Civics Module 3 Lesson 1 Vocabulary Review

A political party’s goal or objective on a specific public policy issue is the _______________.

• Plank

• Platform

• Liberal

• Conservative

Someone who runs for a political office is a(n) _______.

• Conservative

• Candidate

• Liberal

• Plank

Which major party in the United States has liberal views?

• Third Party

• Republican Party

• Democratic Party

• Two-Party System

Which major party in the United States has conservative views?

• Third Party

• Democratic Party

• Two-Party System

• Republican Party

A group of individuals with common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, etc.

• Political Party

• Two-Party System

• Platform

• Plank

What do we call a political party’s beliefs or positions on public issues?

• Liberal

• Conservative

• Candidate

• Platform

When two main parties have the power to conduct government it is called a(n) __________.

• Platform

• Political Party

• Third Party

• Two-Party System

Minor parties that usually do not win elections but that may influence public policy are called _____.

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

• Third Party

• Two-Party System

A set of beliefs that supports more traditional moral or religious values, more power for state governments, and a limited role for the federal government in the economy

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Third Party

• Neutral

A set of beliefs that supports a larger role for the federal government, more social programs funded by the government, and more government regulation of the economy

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Third Party

• Neutral