Chapter 9

1.       1.   Which political party do you most identify with?  Why?  Are there things in the party platform with which you disagree?

I really am stuck in the middle with this one, probably because I don’t have much of an opinion about politics anyway.

2.   Does America need political parties?  The founders originally hoped that American politics would operate without need of parties?  Would that work today?  Why?

Without political parties America would be in an even worse shape than we are today.  At least our government has some sort of organization at present.

3.       3.   Please research lesser known political parties - which one do you most identify with?  Why?

I like the Whig Party because they seemed defiant which is cool.