ha, 9th grade polx

A political party is an organized group of people whose ideas are alike about how to govern a country. In some places, like the U.S, anyone can be part of a political party, but in others, like China, only a few select people can join. Candidates are people trying to be elected to lead the government on behalf of their party. If they are elected, they try to get laws that they like passed, and to coordinate and run the government.
The three political party systems are the one-party system, the two-party system, and the multiparty system. One-party systems are found in China and Cuba. Two-party systems are found in the United States. Multiparty systems are found in Israel, Japan, and Italy.
In one-party systems, the government and the political party are almost the same thing. Only candidates from that one party are allowed to run for an office. Only a small percentage of the populat...