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Political Review

Political Review. Political Orientation. A.Defines a person’s beliefs regarding social, political, and economic issues . Political Spectrum. Tool used to plot a person’s political orientation. Liberal-

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Political Review

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  1. Political Review

  2. Political Orientation • A.Defines a person’s beliefs regarding social, political, and economic issues.

  3. Political Spectrum • Tool used to plot a person’s political orientation

  4. Liberal- • believe the government should play an active role in promoting social, economic and political progress. • Government solutions are needed for society’s problems.

  5. Conservative • Private solutions are best answer to society’s problems • Laissez Faire

  6. Moderates • Political opinions fall between both Liberals and Conservatives. • Share opinions of both views.

  7. Reactionary- Favors extreme change to restore society to an earlier, more conservative state • Radical-Favors extreme change to create an altered or entirely new social system -

  8. Partisanship Bipartisanship in which opposing political parties find common ground through compromise, • devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause

  9.  Political Party • A group of persons who seek to control gov’t through the winning of elections and holding of public office.

  10. Democrat Republican

  11. Platform • A Political party’s formal statement onbasic principles, stands on major issue, and objecdtives

  12. Third Party • A party not affiliated with either the Democrats or Republicans

  13. Economic Protest Party Splinter Party A party that has split from one of the two major parties over serious differences • dominated by feelings of economic discontent

  14. Ideological Party Single Issue Party Focus on a single issue. a. Pro Life – make abortion illegal b. Prohibition – make alcohol illegal • Based on a particular set of beliefs

  15. Winner Take all System • electoral college • Single Member District

  16. Two Party Multi Party A system in which several major and some minor parties exist • Only two parties have a legitimate chance of winning

  17. FUNCTION OF POLITICAL PARTIES Develop broad policy and leadership choices. Bring conflicting groups together Vital link between the people and gov. Encourage the contending views of diff. Interests and groups. They work to blunt conflicts Soften impact of extremists at both end

  18. influence • Attract new groups of voters • Spoiler? Take votes away from major parties. • Adoption of ideas by major parties. • Winner Take All – electoral college

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