10 Images of Politics
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Study Guide for People and Politics Test
|1. What is politics? |Competition for power or leadership in government |
|2. Why is the U.S. said to have a two-party system? |one of the two major parties has always been in power |
|3. List two advantages of the two-party system. |both parties have experience in running government |
| |it’s easier to get a majority in the electoral college |
| |party policies are designed to appeal to most people |
|4. What is a disadvantage of the two-party system? |minority viewpoints do not get a strong voice |
|5. Which ideology would think government programs are needed to | liberal |
|help the poor? | |
|6. Which ideology would favor change including more government | liberal |
|involvement? | |
|7. Which ideology goes with reducing government for more growth | conservative |
|of businesses? | |
|8. Which party usually avoids extremes and tries to appeal to | Both Republican and Democrat
Study Guide for People and Politics Test
|1. What is politics? |Competition for power or leadership in government |
|2. Why is the U.S. said to have a two-party system? |one of the two major parties has always been in power |
|3. List two advantages of the two-party system. |both parties have experience in running government |
| |it’s easier to get a majority in the electoral college |
| |party policies are designed to appeal to most people |
|4. What is a disadvantage of the two-party system? |minority viewpoints do not get a strong voice |
|5. Which ideology would think government programs are needed to | liberal |
|help the poor? | |
|6. Which ideology would favor change including more government | liberal |
|involvement? | |
|7. Which ideology goes with reducing government for more growth | conservative |
|of businesses? | |
|8. Which party usually avoids extremes and tries to appeal to | Both Republican and Democrat