Political Parties and Ideology Part 1

Political Party that represents this statement: CONSERVATIVE ideology

• Republican

• Democratic

• 3rd party

• other

Political Party that represents this symbol: Donkey

• Republican

• Democratic

• 3rd party

Symbol is an Elephant

• Republican

• Democratic

• other

The person currently in office and running for re-election:

• Incumbent

• Spoiler

• Third Parties

• Major Parties

Smaller, less powerful parties that currently exist in the United States.

• Incumbent

• Major Parties

• Third Parties

A group of people who seek to win elections and control government:

• Political Party

• primary elections

• spoiler

• major parties

The two dominant political parties in America.

• major parties

• third parties

• independent

• primary

People who do NOT identify with either of the major political parties.

• independent

• spoiler

• major parties

• third parties

Preliminary elections held within each political party - before the general election.

• third parties

• primary elections

• major parties

• incumbent

Ideology is:

• a manner or content of thinking characteristic of an individual group or culture.

• overall set of beliefs about the role of the government.

• government involvement for regulation

• strict constructionists