PPT-Liberal Democrats Left Conservative

Republicans Right Center Moderate Independent Centrists Functions of Political Parties Educate the electorate about issues Monitor the actions of office holders Help candidates win elections. The role of government is to:. Helps minorities achieve equal opportunities. Help alleviate social ills. Protect civil liberties/human rights. Solve peoples’ problems. A large government is needed to perform these tasks.. The Coalition. The Coalition. Norman Baker MP has resigned as the Liberal Democrat minister at the Home Office citing problems working with the Conservative Home Secretary Theresa May. Mr Baker described working in the department as ‘like walking through mud’. . WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?. ARE YOU LEFT, . RIGHT OR MODERATE?. LEFT OF MODERATE. Liberal – (Left) . Government should play a big role in “social reform” and well-being.. Focus on issues such as poverty, education, and environment. Liberal vs. Conservative Example using Change. Liberal Political Views. Liberals. believe in government action to achieve equal opportunity and equality for all. The duty of the State to fix social ills, to protect civil liberties, individual, and human rights.  . Political parties. Key Questions- Lesson Objectives. Define a Political Party.. Explain the roles of the main Political Parties.. Assess what they stand for.. Evaluate the similarities and differences between Political Parties and Pressure Groups.. WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?. ARE YOU LEFT, . RIGHT OR MODERATE?. LEFT OF MODERATE. Liberal – (Left) . Government should play a big role in “social reform” and well-being.. Focus on issues such as poverty, education, and environment. Political Parties. Political party – . a group of people with broad common interests who organize to win elections, control government, and thereby influence government policies. Party platform: . document that. Party. Votes. Seats. All Scotland Pensioners Party. 5,793. British National Party. 2,214. Green. 5,634. Independent - O'Donnell. 821. Scottish Christian Party. 3,173. Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. WHAT THEY SAY TO THE TEA PARTY. All numbers are unofficial and incomplete. Trump does what they said couldn’t be done. Source: NY Times. Counties: This is a conservative country. Source: NY Times. Chapter 33. A conservative movement emerges. Public action versus private interest—the pendulum of political opinion. High taxes for entitlement programs and the government’s civil rights policies had many Americans frustrated. AP Comparative Government. Linkage Institutions. UK Parties began to form in the 18. th. century. Originally parties were just . caucuses. , or meetings of people with a like mind. The two most major parties in today’s government are the . Broadcast TV. By Voter Outlook. Programs and Genres for both sides. of the Political Spectrum. 1. Utilizing data from . GfK . MRI, the following . will . look at examples using indexes as the measurement. . 1. st. . – Federalists and Democratic-Republicans (. 1788-1816). Era of Good Feelings (1816-1836). 2. nd. – Whigs and Democrats (1836-1856). 3. rd. – Republicans and Democrats (1856-1896). 4. Seats. All Scotland Pensioners Party. 5,793. British National Party. 2,214. Green. 5,634. Independent - O'Donnell. 821. Scottish Christian Party. 3,173. Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. 14,870.