Political Parties Worksheet for Crash Course Government #40
Political parties and how they recruit candidates, nominate and mobilize voters, along with primaries and delegates, anchor 15 open-response questions for Crash Course Government and Politics episode 40.

- Grades
- Grades 7–12, Middle School, High School
- Pages
- 2
- File type
- Zip
- Subject
- Life Studies, Business
- Topic
- crash course, video guide
- Resource types
- Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
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Walk students through the intricacies of the US political system with this informative video worksheet for Crash Course Government and Politics #40 on political parties. The resource covers key concepts like defining political parties, explaining their electoral and governmental functions, and describing voting heuristics and the nomination process. The Google Classroom-compatible worksheet features 15 curriculum-aligned questions with an answer key. Educators can use this time-saving resource to introduce a civics unit on political parties or as sub plans. The engaging Crash Course video and corresponding questions are designed for grades 7-12. This concise worksheet helps break down complex concepts about the role of political parties in a bipartisan system, primaries, party membership and more.
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Learning objectives
- Define a political party and describe its purpose
- Explain the functions parties serve in elections and government
- Describe the presidential nomination process, including primaries and delegates
Skills covered
- Explanatory writing — answering civics questions in complete sentences
- Process description — tracing how a presidential nominee is chosen
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Core concepts
- Political parties
- Primaries
- Delegates
- Nomination process
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