Political Parties
What is the primary function of political parties in the United States?
What is getting candidates elected?
What does the political spectrum represent?
What are the different political views people have?
What is the Electoral College?
What is the system that chooses the president?
What are two core beliefs of the Democratic Party?
What is pro-choice, giving money to social services?
What political party focuses on the environment and believes in staying out of conflicts around the world?
What is the Green Party?
Name two major political parties in the U.S.
Who are Republicans and Democrats?
Define liberalism in the context of the political spectrum.
What is wanting to see change in the current political system?
How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency?
What is 270?
Name two core beliefs of the Republican Party.
What is pro-life and keeping government out of business enterprise?
What term describes giving favors to party members for their help in elections?
What is patronage?
What is a third party, and give an example?
What is a lesser, 1 issue party, Green or Libertarian?
What is conservatism, and how does it differ from liberalism?
What is not wanting to see change in the current political system and liking things the way they are?
Why was the Electoral College established?
What is because the founding fathers didn't trust voters to make a good choice?
How do Democrats and Republicans differ on healthcare policies?
What is Democrats want government to provide health care or assistance to people and Republicans want people to obtain their own health care?
A state that votes Republican or Democrat in presidential elections over the years is known as this.
What is a swing state?
What role do political parties play in elections?
What is they campaign and push to get members elected to office?
Describe the term "moderate" in the political spectrum.
What is being in the middle, not favoring change or having extreme views?
Describe one criticism of the Electoral College system.
What is that it doesn't always represent the will of the people as 5 times the candidate with the most votes didn't win?
What is the Democratic Party's stance on climate change?
What is Democrats believe it is a threat and that the government should play an active role in combating climate change?
A political party that has broken away from a major party is known as this.
What is a splinter party?
How do political parties influence government policy?
What is they push their party platform and try to make legislation in their interest?
Explain the significance of the left and right on the political spectrum.
What is that it shows different political views of people?
How does the allocation of electoral votes work among the states?
What is that states with larger populations get more electoral votes than smaller ones?
Compare the Republican Party's views on taxation with those of the Democratic Party.
What is Republican's believe in tax cuts especially for the wealthy that will trickle down to lower classes and Democrats believe in a graduated tax where the wealthy pay more in taxes?
Who won the 2024 election for President?
Who is Donald Trump?