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Political Parties AP
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Those who do not identify with a political party are considered to be _______ | Independent |
| After some elections, we have a _______ or a situation in which one major political party controls that chambers of congress and the other controls the presidency, or in whihc one party controls a state governorship and the other controls the state leg. | Divided Governemnt |
| (Under What is a Political Party) A _______ is a group of political activitists who organize to win elections, operate the government and determine politic policy | Political Party |
| (Under What is a Political Party) Political parties differ from _______, which are smaller groups that are trying to obtain certain benefits for themselves | Factions |
| (Under Functions of political parties in the US) What are the functions of the political party in the US? | 1.Recruiting candidates for public office 2.Organizing and running elections(Campaigning) 3.Presenting alternative policies to the electorate(voters) 4.Accepting responsibilty for operating the govt 5.Acting as organized opposition to the party in power |
| (Under A short History of Political Parties in the US: the Creation of parties from 1789 to 1812) We first have the _______ and the _______? Which one was also known as the Democratic Republicans) | Federalist and Antifederalist; Antifederalist |
| (Under A short History of Political Parties in the US: The Era of Personal Politics) What years was the years of the Era of Personal Politics? This was a time when attention was centered on the _______ of individual candidates rather than _______ | !816-1828; Character; Party Identificaion |
| (Under A short History of Political Parties in the US: The Era of Personal Politics) A majority of the US voters regularly election _______ to the presidency and to Congress. The _______ competition did not really exist | Democratic Republican; Two Party |
| (Under A short History of Political Parties in the US: The Era of Personal Politics) James Monroe's administration came to be known as the _______ (there was no policital opposition to the democratic republicnas | Era of Good Feeling |
| (Under A short History of Political Parties in the US: National Two Party Rule: Demo and Whigs) _______ cuased a split in the Democratic Republican party. | Intraparty rivalry |
| (Under A short History of Political Parties in the US: National Two Party Rule: Demo and Whigs) In 1824 and 1828, factions who favored _______ split with the rest of the party, to oppose _______ | Henry Clay and John Q Adams; Andrew Jackson |
| (Under A short History of Political Parties in the US: National Two Party Rule: Demo and Whigs) Jackson's supporters formed the _______ and Clay-Adams supporters fromed the _______. | Democratic Party; Whigs Party |
| (Under A short History of Political Parties in the US: National Two Party Rule: Demo and Whigs) The Whigs party lasted until the 1850s intil they fell apart over the issue of _______ | Slavery |
| (Under A short History of Political Parties in the US: THe Post Civil War Period) The _______ was formed in the 1850s to fill the void left after the Whigs party. | Republican Party |
| Under History of Pol Parties in the US:The Post Civil War Period)___ was the first Republican President in the 1860 election.The Rep. party took the label of the ___ and become known as the ___ Here we see the N and S begin to identify themselves as __&__ | Abraham Lincoln; Grand Old Party (GOP); Anti-slavery; Republican and Democratic |
| (Under A short History of Political Parties in the US: THe Post Civil War Period) Until 1932, the _______ won all but _______ presidential elections. What are the presidents they lost to? | Republican; 4; Andrew Johnson, Grover Cleveland-twice, and Woodrow wilson |
| Under History of Political Parties in the US:Progressive Movement)In 1912,there was a major split in the ___ party resulting in Teddy Roosevelt running as a ___. The split gave the election to the ___ and ___. Progressive party collapsed in ___ | Republican; Progressive; Democratics; Woodrow Wilson; 1921 |
| (History:The Modern Era)From the New Deal to present-FDR=1932(__hold power til '52 b/c of the election of __.Demo regain control in __ & keep it til '68.Then Rep regain control with __ & lose once to Carter='76.=__'80(__ hold til '88) After=back&forth | Democrats; Eisenhower; 1960; Nixon; Reagan; Republicans |
| (Under A short History of Political Parties in the US: The Modern Era)T/F The government has been truly divided due to the fact that each of the presidents during this time period have from a different political party than the majority of their congresses | True |
| (Under The Three Faces (Components) of a party) What are the three main faces of a party? | 1.Party in the Electorate 2.Party Organization 3.Party in GOvernment |
| (Under The Three Faces (Components) of a party) _______: Those members of the the general public who indentify with a political party or who express a preference for one party over another | Party in the Electorate |
