1. Political Parties

2.  Types: Communist Party & Theocracy  Elections are meaningless  Advantages: 1 person in control to where things can get done faster & more efficient  Disadvantage: people have no say so.  Undermine authoritarian regimes  Controlled:  Creating firewalls to limit online communications  Shutdown dissident groups online.

3.  Types: Socialism, Democracy  Advantages:  many options  Disadvantage:  Minorities & minor party issues get left out

4.  Types: Socialism, Democracy  Advantages:  many options  Disadvantage:  several parties must work together, because one rarely wins alone  Unstable because many competing interest

5. share beliefs about politics & the proper role of government Anyone can join, as long as you declare yourself when you register

6.  Major function  To get the candidates elected  Election Terms:  Pick Candidates  Nominate party leaders & candidates  Run Campaign  Act as watchdogs to hold politicians and the other party liable for actions.  Other Job Responsibilities: Raise funds, poll voters, arrange rallies, promote loyalty, introduce platforms/planks of candidates and register voters.

7.  Tax Incentives  Anti-abortion (Pro-Life)  Capital Punishment (Death Penalty)  Voucher Education  Consumer choice healthcare & portable health insurance  Flexible Budget  Right to bear arms with limited restrictions & checks  Strong national defense budget  Limited/ time limited welfare  Against same sex marriage  Nuclear Power

8.  Higher taxes, for people who make more  Pro-Abortion (Pro-Choice)  Against death penalty  Universal Healthcare  Balance budget  Decrease budget for national defense  More restrictions & checks on weapons  For Isolationism  Strong welfare  Free Education  Environmental reform

9. *Affect outcome of elections * influence government & social policy *Believe neither major party is meeting certain needs. * Do not support extreme views of the 2 major parties

10.  Independent Party/ Reform Party  Between democrat & republican  Populist Party  Protect rights & institutions of industries  8 hr. work day & 17 th Amendment  Progressive Party  Labor unions & industrial reform  Moral reform  Conservative reform  Socialist Party  Worker/consumer control over production  Full employment & environment  Prohibition Party  18 th Amendment  Green Party  Environment & Conservation  Greenback Party  Currency expansion  16 th & 19 th Amendment  Trade regulations  American Independent Party & Dixiecrat Party  segregation  Libertarian Party  Workers rights  Less influence of government  American Socialist & Communist Party  Distribution of wealth  government control of industry & private property