Political Parties Assessment Review Activity

What is a political party?

• economic, social, foreign policy

• party believers

• group of citizens who agree on major issues facing the nation

• HUH?

What type of party system does the United States have?

• two-party

• communist

• capitalistic

• authorative

What are some of the major issues that political parties focus on?

• Economic, social, foreign policy

• stuff

• military

• individual tax issues

What does a political party work together to do and what does it create?

• fight battles and creates problems

• work together win elections and create public policies that reflects views of a society

• create taxes and internal division

• make money and work for the interest of corporations, not the citizens

Why are there only two political parties?

• 1 +1 =2?

• It is an easy number

• our history, tradition, and our election system

• too much of a good thing is a bad thing

What are three key traits that liberals believe in?

• saving money, keeping tradition, no government assistance

• keeping tradition, gradual change, no government assistance

• equal rights all individuals, government protection

  /assistance, gradual change

• old school traditions, no new taxes, Bill Clinton

What are three key traits that conservatives believe in?

• personal empowerment, gradual change, keep the status quo

• government assistance, personal empowerment, gradual change

• personal empowerment, limited government, keep the status quo

• personal liberty, gradual change, government protection and assistance

What three key issues do liberals push for?

• equal rights for all, social services, government assistance

• government protection, personal liberty, freedom

• less taxation, more traditional values, more economic independence

• equal rights, less taxes, keep the status quo

What three key issues do conservatives push for?

• equal rights for all, social services, government assistance

• less taxation/assistance, more traditional values, more economic independence

• gradual change, government protection/assistance, Ronald Reagan

• Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Ross Perot

What political party do liberals usually associate with?

• Third parties

• Republicans

• Democrats

• Conservatives