5. People’s Beliefs
-Grassroots Movement
-term applied to a political idea or
movement that starts with citizen
organization
-Popular Sovereignty
-idea that people have the right to
rule themselves
-more involved citizens
6. Watch Dogs
-Political Parties keep watch over
each other
-why???
-insures good government
-alerts citizens to corruption
7. Linking Government
-Parties help connect the different
levels of government
-President
-Congress
-Governors
-State Legislatures
-Local Governments
8. Party Roles Today
-Parties are weaker today than in
the past
-less party loyalty
-more media influences
-non-partisan elections
-Elections are do not allow the use
of political parties---usually for
position that are seen as non-
political such as school boards