Political Parties and ideology

Associated with liberals, this political party has a more progressive ideology. They believe the government should play a more active role in the lives of its citizens.

• Democrats
• Republicans
• Reactionary
• Radical

An organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence government.

• political party
• party platform
• public policy
• majority party

Political parties try to influence the government by -

• lobbying members of Congress
• donating money to the opposing party's elected officials
• getting their members elected
• proposing amendments to the Constitution

the range of political views

• political spectrum
• political party

One of the major influences of a third party is its ability to...

• introduce new ideas or press for a particular issue
• define itself in a way that wins majority support by appealing to the political center
• reflect both liberal and conservative views
• organize to win elections

Which minor party classification is based on a particular set of beliefs?

• Splinter

• Economic Protest

• Single Issue

• Ideological

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Splinter parties are

• parties based on a particular set of beliefs

• focus on one public-policy issue

• focus on economic problems and their causes

• are parties that have split away from one of the major parties

What is a characteristic of minor parties?

• have a significant chance of winning the presidential election

• lacks wide voter support

• challenges the republican and democratic party in single member districts

• the ability to shrink in size at any given moment

What type of voter beliefs will falls in between liberal and conservative views and including ideas from both sides?

• Liberal

• Moderate

• Conservative

People who support preserving the existing, key traditions in society, but who do not go as far as reactionaries in using violence to fight change.

• Conservatives
• Liberals
• Leftists
• Radicals