Political Parties/Elections

The type of election in which members from the same Political Party challenge each other for their party's endorsement in the next election.

• General Election

• Intra-Party Election

• Semi-Final Election

• Primary Election

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

• Green and Libertarian

• Socialist and Communist

• Democrats and Repubilcans

• Libertarians and Constitutionalists

Group of people who share the same views about the way power and government should be used in the country or society

• Government

• Society

• Political Party

• Communists

A third party does all of the following EXCEPT:

• Introduce new ideas

• Win most of the elections

• Have a well-known, charismatic political personality

• Work to have government address certain issues

A political party's platform is a:

• Stage to stand on when giving a speech

• Statement of the party's principles and plan of actions

• Slogan or motto

• Sign with a picture of the political party's mascot like the donkey

Dad is on the right of the political spectrum. He is against abrupt changes, and he has traditional views. He also wants as little government involvement and spending as possible. This makes him a/an

• conservative Republican

• candidate

• liberal Democrat

• electorate

Which party believes in a smaller federal government?

• Republican

• Democrat

Type of third party that breaks away from a major party

• Splinter

• Ideological

• Economic protest

• Single Issue

Which type of 3rd party exists to promote a specific and limited set of ideals

• Ideological

• Single Issue

• Economic Protest

• Splinter

Which party tends to create policies that favor the less wealthy?

• Democrats

• Republicans