Political Parties

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Which issue represents a basic disagreement between Socialists and Communists? Options: whether income taxes should be lowered, whether conditions for workers should be improved, whether all private businesses should be replaced by state ownership, whether the government should provide public services like free education and health care

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whether all private businesses should be replaced by state ownership

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Which statement reflects Republican views on the role of government?

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Republicans favor less government, lower taxes, and greater personal freedom.

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Which issue represents a basic disagreement between Democrats and Republicans? Options: whether monopoly capitalism should be replaced by state ownership, whether Americans should unite behind the nation against global terrorism, whether higher levels of taxation should be imposed to pay for more public services, whether current uses of natural resources should be radically replaced by a greater focus on future sustainability

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whether higher levels of taxation should be imposed to pay for more public services

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Which position would most likely be found in the Republican Party platform? Options: support for the Affordable Care Act, opposition to American intervention overseas in the War on Terror, demand for increased taxation of corporations to support pre-school programs, introduction of tax incentives for small businesses to support better job growth

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introduction of tax incentives for small businesses to support better job growth

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Which position would most likely be found in the Libertarian Party platform? Options: support for the Affordable Care Act, support for absolute freedom of speech and religion, support for higher taxation to provide more government services, support for increased regulation of business to curb the exploitation of natural resources

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support for absolute freedom of speech and religion

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Why does the Libertarian Party oppose national "Common Core" educational requirements?

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They view these standards as unnecessary federal interference in education.

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How do the major parties select their candidates for President of the United States?

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All registered voters decide which candidates each party should choose in a national primary election.

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Based on the information on the fliers, why might Mary Lamb be considered as more qualified than Tom Jones to be elected as State Senator?

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She has more experience in public office.

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What perspective did civil rights groups take on the issue of racial segregation in the South during the 1950s and 1960s?

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They felt it had become necessary to oppose segregation with marches, sit-ins, demonstrations, boycotts and civil disobedience.

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Which political party's views are represented in the following platform? "[We] seek a society based on personal liberty and responsibility—a society in which all individuals are sovereign over their own lives.... People have the right to engage in any activity that is peaceful and honest, and pursue happiness in whatever manner they choose."

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Libertarian Party