1. Minor Parties

2. 4 Types:
1. ______________ Parties: a party that has split away from a __________ party
Bull-Moose Party of 1912

3. 2. ____________ Parties: based on a set of beliefs dealing with social, _____________, and political matters
Communists, Socialists

4. 3. __________ Protest Parties
Emerge during hard economic periods, do not think that the major _____________ are doing enough

5. 4. _________-________ Parties
Only concerned with one public policy

6. Importance of Minor Parties
__________ ________- some minor parties have taken votes away from candidates of major parties during elections
If a minor party gains support, one of the major parties usually ____________ them