Political Parties

Types: Communist Party & Theocracy

Elections are meaningless

Advantages: 1 person in control to where things can get done faster & more efficient

Disadvantage: people have no say so.

Undermine authoritarian regimes Controlled:

Creating firewalls to limit online communications

Shutdown dissident groups online.

Types: Socialism, Democracy

Advantages: many options

Disadvantage: Minorities &

minor party issues get left out

Types: Socialism, Democracy

Advantages: many options

Disadvantage: several parties must

work together, because one rarely wins alone

Unstable because many competing interest

•share beliefs about politics & the proper role of government

Anyone can join,as long as you declare

yourself when you register

Major function To get the candidates elected

Election Terms: Pick Candidates Nominate party leaders &

candidates Run Campaign

Act as watchdogs to hold politicians and the other party liable for actions.

Other Job Responsibilities: Raise funds, poll voters, arrange rallies, promote loyalty, introduce platforms/planks of candidates and register voters.

Tax Incentives Anti-abortion (Pro-Life) Capital Punishment

(Death Penalty) Voucher Education Consumer choice

healthcare & portable health insurance

Flexible Budget Right to bear arms with

limited restrictions & checks

Strong national defense budget

Limited/ time limited welfare

Against same sex marriage

Nuclear Power

Higher taxes, for people who make more

Pro-Abortion (Pro-Choice)

Against death penalty Universal Healthcare Balance budget Decrease budget for

national defense More restrictions &

checks on weapons For Isolationism Strong welfare Free Education Environmental reform

*Affect outcome of elections

* influence government & social policy

*Believe neither major party is meeting certain needs.

* Do not support extreme views of the 2 major parties

Independent Party/ Reform Party Between democrat &

republican Populist Party

Protect rights & institutions of industries

8 hr. work day & 17th Amendment

Progressive Party Labor unions & industrial

reform Moral reform Conservative reform

Socialist Party Worker/consumer control

over production Full employment &

environment Prohibition Party

18th Amendment

Green Party Environment &

Conservation Greenback Party

Currency expansion 16th & 19th Amendment Trade regulations

American Independent Party & Dixiecrat Party segregation

Libertarian Party Workers rights Less influence of

government American Socialist &

Communist Party Distribution of wealth government control of

industry & private property