Political Parties

Functions of political parties:
1. recruit & nominate candidates
2. monitor actions of office holders
3. educate people about campaign issues
4. ______
What is missing??

•  support opposing candidate
• help candidates win elections 
• require a membership fee
• create forums and debates

What kind of party system do we have in America at the current time?

• 1 party
• 2 party
• 3 party
• 4 party

If Ms. Murray is a political candidate, she will try to win by appealing to voters

• who are on the left of the spectrum

• who are in the middle of the spectrum

• who are on the right of the spectrum

• who are on the left and right of the spectrum

Political parties reflect...

• mostly liberal views

• mostly conservative views

• sometimes both liberal and conservative views

• political parties have no established platform/views

Which is NOT a function of political parties?

• Recruit and nominate candidates

• Educate the electorate

• Help candidates win

• Influence public policy

Which of the following is a similarity of political parties?

• Reflect both liberal and conservative views

• Organize to win elections

• Influence public policy

• These all are similarities

Which current party is typically more conservative?

• Whigs
• Democrats
• Republicans
• Anti-Federalists

A political party other than Republican or Democratic

• Independent
• A political party other than Republican 
• third party
• Democratic

A person running for office.

• candidate
• delegate
• write-in candidate
• speaker

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

• political party
• party platform
• public policy
• majority party