| A | B |
|---|
| Republicans | conservative political party with elephant symbol |
| Democrats | liberal political party with donkey symbol |
| nominate | to name someone as a candidate |
| public policy | how the government decides on environment, education, the militiary etc. |
| campaign | a candidates efforts to run for office: posters, speeches, visits |
| two-party system | the main idea about the U.S. political system |
| platform | belief statements that let you know how the parties are different |
| third party | rarely wins the election, usually has 1 major issue |
| elective office | a leadership position where people vote for you |
| examples of elective office | senator, mayor, govenor |
| similarity of political parties | organize to win elections |
| influence public policies | all political parties |
| The country should have a strong military | Republican belief |
| There should be more taxes for social programs | Democratic belief |
