Political Parties guided reading

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An organized group of people with similar political views on how the government should be run is called:

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political party

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Political parties play a major role in our government by: giving citizens an opportunity to participate in the political process, by setting voting requirements, by revolving around a political personality

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giving citizens an opportunity to participate in the political process

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Recruiting and nominating candidates, helping candidates win elections, educating the voters, and monitoring officeholders are :

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roles of parties in the political process

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The political process of the USA is best described as: one party system, two party system, limited party system

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two party system

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True or False: the political system of the USA is described as a two party system because are two major parties that compete for control of the government

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True

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What are the two major political parties in the USA today?

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Republicans and Democrats

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True or False: Democrats are described as liberal, whole Republicans are described as conservative.

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True

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Organizing to win elections, influence public policy (work of the government), reflect liberal and conservative views, and appeal to the political center are:

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similarities of political parties

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Radical, reactionary, and extreme views tend to attract most US voters.

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False

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These parties rarely win elections and tend to revolve around a political personality:

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third parties