Political Parties Worksheet

Referring to an upcoming election or to an election just completed, please research the candidate’s views on the following topics. If you are unable to find a viewpoint for one or the other, for each question specify that as part of your answer.

answer the questions

1- What is the Democratic Party stance on abortion?

2- What is the Republican Party stance on abortion?

3- What is the Democratic Party stance on energy?

4- What is the Republican Party stance on energy?

5- What is the Democratic Party stance on health care?

6- What is the Republican Party stance on health care?

7- What is the Democratic Party stance on missile defense?

8- What is the Republican Party on missile defense?

9- What is the Democratic Party stance on education?

10- What is the Republican Party stance on education?

11- What is the Democratic Party stance on social security?

12- What is the Republican Party on social security?

13- Who would you say is more dominant in our government now, the republicans or the democrats?

14- Can a national crisis cause a shift in the balance of power between two major parties? Give an example with your answer.