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Minor Political Parties
Help voter turnout bringing more people to the polls
May be used by voters to cast a protest votes as a form of referendum
Role of Minor Parties
Debate rules
Draw attention to issues that are ignored by the majority parties
Parties based on a comprehensive view of social, economic, and political matters
Ideological Parties
Parties rooted in periods of economic discontent
Single Issue Parties
Parties concentrating on a single public policy matter
Splinter Parties
Parties which have split away from on of the major parties
Economic Protest Parties
Obstacles Facing Minor Parties
Voters worry that a vote for a minor party candidate is wasted
A significant amount of paperwork is required to become a candidate
Federal campaign finance laws dictate who can enter presidential debates
Often organized around a single issue which leads to less popularity
The presidential candidate with the highest percentage of votes gets all the state's electoral votes
A political party can only get government funding to run if it received a certain percentage of votes from the previous election
The Green Party
Based on the principle of environmentalism, reliance on grass roots democracy, nonviolence, and support for social justices
The mission of the Green Party is to build the Green Party into a viable political alternative in the United States
Feminism and Gender Equality
Personal and Global Responsibility
Future Focus and Sustainability
Ecological Wisdom
Grass Roots Democracy
Respect for Diversity
Decentralization
Community-Based Economics and Economic Justice
Social Justice and Equal Opportunity
Non-Violence
This is the symbol of the Green Party.
These are the symbols of the major parties
An example of social justice is freedom of thought.
This is a graph of voter turnout.
This is the electoral college vote map from the 2008 election.
Arne Naess is the founder of ecological wisdom
Jenna Hannan
Supports a woman's right to choose in all circumstances
Eliminate nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons of mass destruction
Free education from preschool through graduate school at public institutions
