SS.7.C.2.8

Front

a preference, opinion or attitude that favors one way of thinking or feeling over another

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bias

Front

a person running for political office

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candidate

Front

A political party that believes the government should control the entire economy, and there should be no private ownership of business

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Communist Party

Front

a political party that believes in individual freedom and believes the only purpose of government is to protect this freedom

Back

Libertarian Party

Front

a written statement of the goals of a political party

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party platform

Front

an organization that tries to get political power by electing members to public office so that their political ideas can become laws or policies

Back

political party

Front

A political party that believes that the federal government should play a less active role in people's lives and that individuals can take care of themselves without government help

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Republican Party

Front

a political party that believes in democratic government but also that the government should run some of the largest parts of the economy

Back

Socialist Party

Front

a political party that is not one of the two major parties in the country; a minor party

Back

third party

Front

a political party that believes that the federal government should take a more active role in people's lives, particularly those who are in need

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Democratic