Review Political Parties/Candidate Evaluation

What type of experience do you think is MOST important for a political candidate to have?

What issues in our country are most important to you? Choose your top two!

The poster below is from a recent election.

Doug is pro-immigration!

Doug is pro-military!

Vote for Doug

Based on the poster, what conclusion can be drawn about the candidate?

The political campaign posters below are for two candidates running for mayor. According to the information on the posters, what is the reason Maria could be considered more qualified than Todd to be elected mayor?

Do you want your major work for you?

VOTE MARIA SMITH

FOR MAYOR

College graduate

· 5 years in City Council member

· 2 years City Planning Commission

· 4 years School Board President

Maria Knows What It Takes To Get the Job Done

Will work hard for the city!

VOTE TODD DAVIS

FOR MAYOR

· College degree

· 1 year Little League Coach

· 2 years Boy Scout Troop Leader

· Volunteer Firefighter

Todd Takes His Job Seriously

In the modern political system, which issue represents a basic disagreement between Republicans and Democrats?

Holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion

Open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values

Political party in the United States which supports socialism - working people own and control the means and production of distribution through democratically-controlled public agencies, cooperatives, or other collective groups​

One of the two major political parties in the United States; considered to be more conservative, the party supports reducing the power of the federal government in providing social programs​

Political party in the United States that believes each individual has the right to control his or her own body, action, speech, and property​

One of the two major parties in the United States; considered more liberal, the party supports a stronger role for the federal government in providing social programs​

Political party in the United States that which supports communism - the economic and political system in which the government owns the means and production and decides what will be produced​

A liberal political party especially in focusing on environmental issues

A discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints​

The name given to the government office that is obtained by an election​

A person running for political office​

An organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence the government in support of those views