Highlights: America’s Current Political Parties

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Highlights: America’s Current Political Parties SS.7.C.2.8 Identify America’s current political parties, and illustrate their ideas about government. Terri Susan Fine, Ph.D. Content Specialist, Florida Joint Center for Citizenship

America’s Current Political Parties Party Name Year Founded Core Beliefs Democratic 1828 the federal government should take a more active role in people's lives, particularly those in need Republican 1854 the federal government should play a small role in people's lives; favors lower taxes and less government spending

America’s Current Political Parties Party Name Year Founded Core Beliefs Communist 1919 the government should control all production and distribution of goods and working people should control their own lives and destinies Libertarian 1971 believes in individual freedom; the only purpose of government is to protect this freedom Socialist 1901 people should own and control industry through democratically controlled public agencies, cooperatives, or other collective groups

Political Party Impact on Society Political parties serve critical roles in democracies because they combine individual citizens’ political views and communicate them to government. In combining these views, the public’s voice is more readily heard by public officials. Parties act as filters through which the public learns about, sees and understands the political process. For example, positive or negative feelings about Republicans and Democrats may lead to positive or negative feelings about office holders, candidates, and proposed and actual public policies. Political parties also act as a vote guide because voters more often select candidates who represent their own party identification or party registration.

Political Party Impact on Politics Party organizations function as a loose confederation in the United States because most party activity takes place at the state and local level. There are far more elected seats at the state and local levels when compared with the federal level, so it makes sense that political parties are more active where there are more elected offices. Party organizations raise and spend money in order to help candidates get elected, and they shape and represent the party’s message on its core values and policy positions. Party organizations also recruit candidates to run for various offices, and recommend potential appointees to governors and presidents.

Political Party Impact on Government Most elected offices are linked to party labels at the national and state levels. Members of Congress and the Florida legislature who share a party label tend to shape public policy together while different parties tend to take opposing views on key policy issues. The party with the most members in one house of a legislature (U.S. House/Senate or Florida House/Senate) is the majority party (see Benchmark 3.8); The party with the least members in one house of a legislature (U.S. House/Senate or Florida House/Senate) is the minority party (see Benchmark 3.8).