Unit #3 - Political Viewpoints and Parties

He served as our vice president under Obama and was a liberal

A statement of the priorities of a political party

The GOP stands for...

All of the following are types of special interest groups except

The NRA is the _____ and they are _____

The American Bar Association is a professional special interest group

Does not formally have a political party affiliation

Tax increases are needed to help the poor/less fortunate

We should bring the troops home, we don't need to police the whole world

Public policy is all about the people aka the public making rules for our leaders to follow

A political system where two major parties have the biggest chance of winning

Social security is out of control, we must cut back or stop funding it

Clean beaches, no drilling off our coastlines

We should increase the minimum wage in this country

This reactionary racist group surprisingly still exists in our country

Limited role of government, competition, business and legalization of marijuana

I stand for traditional values, God, am pro-life and want little government involvement

Typically, the candidate with the most amount of money will lose a campaign

Financial distribution to candidates is equal across the board

Why are campaigns largely funded by special interest groups?

Special interest groups have very little influence over laws and if they are enacted

A group of people who share similar political views, try to win elections and dominate

More funding for educational programs and low interest loans for college students

Most of your peers at Hawthorne High School are...

She served as First Lady and ran for President against Trump

A strong national defense is very important

We should allow companies to drill for oil anywhere in our country

Our former conservative president who started the war in Iraq

A minor political party, not one of the major political parties

Give more money to border patrol, we need stricter controls on foreign immigration

This conservative Arizona senator ran for president against Obama, but lost

Private industry/businesses should be creating jobs, not the government

More funding for educational programs should be a priority in this country

We believe in grass roots democracy and protecting the environment

More law and order is necessary in this country to have safer communities

We do not need welfare in this country, lazy people should get out and work

We must increase the use of capital punishment for convicted murderers and drug dealers