A group of people who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office.
What is a Political Party?
100
Political parties that focus on one public policy matter.
What are Single-Issue Parties?
100
When a party puts forward a candidate for office.
What is Nominating Candidates?
200
The range of political views.
What is the political spectrum?
200
Political Parties that are formed around a particular set of beliefs.
What are Ideological Parties?
200
When a political party creates laws and lobbies for their passage.
What is governing?
300
The strong support of their party and its policy stands.
What is Partisanship?
300
Parties that break away from a Major Party.
What are splinter parties?
300
When a political party calls out a member of the opposing party for flip-flopping on an important campaign issue.
What is acting as Watchdog?
400
Political Parties without widespread voter support.
What are minor parties?
400
Parties that are rooted in times of economic discontent.
What are economic protest parties?
400
When a political party updates their official website to display their views on the current issues and also allows volunteers to sign up to make campaign calls.
What is Informing and Activating supporters?
500
The act of pulling support from one of the major parties in an election.
What is the spoiler role?
500
The Socialist and Communist parties both fall into this minor party category.
What are ideological parties?
500
When a political party urges one of its members to resign as a result of a scandalous affair.