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1 What is a political party?
What party system does the US have? What are the two main political parties of the US? What is a platform? How do political parties work on national, state, local levels? In government, how does the minority party get its issues heard? How do political parties influence voters?

2 Morgangov.weebly.com more Unit 5: Elections First Video

3 Democratic Republicans
Federalists

4 Political Parties!

5 What is a POLITICAL PARTY?!
An organization of people Share the same ideas for government Member committed to party goals Get candidates elected to office Get laws passed to help party goals

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8 Political Spectrum Centrist Liberal Democrats Republicans Conservative
More Government Control Left Wing Less Government Control Right Wing

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