WHAT ARE POLITICAL PARTIES? YOU ASK

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WHAT ARE POLITICAL PARTIES? YOU ASK
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3 Major Purposes

1. Running candidates
2. Governing
3. Party Platforms (List of Concerns)

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ROLES

• PARTY IN THE-ELECTORATE
• (Party Identifier)
• PARTY AS ORGANIZATION
• (State, county, local, precinct)
• PARTY IN GOV

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WE HAVE

• A TWO PARTY SYSTEM
• NORTH KOREA ONE PARTY SYSTEM
• ENGLANDMULTI-PARTY SYSTEM

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ALTHOUGH

• WE DO HAVE THIRD PARTYS
• Which are more influential in the local and state
  governments
• Libertarian
• Socialist
• Communist
• Green

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PARTY PLATFORMS

• Each party has a list of ideals, and stances on
  certain issues.

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FOR INSTANCE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM

• Abortion   Promote adoption abstinence, not
  abortion clinic referrals.    Human Life
  Amendment to the Constitution.
• Civil Rights   Affirmative Access, without
  preferences or set-asides.    States should not
  recognize gay marriage from other states.   
  Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex
  marriage.    The Patriot Act is used to track
  terrorist activity.    Homosexuality is
  incompatible with military service.    Support
  the advancement of women in the military.
• Crime   Support the death penalty.    Best way
  to deter crime is to enforce existing laws.
• Drugs   Jail time and school drug testing deters
  drug use.

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CONTINUED

• Education   Promote school choice and
  home-schooling.    Support voluntary
  student-initiated prayer in school.
• Energy Oil   No Kyoto, no mandatory carbon
  emissions controls.
• Environment   Private property ownership key to
  environmental agenda.    Cap-and-trade
  market-based air pollution reductions. Families
  Children   Families are the cornerstone of our
  culture.

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DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

• Abortion   Pursue embryonic stem cell research.
     Support right to choose even if mother cannot
  pay.
• Budget Economy   Cut the deficit in half over
  the next four years.
• Civil Rights   Strengthen some parts of Patriot
  Act and change other parts.    Support
  affirmative action to redress discrimination.   
  Racial and religious profiling is wrong.    Keep
  marriage at state level no federal gay marriage
  ban. Corporations   Tax credits and investment
  support for small business.    Transparency in
  corporate accounting.    End corporate welfare
  as we know.
• Crime   Crack down on gangs and drugs.

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CONTINUED..

• Drugs   Bring to justice those bringing drugs to
  America.
• Education   Support lifelong learning and
  Distance Learning.    Bush broke promise of NCLB
  by not funding it.    Standardized tests to
  advance learning, not bureaucracy.    Charter
  schools OK, vouchers not.
• Energy Oil   Energy independence to avoid
  dealing with repressive regimes.    Develop
  renewable energy and efficient vehicles.    We
  cannot drill our way to energy independence.
• Environment   Reject choice of healthy economy
  vs. healthy environment.    Honor hunting
  fishing heritage via more conservation lands.

Families Children   Family is the center of
American life.
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SEQUENCE OF ELECTION

• Nominate Candidate
• Primary Election
• General Election
• Seated