Civics: Political parties ideas

Question 1

purpose of third parties

Answer 1

infuence what people talk about, bring their cause up

influence policy

Question 2

splinter parties

Answer 2

political party splits off and creats their own, can hurt original political party

Question 3

Democrats vs. Republicans

Answer 3

Democrats are liberal- federal governemnt has responsibility to help people
interventions
Republicans- Conservative- leave economy alone
give people the ability to help themselves
less regulation

Question 4

party platform

Answer 4

with the political party stands for written at a convention

Question 5

first political parties and their leaders

Answer 5

Democratic Republican by Thomas Jefferson

Federalists by Alexander Hamilton

Question 6

issues over Constitution

Answer 6

Democratic Republicans were strict construction lists
if the Constitution the didn’t say it then you cant do it
Federalists were liberal construction lists
unless the Constitution says you can’t do it then you can
main issue was whether or not Congress can create a national bank