Name_________________________________________ Date _______________________ MOD___________________
American Government
Section 5:3
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Objectives
1. Identify the types of minor parties that have been active in American politics.
2. Understand why minor parties are important despite the fact that none has ever won the presidency.
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Key Terms
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_____________________________________________________________: parties based on a particular set of
social, economic, and political beliefs
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_____________________________________________________________: parties focused on only one publicpolicy issue
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_____________________________________________________________: parties whose members are united
by anger over economic hard times and dislike for the major parties
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_____________________________________________________________: parties that have split off from one
of the major parties; often focused on a single popular leader
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Introduction
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What _____________________________ have _____________________________________________ in
_________________________________________________________?
– American minor parties have fallen into four broad categories: ideological parties, single-issue parties,
economic protest parties, and splinter parties.
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Minor parties can play a ____________________________________________________________ in
elections by _______________________________________________________ from a major party.
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They can also be the ___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________ with their campaigns.
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Ideological Parties
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____________________________________________________________ are based on a ___________________
_______________________________________________ that usually involve society, politics, and the economy.
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Most of these parties have involved Marxist ideas, such as Socialist, Socialist Labor, Socialist Worker, and
Communist parties.
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Ideological Parties, continued
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The __________________________________________________________ promotes the opposite view,
_____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________.
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Ideological parties rarely win many votes, but can last for many years.
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Single Issue Parties
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______________________________________________________________
emphasize one public policy issue.
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For example, the ____________________________________________
Party opposed the spread of slavery to the West.
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Most single issue parties ______________________________________
______________________________________________________ or no
longer attracts public interest.
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Economic Protest Parties
• Checkpoint: How are economic protest parties different from single-issue parties?
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___________________________________________________________________________arise in
_______________________ of ________________________________________________________.
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They call for economic reforms.
• The Populist Party of the 1890s arose from the Greenbacks. They demanded public ownership of
railroads, telephone, and telegraph companies along with political reforms.
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These parties _________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________.
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Splinter Parties
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___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________.
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They are often centered on a particular candidate who fails to win his or her major party nomination, or
arise from a strong disagreement within a major party.
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Splinter Parties, continued
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The ___________________________________________ and
_____________________________________________ parties split
from the Democratic Party over states’ rights and civil rights issues.
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George C. Wallace, governor of Alabama campaigned for
President in 1968 as a member of the American Independent
Party.
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The Bull Moose Party
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The _________________________________________ of
Theodore ___________________________________ and
Robert __________________________________ split from
the Republican Party.
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Roosevelt’s party was nicknamed the
_________________________________________.
Splinter parties tend to break up when their leaders step
aside.
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Minor Party Influence
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__________________________________________________________________________________________.
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By winning electoral votes or even enough popular votes to affect the outcome in a key state, a minor
party can affect the outcome of an election.
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Affecting Presidential Elections
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It is not common for a minor party candidacy to shift the outcome of a presidential election.
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Theodore _______________________________________________ candidacy as a Progressive Party member
most likely ____________________________Republican William ______________________________the
presidential __________________________________________________________.
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Ralph _________________________________________ Green Party may have ___________________
Democrat Al ________________________________ the very close presidential election of _________________
by gaining votes in swing states such as Florida.
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Raising Public Awareness
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The __________________________________________________________________________________ is to
_______________________________________________________________________________________.
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Women’s suffrage, income tax, and regulation of banking and railroads were all __________________
________________________________________________________________.
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Minor parties challenge the major parties to take action on issues, often accusing them of being part of
the problem.
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The more _____________________________________________________________________to raise
awareness of an issue, the ______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________.
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Minor Party Candidates
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In _________________________________ there were __________________________________________
__________________________________________________ appearing on the ballot of at least one state.
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____________________________________________________________ minor party candidates also
___________________________________________________ or offices in various state and local
elections.
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Review
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Now that you have learned about the roles that minor parties have played in American politics, go back and
answer the Chapter Essential Question.
– Does the two-party system help or harm democracy?
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