https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/q2o017v3s7g0 en-us 2018-01-22 13:40:39 UTC 2018-01-24 22:17:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png camryn_pierce https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/q2o017v3s7g0/wish/224464573 A political party is a group of people with broad common interests who organize to win elections, control government, and thereby influence government policies. When trying to elect candidates, parties need some of the same things as a winning sports team. For example, parties need hard-working candidates, money to spread information about their positions on issues, and lots of fans.]]> 2018-01-24 22:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/q2o017v3s7g0/wish/224464573 camryn_pierce https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/q2o017v3s7g0/wish/224464694 One-party systems are usually found in nations with authoritarian governments. Only one political party exists, often because the government tolerates no opposition; in these nations, the party is the government, and the party leaders run the government and set all policy. Such governments are formed when political parties or the military take power by force. Today, Cuba, Vietnam, North Korea, and China are all one-party Communist governments.]]> 2018-01-24 22:14:10 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/q2o017v3s7g0/wish/224464694 camryn_pierce https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/q2o017v3s7g0/wish/224464792 Only about a dozen nations have systems in which two major political parties compete for power, although minor parties exist. Like the United States, these are known as two-party systems. Far more common among political systems today is the multi-party system. For example, France and Italy each have more than 15 political parties that exert influence on government, with 5 to 7 typically having a significant number of seats in the parliament. In such countries, voters have a wide range of choices on Election Day. These systems are more common in countries with parliamentary governments.

]]> 2018-01-24 22:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/q2o017v3s7g0/wish/224464792 camryn_pierce https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/q2o017v3s7g0/wish/224464968 A third party is any party other than one of the two major parties. In any election, more than one party may run against the major parties, yet each of them is labeled a “third” party. Because they rarely win major elections, third parties are also called minor parties.]]> 2018-01-24 22:15:45 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/q2o017v3s7g0/wish/224464968 camryn_pierce https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/q2o017v3s7g0/wish/224465097 An ideology is a set of basic beliefs about life, culture, government, and society. Generally, people on the left of the political spectrum have a liberal ideology, while people on the right of the political spectrum have a conservative ideology. Most Americans fall somewhere along a spectrum between those two ends.]]> 2018-01-24 22:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/q2o017v3s7g0/wish/224465097 camryn_pierce https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/q2o017v3s7g0/wish/224465299 One of the vital functions of political parties is to nominate candidates for elected office. The parties want to nominate candidates that share the party’s values and will work to promote and implement its preferred policies. Members of the parties weigh in to help decide who should be nominated for different offices. The process used to collect this input varies from state to state. ]]> 2018-01-24 22:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/q2o017v3s7g0/wish/224465299