| (Under The Three Faces (Components) of a party) _______: The formal structure and leadership of a political party; including election committees; local, state and natioanl execuitve; and paid professional staff | Party Organization |
| (Under The Three Faces (Components) of a party) _______: all of ehte elected and appointed offical s who indentify with a politcal party | Party in Government |
| (Under Party Organization: The National Party Organization) _______: The meeting held every 4 years by each major party to select presidential and vice presidential candidates,to write a platform,to choose a national committee & to conduct party business | National Convention |
| (Under Party Organization: The National Party Organization)_______: A document drawn up by the platform committee at each national convention,outlining the policies,positions & the principles of the party;is submitted to the entire convention for approval | Party Platform |
| (Under Party Organization: The National Party Organization) At the National Conventio, each of the parties chooses a _______, elected by the individual state parties. | National Committee |
| (Under Party Organization: The National Party Organization)________ is a standing committee of a national political party established to direct and coordinate party activies during the 4 year period between national party conventions | National Committee |
| (Under Party Organization: The State Party Organization)Each state party has a _______, a _______, and a number of _______ | Chairperson, committee, local organizations |
| (Party Org:The State Party Organization) ___:the princliple organized structure of each poliical party within each state;repsonible for carrying out policy decisions of the party's state convention.State parties are important in nat. politics b/c of ___ | State Central Committee; the Unit Rule |
| (Under Party Organization: The State Party Organization)_______: all of the state's electoral votes are cast for the presidential cnaidate recieving the plurality of the popular vote in that state; State parties ate important in nat. politics b/c of this | Unit Rule |
| (Under Party Organization:Local Party machinery) The _______ the lowest layer of party machinery, is the local organization, supported by district leaders, precinct or ward captions, and party workers | Grassroots |
| (Under The Party in Government) After the elections the focus becomes _______. Partisian ship is most apparent in _______. However the partisianship of voters is delinging shown by the increase in the trend toward _______ | Controlling the Government; Political Appointments: Ticket splitting |
| (Under Party in Government) _______: voting for candidates of 2 or more parties for differnt offices | Ticket Splitting |
| (Under the 2 Major US parties and their members: core constituents)Since FDR's New Deal the Demo party has appealed to the ___ groups in society.AAs,members of union households,jewish voters,and people who have less than a HS ed mostly likely are ___ | More Disadvantaged; Democratic |
| (Under the 2 Major US parties and their members: core constituents) _______ draw more of their support from college graduates, upper income families, and professionals or businnesspersons. In recent years more women than men are ______ | Republican; Democratic |
| (Under Why has the two party system endured?) What are the reasons why the two party systems has endureds? | The Historical Foundation of the two party system, Political socialization and party indentification, the political culture of the US, The winner take all electoral system, State and federal laws favoring the 2 parties |
| (Under Why has the two party system endured? Historical Foundation) The time period from the civil war to the 1920s has been called one of _______ or the pursuit of interests that are of special concern to the nation as a whole. | Sectional Politcs |
| (Under Why has the two party system endured? Historical Foundation) However, today's time period can also be described as one of _______ with political preferences being based on income level, socail status, or both | Class Politics |
| (Under Why has the two party system endured?: Political socialization and Party ID) Children are _______ influenced by their parents' political attitude and preferences. This generates a built in mechanism to perpetuate a 2 party stystem | Strongly |
| (Under Why has the two party system endured?: policial culture) Most americans want _______. They also believe that this goal should be achieved through _______, rather than collective inititative. | Continuing Material Prosperity; Individual |
| (Under Why has the two party system endured?:policial culture)Not only does politcal culture support the two party system, but also the parties themselves are adept at making the necessary _______ in their platforms or electoral appeal to gain new members | shifts |
| (Under Why has the two party system endured?: Winner take all) At virtually every level of gov't in the US, the outcome of elctions is based on the _______ principle | Plurality winner take all |
| (Under Why has the two party system endured?: Winner take all) _______ is the total votes cast for a candidate but not necessarily a majority. Most national, state and local laws provide for winning elections by plurality vote | Plurality |
