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Page 1: Political parties
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The ideasideas and beliefsbeliefs about how government should be run

The basis for organizing political parties

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OrganizingOrganizing people with similar ideologies to control government

Link voters to elected officials

Work toward Party PlatformParty Platform: written statement of what party wants to achieve when they get in office

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Republican Symbol

Democratic Symbol

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•To Get Elected into Public Office

•WHY?

-Your beliefs don’t mean much if Your beliefs don’t mean much if you don’t have the power to make you don’t have the power to make changes…changes…

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Moderates

Reactionary

Radical

Liberal Conservative

Democratic Party

Republican Party

•This is where most of the American Public is

•#1 goal to get elected

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•Most American Voters are in the middle of the spectrum (Inward Push)

•Most $ Donors are more extreme in their ideology•(Outward Push on Spectrum)

•Result: Parties have to try to appeal to everyone

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Sometimes Yes ex. Bailout Deal

Often practice Partisan Politics: Only support ideas of YOUR political party.

Makes compromise hard…