1.2 National political parties
There are many political parties in the US, find out what makes them different.
The symbols for the two major parties - a donkey for the Democrats and an elephant for the Republicans. (Image source. More about the photograph)
Major parties
- Democratic Party
- Republican Party
Third parties
And more
- Politics1.com
- There are nearly 40 organized political parties in the United States that have fielded candidates for office. We’ve only provided links above for those likely to make a difference in the 2008 elections, but you can read about all of them here.
Contents
- 1 National elections on the web
- 1.1Presidential election
- 1.2National political parties
- 1.3National news
- 1.4US Constitution and Election Law
- 1.5Other national elections
- 1.6The issues
- 2 North Carolina elections on the web
- 3 Teaching the elections: Web resources for educators
- 4 Lesson plan: Teaching the electoral college
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