Vocabulary - Political Parties

a person running for office

• federalist

• voter

• candidate

a political party that believes the government should control the entire economy, and there should be no private ownership of business

• Communist Party

• Socialist Party

• Republican Party

a political party that believes that the federal government should take a more active role in people's lives, particularly those who are in need

• Libertarian Party

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

the government of the United States;

A form of government in which powers are divided between a central government and several local governments.

• Federal government

• Communist government

• Monarchy government

a political party that believes in individual freedom and believes the only purpose of government is to protect this freedom

• Democratic Party

• Libertarian Party

• Republican Party

a written statement of the goals of a political party

• Political Party

• Party Code

• Party Platform

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

• federal government

• political platform

• political party

a political party that believes that the federal government should play a less active role in people's lives and that individuals can take care of themselves without government help

• Republican party

• Democratic party

• Socialist party

a political party that believes in democratic government but also that the government should run some of the largest parts of the economy

• Democratic party

• Socialist party

• Republican party

a political party that is not one of the two major parties in the country; a minor party

• third party

• major party

• federal party