Political Parties

These are groups of people who share similar beliefs about how the government should be run.

• minor parties

• major party

• political parties

• two-party system

This is a dominant party in the government.

• minor parties

• major party

• party platform

A political system in which candidates of only two parties have a reasonable chance of winning elections.

• Two-party system

• Three-party system

• Both are correct

Name three of the roles for political party members.

• Nominate Candidates

• Influence Policy

• Unite Government

• Create taxes

• Interpret the laws

True or false: members of the Senate and House are also members of political parties.

• True

• False

True or false: people in each political party want the government's polices to reflect their own party's platform.

• True

• False

True or false: all members of the government on the local, state, or national level are party members.

• True

• False

Depending on the minority party's strength, the majority may need to compromise with____.

• The President

• Congress

• The Speaker

• A judge

During these campaigns, political parties does what?

• run television ads

• distribute pamphlets

• post blogs

• help candidates give speeches

In the United States, what are the two most popular political parties?

• Republicans

• Democrats

• Greens

• Libertarian