Influence of Government Vocabulary

Organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence the government in support of those views

• political parties

• single-party systems

• two-party system

• platform

One major political party.

• political parties

• single-party system

• two-party system

• multi-party system

Two major political parties.

• political parties

• single-party system

• two-party system

• multi-party system

Three or more political parties share power.

• political parties

• single-party systems

• two-party systems

• multi-party systems

Set of statements describing the party's views on all major issues facing the nation.

• political parties

• platform

• candidates

• public policy

Individuals running for a political party.

• platform

• candidate

• majority party

• minority party

The stand the government takes about how issues and problems should be handled.

• platform

• public policy

• majority party

• political party

Party with the most elected officials.

• political party

• majority party

• minority party

• platform

Political Party that does not have the majority.

• platform

• multi-party system

• majority party

• minority party

A person's idea about how government should run and how issues should be solved.

• platform

• political views

• candidate

• public policy