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What Are Political Parties?  A group of people who think alike on major issues  Want people who think like them to get elected so that they can make.

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1 What Are Political Parties?  A group of people who think alike on major issues  Want people who think like them to get elected so that they can make decisions in the government

2 What Do Political Parties Do?  Support politicians who are a part of their political party  Raise money  Plan party-sponsored events  Run commercials and ads for the party and its candidates

3 Democrats:  Big government  More government support for social services  Lower taxes for people making less than $250,000 a year  Most registered voters of any political party (72 million)

4 Republicans:  Smaller government  Minimum government control of the economy  Lower taxes for all people  55 million registered voters

5 Third Parties:  Any political party that is not the Democrats or Republicans  Draw attention to issues that might be ignored  Take votes away from Democrat and Republican candidates

6 Summary: There are two main political parties in the US- Republicans and Democrats. They have different beliefs and both parties try to get support from others for their candidates and raising money. Third parties also exist in the US and they take votes away from Reps and Dems.

7 MORE INFORMATION ON POLITICAL PARTIES Continue Reading for More Info!

8  Red  Elephant  Ex. George W. Bush  Blue  Donkey  Ex. Barack Obama RepublicansDemocrats

9 Purpose of Parties There are three major purpose of parties: 1. Elect Candidates- get people in office who think like them 2. Persuade Voters- get people to vote for their candidates 3. Criticize the other party- state why the other party is wrong or bad. 4. 4436776219

10 America has two MAJOR political parties

11 The following slides will look at..  Democratic Party  Republican Party

12 Democrat Symbolism COLOR BLUE Animal- Donkey

13 Famous Democratic Presidents John F. KennedyBill Clinton Franklin D. RooseveltLyndon B. Johnson

14 Base of a Political Party Base A demographic group that reliably votes for a particular party

15 Democrat’s Base Majority of Minority Populations  African-Americans  Hispanic Americans  Muslim Americans

16 Republican Symbolism COLOR RED Animal: Elephant “G.O.P” (Grand Old Party)

17 Famous Republican Presidents Dwight D. EisenhowerAbraham Lincoln Theodore RooseveltRonald Reagan

18 Famous Republican Presidents Dwight D. EisenhowerAbraham Lincoln Theodore RooseveltRonald Reagan

19 Republican Base Wealthy Business Owners

20 Republican Base Gun Owners


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