Political Parties

Which political party believes the government should

control the entire economy, and there should be no private

ownership of business?

• Communist Party

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

• Libertarian Party

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

• political party

• republic

• democracy

• PAC

What are the names of the two major political parties in the United States today?

• Democratic and Republican

• Democratic and Libertarian

• Socialist and Republican

• Socialist and LIbertarian

The statement below is from a political party platform.

"We, the workers and our allies, need to take power from

the hands of the wealthy few, their corporations, and their political operatives"

• Communism

• Democratic

• Socialist

• Republican

In the modern political system, which issue represents a basic disagreement between Republicans and Democrats?

• The responsibilities of the government

• the frequency of national elections

• the legality of the U.S. Constitution

• the support for the U.S. military soldier

A political party other than Republican or Democratic

• majority party

• candidate

• third party

• minority party

Which statement reflects Republican views on the role of government?

• Republicans favor valued-based governance, opposing excessive consumption and unregulated competition.

• Republicans favor more affordable health care, increased public funding for education, and an end to discrimination in all forms.

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

• Republicans favor a national mass peoples' party, based on the working classes and against monopoly capitalism.

Which issue represents a basic disagreement between Socialists and Communists?

• whether conditions for workers should improve

• whether income taxes should be lowered whether conditions

• whether all private businesses should be replaced by state ownership

• whether the government should provide public services like free education and health care

Which position would most likely be found in the Libertarian Party platform?

• support for Affordable Care Act

• support for higher taxation to provide more government services

• support for absolute freedom of speech and religion

• support for increased regulation of business to curb the exploitation of natural resources

Set of statements describing a party’s views on major issues

• platform

• political views

• candidate

• public policy