| A | B |
|---|
| republicans | political party that often supported by big business, and citizens of rural & suburban areas |
| democrats | political party often supported by unions, minorities, and citizens of urban areas |
| public policy | laws of a community or guidelines of how a community will run |
| electorate | eligible voters |
| a job of political parties | monitoring actions of officeholders |
| interest group | a group of people who press for support for a particular issue |
| third parties | often revolve around political personalities |
| two-party system | type of political system of the United States |
| duty | things citizens must do or they will have legal consequences |
| responsibilities | things citizens should do, but are done voluntarily |
| similarity of political parties | organizing to win elections |
| political center | political views that are not too conservative or too liberal |
| result of rising campaign costs | candidates being required to conduct extensive fund-raising activities |
| political party | group of people who share similar ideas about the way the country should be governed |
| importance of political parties | they provide opportunities for citizens to participate in the political process |
| platform | statements of party's basic beliefs |
| who has an advantage when running for office | wealthy individuals |
| why has government tried to reform campaign finance laws | because of rising campaign costs |
| donkey | symbol for the democratic party |
| elephant | symbol for the republican party |
