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Government 1 final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is realignment? | |
| Give an example of a splinter party | |
| Give an example of an ideological third part | |
| What is meant by the plurality system? | |
| How many electoral votes exist? | |
| How many electoral votes does a presidential candidate need to win? | |
| What is the electoral college? | |
| What is the method by which a State itâs itâs electoral votes? | |
| What is divided government? | |
| Give an example of a blocking tactic. | Holds, filibusters, poison pill amendment |
| How are the parties (in Congress) becoming more polarized? | |
| What are the three faces of a party? | |
| Where do the parties formally nominate their candidates for president? | |
| What is one important task of the national committee? | |
| Where do parties formally adopt their state platform? | State convention |
| In reference to number 15 what is a platform? | The agenda/what you stand on/what you want to achieve. |
| What kind of people Attend conventions? | Diehards |
| What is the P. I. E.? Is it as polarized as the others? | Measure partisanship among voters |
| What is the RINO? | |
| What is a blue dog? How did that name derive? | |
| Name the core constituents and core economic interests of both parties. | Democratic- young, racial ethic, minority, women, labor force, both high and low education, urban,N/NE/PNE, catholic, Jewish, Muslim, etc.less church Republican- older, white, men, business owners, bachelor deg., rural, S/MW/MA, Protestant more church |
| Name the three given examples of wave elections. | 1994,2006,2010 |
| What is a wave election? | Incumbent party loses control of Congress and states could also lose control of local govâts. |
| What is meant by âred stateâ or âblue stateâ? | |
| What did new deal politics do for the democratic party? | Made them the liberal pro gov party |
| Why were of observers shocked by President Wilson in the progressive era? | |
| Open till the 1930s, for what party did African Americans vote? | |
| Up till the 1930s, for what party did African Americans vote? | Republicans |
| From 1850 to present, what are the two major political parties? | Party of president Lincoln |
| From 1854 to present, what are the two major political parties? | Democratic and republican |
| From 1824 to 1832 what were the two major political parties? | Democratic and whigs |
| From 1812 to 1824 what were the two major political parties? | Democratic National republicans |
| From 1788 to 1812, what were the two major political parties? | Democratic republicans and national republicans |
| Who did the democratic party claim as the founder of its party? | Andrew Jackson |
| The Whigs were formed mainly due to.... | |
| What event ended the era of good feelings? | |
| What was the era of good feelings? | |
| Who was the last federalist president? | |
| What party is sensually ended because of their lack of a stance on the issue of...... | Slavery kills Whig party |
| Prior to the progressive era, what region made of the Democratic Party? | |
| What is dealignment? | |
| When someone claims to be an independent, what does that mean? | |
| Who are the national chair people for the Democratic and Republican parties? | Tom Perez, Democrat and Ronald Ronnie, Republican |
| In the election of 1912, the bull moose progressive party was formed. What example of a third-party fits the bull moose party? | Splinter |
| When was the last realignment? | |
| Independence are more likely to vote..... ticket then....ticket | Split than straight |
| What is meant by tipping? | |
| Roughly how many people claim to be an independent? | 42% |
| Are they truly independent? | No |
| What importance do Ross Perot and Theodore Roosevelt have in American politics? | |
| At what level does the party adopt itâs national platform? | National convention |
| Why is the P.O.Highly polarized? | What is to win the election |
| Why are R.I.N.O Extinct and blue dogs a dying breed? | |
| What is a political party? | |
| The political history of the parties can be traced to what important argument? | Constitutions ratification |
| What kind of system does America have? | Popularity system- most votes win |
| Name one aspect of the Whig party platform. | Re-charter national bank, public works |
| What was the corrupt bargain? | John Addams made president and Henry Clay not |
| What region Is more likely to be conservative than liberal | |
| What region is more likely to be liberal than conservative | |
| Change in party allegiance causing a long term effect | |
| Break away from a minor party; forms own Bull moose progressive 1912 | |
| Entire platform revolves around one issue *p.227 | |
| P.I.G., P.O., P.I.E | |
| National convention | |
| Republicans | |
| Rise of independents | |
| Independent party | |
| 1968 |
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