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civics chapter 8

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What do political parties do in a democracy Parties recruit candidates Parties help organize elections and inform voters parties organize the government parties unite diverse interest and make collective action possible parties serve as a loyal opposition to the political party in power
What is a two party system It is a political system in which two parties dominate the electoral process and control the government
What party is Red Republican, and they are conservative
What party is Blue Democrat, and they are liberal
Republicans limit the size of the government broad based tax cuts to encourage economic growth oppose regulation against same sex marriage, abortion, and gun control oppose enviormental regulations
Democrats solve wide variety of problems tax cuts for the poor and increase the rich support government regulations support same sex marriage, abortion favor enviormental regulations
what is the most common way to get citizens involved in government? Get them to vote
What is the primary goal of parties? To get their candidate into office.
Why do people join interest groups? information and benefits groups have to offer.
What does PAC stand for and what do they do? Political Action Committee- it is an organization that raises and distributes funds to the candidate running for office.
What is special interests a particular goal or set of goals that unites the members of a group
What is pluralism? an idea that political power should be distributed among various groups in a society. This will prevent any one group from gaining too much power.
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