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Here is the text dwell upon the political party symbols in the USA. Read the text and do the tasks that follow it.

2.6. The USA Political Party Symbols

Each political party has its own symbol, an icon that sets them apart from other parties. Each symbol was chosen to give the assurance that when a person looks at it, they will instantly be filled with the ideals and goals of the party

Colors

Red - conservatives and the U.S. Republican party

Blue - liberals and the U.S. Democratic Party, has recently been associated with the Modern Whig Party.

Gold - libertarians and the U.S. Libertarian Party

Green - environmentalism, and often Liberalism, and the U.S. Green Party

Purple - politically mixed or moderate areas of the country, and the U.S. Moderate Party, more recently it has been used to represent the U.S. Constitution Party.

Buff - also heavily used to represent the Modern Whig Party along with blue. White - (sometimes) third parties (other than the Greens or Moderates) and independent candidates and voters

Icons

Abraham Lincoln - Republican Party, used on some paper ballots in US; also used as a fundraising symbol (such as with the party's annual "Lincoln Dinner" in many  states). Also used by the Modern Whig Party due to Lincoln's loyalty to the original Whig Party.

 

Zachary Taylor - In some rare instances the Modern Whig Party has used the portrait of the 12th President of the United States in his military uniform to show their heritage as the old Whig Party and their connection with military veterans.

 

Donkey - Democratic Party. On January 15, 1870 a political cartoon by Thomas Nast appeared in Harper's Weekly titled "A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion". This cartoon characterized the Democratic Party as a donkey for the first time. Since then, the donkey has become a symbol of the party, though unlike the Republican elephant, the donkey has never been officially adopted as the party's logo.

Dove - Anti-war activists. White dove with an olive branch - symbol of peace.

 

Elephant - Republican Party. As symbol of the Republican party, the elephant represented Nast’s political sentiments toward his own party, and also some of his despair that some of the qualities associated with that party seemed to be waning.

Statue of Liberty - Libertarian Party.

Sunflower - Green Party; Also used to represent Republican presidential candidate Alfred Landon of Kansas in 1936.

 

Torch - Conservative Party of New York

 

an excerpt from  http://www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en

DEVELOPING YOUR VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

1. Translate the following words and word-combinations. Use them in the sentences of your own.

 

1) to give the assurance –

2) Modern Whig Party –

3) Libertarian Party –

4) fundraising symbol –

5) loyalty to smth. –

6) a donkey –

7)  party's logo –

8) a white dove with an olive branch –

9) political sentiment –

10) to be waning –

 

2. Look at the various meanings the word “party” has. Learn them. Pay attention to the examples. Think over your own examples to each of the meanings.

 

Party (N)

1) a social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking, and entertainment.

e.g. Mary was the prettiest girl in the student’s party.

2) a formally constituted political group that contests elections and attempts to form or take part in a government.

 e.g. Democratic Party, Republican Party.

3) a person or people forming one side in an agreement or dispute.

e.g. The contract between two parties was concluded yesterday.

Party (V)

1) to enjoy oneself at a party or other lively gathering, typically with drinking and music.

e.g. From the early morning her only intention was to party.

    

 

Party (Adj)

1)  divided into parts of different tinctures.

e.g. Party leader was explaining their platform on the early meeting.

 

DISCUSSING THE PLOT

1. Match the parties with their symbols and colors.

Anti-war activists	Elephant	Gold
Green Party	Abraham Lincoln	Green
Conservative Party	Dove	Purple
Republican Party	Statue of Liberty	Red
Modern Whig Party	Donkey
Democratic Party	Sunflower	Blue
Libertarian Party	Zachary Taylor
Republican Party	Torch	Buff

 

2. Use the phrases in italics below to agree or disagree with the statements that follow them.

 

to agree with                   to admit smth to be true                  to applaud smb’s decision to disagree with               to maintain the idea                            to assent to the opinion to dispute/to challenge the statement     to object that         to argue that smth isn’t true    to dismiss the statement as incorrect                        to affirm the truth of the statement

 

1. As symbol of the Republican Party, the donkey represented Nast’s political sentiments toward his own party.
2. Green is the color of  environmentalism, and often Liberalism, and the U.S. Green Party.
3. In some rare instances the Modern Whig Party has used the portrait of the 15th President of the United States in his military uniform to show their heritage as the old Whig Party and their connection with military veterans.
4. On January 15,1870 a political cartoon by Steven Spielberg appeared in Harper's Weekly titled "A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion".
5. Purple is the color of politically mixed or moderate areas of the country, and the U.S. Moderate Party, more recently it has been used to represent the U.S. Constitution Party.
6. White dove with an olive branch is a symbol of peace.

 

3. Find the information about other symbols of political parties in the USA.