1. Chapter 5: Political Parties Section 3

2. Objectives
Identify the types of minor parties that have been active in American politics.
Understand why minor parties are important despite the fact that none has ever won the presidency.

3. Mini Quiz on Thursday
Formative Work is due on Thursday as well
Here is your list:
1. Chapter 5 Section 1 Outline
2. Classifying Groups On a Political Spectrum
3. Third Party Research Assignment (Excused if Absent)
4. The Nominees Are….Webquest
5. Chapter 5 Section 3 and 4 Outline

4. Key Terms
ideological parties: parties based on a particular set of social, economic, and political beliefs
single-issue parties: parties focused on only one public-policy issue
economic protest parties: parties whose members are united by anger over economic hard times and dislike for the major parties
splinter parties: parties that have split off from one of the major parties; often focused on a single popular leader

5. Ideological Parties
Ideological parties are based on a particular set of beliefs that usually involve society, politics, and the economy.
The Libertarian Party promotes the elimination of most government functions and programs.

6. Single issue parties emphasize one public policy issue.
For example, the Free Soil Party opposed the spread of slavery to the West.
NOTE TO TEACHERS: Above image shows a Free Soil Party campaign poster.

7. Splinter Parties
Splinter parties split away from one of the major parties.
They are often centered on a particular candidate who fails to win his or her major party nomination, or arise from a strong disagreement within a major party.
This could happen to Republican party in 2016

8. 1. Types of minor parties in the United States include all of the following EXCEPT
(a) ideological parties.
(b) single-issue parties.
(c) regulatory parties.
(d) splinter parties.

9. Mini Quiz on Thursday
Formative Work is due on Thursday as well
Here is your list:
1. Chapter 5 Section 1 Outline
2. Classifying Groups On a Political Spectrum
3. Third Party Research Assignment (Excused if Absent)
4. The Nominees Are….Webquest
5. Chapter 5 Section 3 and 4 Outline