Which statement about minor parties in the united states is false? 1. they serve as a place where minority opinions can be exercised freely. 2. they grow up around an issue but never gain power in the government. 3. their issues are eventually taken up by one of the two major parties. 4. they include the democratic party and the republican party.

Mark the four statements that are true. 1. the democrats blamed the republicans for the stock market crash of 1929. 2. the democrats won the presidency in the 1990's but lost control of the congress. 3. the democratic party is the oldest political party in the united states. 4. the anti-federalists were one of the first two american political parties; they wanted a strong central government. 5. the "era of good feelings" was a period from 1816-1824 where there was only one political party: the democrat-republicans.