Directions: Using the two websites below, explore the information given on political issues and candidates then answer the following questions.

http://www.illume.com/campaign2000/

http://www.politics1.com/p2000.htm

1. What are the two major political parties in the United States?

    

2. Identify two candidates for president within each major party.

    

3. List two alternative parties and in 2 or 3 sentences describe the platform of each.

    

4. What are two key domestic issues highlighted in this campaign?

    

5. What are two foreign policy-related issues in this campaign?

    

6. How many days are there until election day?

    

7. What party does Steve Forbes belong to?

    

8. What party does Bill Bradley represent? Can you find his views on gun control?

   If so, what are they?

    

9. What political position did Elizabeth Dole hold in the U.S. government most recently? What "aid" or "help" organization did she also work for?
   
   
   
10. Who is the Independent front-runner candidate for president? What party did he recently defect from?

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