Contributor: Meghan Vestal. Lesson ID: 10978
A political party is not held for the president's birthday. It's a group of people who want to influence government. Create an essay or slides using the information you learn in this lesson!
No! Political parties have nothing to do with things typically associated with parties, such as celebrations, balloons, music, and dancing.
Rather, political parties are groups of people who influence how the American government operates.
Maybe you heard the term on the news. Today, political parties define our political ideology and how we participate in government.
Political parties try to influence government so legislation they think is important can be enacted.
As you watch the video below, take notes on the five main objectives of political parties.
According to the video, the five main roles of political parties are the following.
Continue to the Got It? section to explore these roles further.