Answer these questions based on what you know as of now. Do NOT look up answers, I am not looking for you to know all of these things. I just want to see where you are at with this topic before we get started. What are political parties?

Why do we have them?

What are the main political parties in the US?

How are they different?

Political parties are different groups of people with different views on how a government should run. We have them because many people have opposing views that will almost never mix with each other. The main parties in the US are the democratic party, republican party, and liberal party. However usually, it comes down to the democratic and republican partys. Rupublicans view a more free country, with more freedoms. Democratics view a bit stricter government with few restrictions set in place to keep people in line. (i.e. gun control) ect.