Political Parties

What is a political party?

• one big party

• an organized group of people who share similar political views

• a group of people who do not agree

• President Donald Trump

Which statement describes a write-in candidate?

• A candidate who is elected by the democratic party.

• A candidate who is elected by the republican party.

• A candidate who is elected by a third party.

• A candidate whose name a voter must hand-write on the ballot.

What is public policy?

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

• Allowing a political party to put a candidate on the ballot.

• A person running for political office.

• The republican party.

A minority party is a...?

• party based on race.

• organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence government,

• political party that does not have a majority of the elected members

• set of statements describing a party’s views on major issues.

A third party is a...?

• political party other than Republican or Democratic.

• person’s ideas about how government should run and how issues should be solved.

• write-in candidate.

• birthday party.

What is a platform?

• A big stage.

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

• A person running for political office.

• Political party that does not have a majority of the elected members.

What are political views?

• A person who watches the news on television.

• A candidate whose name a voter must hand-write on the ballot.

• A person’s ideas about how government should run and how issues should be solved.

• Political party with the most elected members.

What does ballot access allow?

• It allows access to the movies.

• It allows the government to take a stand on pollution.

• It allows a person to vote.

• It allows a political party to put a candidate on the ballot.

What is a political candidate?

• A person running for political office.

• A political party other than Republican or Democratic.

• Political party that does not have a majority of the elected members.

• A student at Barrington Middle School.

The majority party is a...?

• A political party other than Republican or Democratic.

• Political party with the most elected members.

• A minority party.

• A third party.