a party adopts a document listing its stands on taxes, health care, foreign policy, and defense. What is that document called?

In a party platform, one statement such as support for a new tax rule or a defense policy is called what?

Delegates from the states gather to confirm nominees, hear speeches, and vote on the platform. What event is this?

A party's platform includes a plank supporting more naval ships, but the party's presidential nominee later says he opposes it. What is true about that plank?

A third-party candidate polls at 12 percent, but supporters fear voting for her will help elect the major-party candidate they like least. What obstacle is this?

A state tells a new party it must collect thousands of valid voter signatures before its candidate's name can appear on the ballot. What obstacle is this?

A Green candidate gets 7 percent across many House districts but wins no seat because each district elects only its top vote-getter. What barrier is this?

A presidential third party wins 15 percent nationally but wins no state plurality, so it receives no electoral votes in most states. What obstacle is this?

A new presidential party earns 4 percent of the popular vote, below the level for post-election federal public funds. What obstacle has it met?