Political Parties

Party members raise money for party candidates.

• recruit and nominate candidates
• educate the electorate
• help candidates win elections
• monitor the actions of officeholders

If the opposition is doing something the party believes is wrong, the party informs the public of these grievances.  This is an attempt to attract new voters in future elections.

• recruit and nominate candidates
• educate the elecorate
• help candidates win elections
• monitor the actions of officeholders

ALL political parties are similar in that, 

• they all appeal to the political center
• reflect both liberal and conservative viewpoints
• are organized to win elections
• they help candidates win elections

reflect liberal and conservative views

• similarity of political parties
• function of political parties 

the differences in all political parties is stated in the 

• bill of rights
• constitution
• third party
• platform

We have a __________system in the United States.

• one party
• two party
• multiple party
• third party

Political Parties do all of the following except:

• Nominate candidates
• Raise money for campaigns
• Monitor office holders
• Count the electoral vote

In order to win elections political parties:

• Appeal to the political center.
• Take the same position on issues as their opponents.
• Avoid all propaganda techniques.
• Try to attract only liberal voters.

A party platform is ____________________.

• a stage from which the candidates speak
• the ideology(values) of a party and a candidate from that party
• the wedge in a candidate’s shoe that makes him look taller
• the running board on the side of a candidate’s bus

A political party mails a flyer to voters' homes describing its opinion about taxes.  This is an example of what function of a party?

• Educate the electorate
• Nominate candidates
• Monitor officeholders
• Help candidates win