Political Parties
_______Political parties__________________ are groups of people with similar views
who work to achieve political goals
Political parties offer different “platforms”
____Platforms____________ are a party’s views on the issues
_______They nominate CANDIDATES,__________ people who run for office
______Party levels_______________ Political parties have national, state, and local
organizations.
Functions of Political Parties
− Select __Canidates________________
− Raise ___Funds_______
− Conduct ____campaigns____________
− Identify important ____issues________
− ______Monitor the _________ the other parties
_______Idoeology_________ is a set of basic beliefs about life, culture, government,
and society.
Factors that can shape ideology include
− ______demographic__________ factors (gender, race, etc.)
− ______Family__________
− ____Education__________
− ______Religion __________
− ______Socioeconomic_____________ status
− ___Race______ and ethnicity
− _____gender_________
− _____Region (state where you are from)_________
Political Spectrum
_______One-party___________ Systems are controlled by a single political party
they are _____dictatorship____________
________Two- party_______ System two dominant parties control all or most of the
government
The __U.S.___ uses a two-party system
_______Political parties__________________ are groups of people with similar views
who work to achieve political goals
Political parties offer different “platforms”
____Platforms____________ are a party’s views on the issues
_______They nominate CANDIDATES,__________ people who run for office
______Party levels_______________ Political parties have national, state, and local
organizations.
Functions of Political Parties
− Select __Canidates________________
− Raise ___Funds_______
− Conduct ____campaigns____________
− Identify important ____issues________
− ______Monitor the _________ the other parties
_______Idoeology_________ is a set of basic beliefs about life, culture, government,
and society.
Factors that can shape ideology include
− ______demographic__________ factors (gender, race, etc.)
− ______Family__________
− ____Education__________
− ______Religion __________
− ______Socioeconomic_____________ status
− ___Race______ and ethnicity
− _____gender_________
− _____Region (state where you are from)_________
Political Spectrum
_______One-party___________ Systems are controlled by a single political party
they are _____dictatorship____________
________Two- party_______ System two dominant parties control all or most of the
government
The __U.S.___ uses a two-party system
