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Question | Answer |
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An organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence government | political party |
Set of statements describing a party’s views on major issues | platform |
Political party that does not have a majority of the elected members | minority party |
A person running for political office | candidate |
A political party other than Republican or Democratic | third party |
The stand the government takes about how issues should be handled | public policy |
A person’s ideas about how government should run and how issues should be solved | political views |
Political party with the most elected members | majority party |
Believes lower taxes for everyone benefits the economy; in limited government powers; and is the more conservative party | Republican |
Believes the government should provide social programs; in higher taxes for businesses and the wealthy; and is the more liberal party | Democratic |
The American political system is described as this - | two party |
One goal all political parties have | win |
Another name for voters | electorate |
Both parties are trying to win the votes of this group | majority |
President Joe Biden is a member of this political party | democratic |
You may find a political party's views and goals stated here | platform |
Selecting people to run for office represents this job of political parties | nominating |
Running for campaigns give an advantage to these people, but limits the opportunities for the poor to run | wealthy |
PAC - Political Action _____ | committee |
Politicians use the media to communicate with the__ | public |
Once candidates are elected, political parties will make sure they do not abuse their power or behave badly. | monitor |