One Big Party? Vocab Flashcards
Political Party
an organized group of people who share political views and want the government to support these views
Political Views
A person’s opinions on how the government should run and how national problems should be solved
What are the 2 main political parties?
Republican and Democrat
40% of Americans are
Politically Independent (Don’t identify with a party)
Ballot Access
allowance of a political party to put a candidate on the ballot
Libertarian Party (3 main points)
- 3rd largest political party
- Want to uphold the right to property, life, speech, and action
- has ballot access in over 30 countries
Republican party (2 points)
- One of the 2 largest political parties
- support for lower taxes, small government conservatism, free market capitalism, free trade, deregulation of corporations, and restrictions on labor unions
Democrat Party (2 points)
- Other of the 2 largest political parties
- promote social programs, labor unions, consumer protection, workplace safety regulation, equal opportunity, disability rights, racial equity, regulations against environmental pollution, and criminal justice reform.
Green Party (2 points)
- Ballot access in over 20 states
- promotes green politics, specifically environmentalism; nonviolence; social justice; participatory democracy; grassroots democracy; anti-war; anti-racism; libertarian socialism and eco-socialism
Constitution Party (2 points)
- Ballot access in over 10 states
- to recognize no political principle other than the Constitution of the country
Party Platform
A document that tells a party’s views on all major national issues
Majority Party
Party that has the most elected members
Minority Party
Promotes its views through compromise with majority party
Public Policy
how the government takes about how issues are handled
