unit 5 political parties

third parties

smaller particles that do not get many votes, but can still influence elections.

liberal

a political idea that supports higher taxes and more spending from the government for social programs ( democrats)

public policy

goverment actions in response to specific issues.

conservative

a political idea that supports lower taxes and less spending from the government with the goal of supporting traditional values(republicans

platform

a document that explains the partys overall beliefs and poliicies. each platform has many,planks

two party system

when two major parties dominate elections and hold almost all power in goverment

plank

a partys ideas on a specific issues.tjere are many planks in a platform

candidate

someone who is trying to get elected

political party

a group of votes organized to support the public policies that they believe in.

electorate

the group of people allowed to vote