| (Under Why has the two party system endured?: Winner take all) _______: The winner take all system also operates in the _______. _______ is a group of persons calls elctors who are selected by the coters in each state. | Electoral College; Electoral College |
| (Under Why has the two party system endured?: Winner take all) The electoral college offically elects the _______ an the _______ of the US. The number of electors is equal to the number of each state's seats in both _______ | President, Vice President; Chambers of COngress |
| (Under Why has the two party system endured?: Winner take all) ________: Not all states use the plurality system. Some hold theses until a candidate obtains at least one vote over 50% of the votes | Runoff Elections |
| (Under Why has the two party system endured?: State and Fed laws) In some states, the established major parties need to gather fewer signatures to place their candidates on the ballot than ______ or ______ do | Minor Parties, Individual Candidates |
| (Under Why has the two party system endured?: State and Fed Laws) All of the rules and procedures for both house of congress divide committee seats, staff members and other privleges on the basis of _______. | Party Membership |
| (Under Why has the two party system endured?: State and Fed Laws) T or F: In order for a minor party legislator to recieve a committee assignment he must identify with a major party. | True |
| (Under the role of minor parties in the US Political History) T of F: Minor parties play an important role in american politics even though they have a difficult time competing with major parties. | True |
| (Under the role of minor parties in the US Political History) Dissatified groups split from the major parties and form _____.A _____ is a pol party other than the 2 major paties;act as indicators of political trends & as safety valves for dissident groups | Thrid Parties; Third Party |
| (Under the role of minor parties in the US Political History) Most minor parties that have endured have has a strong _______. | Ideological Foundations |
| (Under the role of minor parties in the US Political History) _______ has 2 functions. 1. the members of the minor party regard themselves as ______ and look to one another for support. 2. these minor parties do not think in terms of _______. | Ideology; outsiders; immediate success |
| (Under the role of minor parties in the US Political History) What are some of the notable 3rd partys in the modern era? | Libertarian Party, the Green Party and the reform party |
| (Under the role of minor parties in the US Political History) _______ is a new party formed by a dissident faction within a major polical party, usually, they emerge when a particular personality was at odds with the major party. | Splinter Party |
| (Under the role of minor parties in the US Political History) The most famous splinter is ? | The Bull Moose Progressive party led by Teddy Roosevelt |
| (Under the role of minor parties in the US Political History) What are some other minor parties? | The Free Soil Party, The prohibition Party, The Greenback Party, The Populist Party |
| (the role of minor parties in the US Pol History:other minor parties)__ was active from 1848 to 1852 & wanted to preventing the spread of slavery.The __,started in 1869,tried to ban the sale of liquor.The__&the__supported govt intervention in the economy | The Free Soil Party; Prohibition Party; Greenback Party and Populist Party |
| (Under the role of minor parties in the US Political History: other minor parties) The Greenback Party and the Populist Party were ________ | Farm-Labor parties |
| (Under the role of minor parties in the US Political History) What are the impacts of the minor Parties? | They influence the outcome of an election, they stimulate the re-organization of major parties and force them to reassess their ideology |
| (Under The uncertain Future of Party ID) _______ is linking oneself to a political party. Ties to the 2 major parties have _______ in the last ______ decades and voters are less willing to vote a _______ | Party Identification; weakened; 3; Straight Ticket |
| (Under Political Parties and Representative Government) American political parties are too _______ to take positions on important issues that differ distinctly from the postions of the otehr party and then implement such programs | Decentralized |
| (Under Party Polarization) Republicans and Democrats do tend to _______ sharply on certian issues. A situation in whihc members of the two major parties are extremely party orientedin thier choices is called _______. | Disagree; Hyperpartisanship |
| (Under Party Polarization) Some believe that Hyperpartisanship may lead to increased public discontent because most americans want _______ solutions to national problems | Moderate |
| (Under Politcal Parties) Why are politcal parties important today? | They set the tone for our everyday life depending on the party in power |
| What are the 3 kinds of minor parties? | Splinter parties, single issue parties, economic protest parties |
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