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

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

Which issue represents a basic disagreement between Socialists and Communists?

• whether conditions for workers should improve

• whether income taxes should be lowered

• 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

An organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence government.

• platform

• candidate

• third party

• political party

One of the major influences of a third party is its ability to...

• introduce new ideas or press for a particular issue
• define itself in a way that wins majority support by appealing to the political center
• reflect both liberal and conservative views
• organize to win elections