5.3 Political Parties

• What is the primary aim of political parties?

  Influence government policy
• Political parties nominate candidates to run for office
• What do political parties do during campaigns?

  Raise funds and conduct media campaigns
• Educating the public is one of the functions of political parties
• What does the majority party in Congress lead?

  Legislative efforts
• The Green Party educates voters primarily on environmental concerns
• Match the party function with its example:

  Nominating Candidates ↔️ Democratic Party using primaries

  Campaigning ↔️ Republican Party funding TV ads

  Governing ↔️ Majority party in Congress

  Educating the Public ↔️ Green Party organizing events
• Political parties play roles in nominating candidates, managing campaigns, governing, and educating the public
• What does the majority party in Congress coordinate to achieve?

  Implement policies
• Order the functions of political parties in a democracy:

  1️⃣ Nominating Candidates

  2️⃣ Campaigning

  3️⃣ Governing

  4️⃣ Educating the Public
• Major parties dominate elections and legislative processes
• Minor parties can influence major party policies through public discourse
• Which are examples of minor parties in the US?

  Green and Libertarian parties
• The Civil War Era saw the emergence of the Republican and Democratic parties
• What are the distinct eras into which the history of political parties in the United States can be divided?

  Early Republic, Jacksonian Era, Civil War Era, Progressive Era, Modern Era
• The Early Republic was shaped by the Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties, each advocating for different visions of governance
• Which parties dominated the Jacksonian Era?

  Democratic and Whig
• The Republican Party during the Civil War Era supported abolition.
• During the Progressive Era, both the Republican and Democratic parties addressed issues of industrialization and social inequality
• What are the four main functions of political parties in a democracy?

  Nominating candidates, campaigning, governing, educating the public
• Examples of political party functions in action

  1️⃣ Republican Party primaries for presidential nominations

  2️⃣ Democratic Party investing in TV ads

  3️⃣ Majority party leading legislative efforts in Congress

  4️⃣ Green Party organizing events about environmental protection
• Which party is responsible for nominating presidential candidates through primaries as an example of nominating candidates?

  Republican Party
• The Democratic Party invests in television ads as an example of campaigning
• When the majority party leads legislative efforts in Congress, it is fulfilling the governing function of political parties.
• Match the political party function with its example:

  Nominating Candidates ↔️ Republican Party primaries

  Campaigning ↔️ Democratic Party TV ads

  Governing ↔️ Majority party in Congress

  Educating the Public ↔️ Green Party environmental events
• What type of political party system does the United States primarily operate under?

  Two-party system
• In a two-party system, there are two major parties
• Multiparty systems generally lead to more stable governments than two-party systems.

  False
• In a multiparty system, what is the influence of minor parties on elections?

  Greater influence
• Match the feature with the correct political system:

  Two-Party System ↔️ Limited voter choice

  Multiparty System ↔️ Broader range of choices
• What are the key factors leading to the formation of political parties?

  Shared ideology, common interests, reaction to events
• A shared ideology or policy goals is a key factor in the formation of political parties
• The Republican Party was formed in the 1850s in response to the issue of slavery.
• Order the historical eras of political parties in the US according to their emergence

  1️⃣ Early Republic

  2️⃣ Jacksonian Era

  3️⃣ Civil War Era

  4️⃣ Progressive Era

  5️⃣ Modern Era
• The Republican Party was formed in the 1850s in response to the issue of slavery
• The Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties emerged during the Early Republic era.
• What is the primary goal of political parties?

  Influence government policy
• Shared ideology or policy goals are key factors in the formation of political parties
• The Republican Party united anti-slavery groups and individuals upon its formation.
• Chronological order of major party formations in the US

  1️⃣ Federalist Party

  2️⃣ Democratic-Republican Party

  3️⃣ Republican Party