Political Parties & Ideologies

What is a political party?

• A birthday party with a political theme
• a celebration on election day
• a group of people who have similar ideas about how the country should be run
• a special state election

Each political party has a platform. What is a platform?

• A stage for performances
• a desk for the president to sit at
• a set of plans to run the country
• small group meetings for voters

Who was the first Republican president?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Ronald Reagan

Who was the first Democratic president?

• Andrew Jackson
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• John F. Kennedy
• Barack Obama

A person on the Left-wing of the political spectrum would most likely support which of the following?

• Reduced regulations on businesses

• A laissez-faire economy

• A higher tax on the rich

• An expansive military budget

A person on the Right-wing of the political spectrum would most likely support which of the following?

• Higher taxes on the wealthy

• An expansive social welfare state

• A Constitutional amendment to define marriage as 1 man and 1 woman

• Making spanking a child illegal

Voters narrow down the long list of candidates running for president by participating in special state elections called caucuses and primary elections. 

• True 
• False

George Washington believed that Political Parties were....

• Dangerous to the country

• Improve the Nation

• Overpower State Governments

• Create a National Bank

What is Washington's warning?

"It opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which find a facilitated access to the government itself through the channels of party passions."

• Stay neutral

• Stay united

• Avoid political parties

• Stay out of debt

Pro-Gun Control

• Democrats
• Republicans