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a person running for political office

• political party

• third party

• society

• candidate

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

• Democratic Party

• Communist Party

• Libertarian Party

• Republican Party

a written statement of the goals of a political party

• party platform

• political party

• political system

• society

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

• candidate

• political party

• party platform

• two-party system

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

• Socialist Party

• Libertarian Party

• Republican Party

• Communist Party

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

• Socialist Party

• Republican Party

• Democratic Party

• Communist Party

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

• Republican Party

• two-party system

• Democratic Party

• third 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

• Republican

• Democratic

• Socialist

What are the names of the two major political parties in the United States today?

• Democratic and Republican

• Democratic and Libertarian

• Socialist and Republican

• Socialist and Libertarian

The conversation below is part of a political discussion.

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Lou: I am going to vote for the candidate who will support cutting government spending.

Bob: Yes, we spend too much on some programs.

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Which party’s candidates are these voters most likely to support?

• Democrat

• Republican