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Political Parties
Vocabulary for Political Parties lesson
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| political party | An organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence government |
| write-in candidate | A candidate for office whose name a voter must hand-write on a ballot |
| public policy | The stand a government takes about how issues should be handled |
| minority party | The political party that does not have a majority of the elected members |
| third party | A political party other than Democrats and Republicans |
| platform | A set of statements describing a party's views on major issues |
| political views | A person's ideas about how government should run and how issues should be solved |
| candidate | A person running for political office |
| majority party | The party with the most elected members |