Vocabulary and Political Parties Review

A person who believes that limited government is best with little oversight of businesses plus strong support for traditional lifestyle choices

• Liberal

• Conservative

• Communist

• Socialist

What are the Functions of a Political Party? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

• Helping their candidate win elections

• Bailing candidate out of jail

• Recruiting (finding) and nominating candidates to run for public office.

• Educating the public about current political issues

• Monitoring (watching) what officeholder from other parties are doing.

To officially put forth a candidate to run for political office

• Nominate

• Electoral College

• Moderate

• Platform

An organization of citizens that tries to get its members elected to public office and influence public policies and laws.

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Moderate

• Political Party

A large group of people who are entitled to vote

• Electorate

• Electoral College

• Political Party

• Donkey

A document on which a voter will choose a candidate for election.

• Nomination

• Electorate

• Ballot

• Moderate

The organized effort by a candidate to win support in an election; the act of seeking support in an election

• Political Party

• Nomination

• Platform

• Campaign

In politics, people who fall in the middle range of the liberal-conservative split

• Liberal

• Moderate

• Conservative

• Ballot

The imaginary line stretching from liberal (left wing) to conservative (right wing) along which political views can be placed

• Political Spectrum

• Political Party

• simulation

• Propaganda

A person who believes that government action is the best way to achieve equal opportunity, protect civil rights, and help those in need

• Moderate

• Conservative

• Liberal