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Gov. Ch. 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do interest groups do? | Try to influence specific policies, support elected officials & contribute to political campaigns |
| When did 1st national parties emerge? | The writing of the U.S. constitution |
| Example of a disagreement between democrats | Fossil fuels vs. alternative energy sources |
| Example of disagreement between republicans | Reduced government interference vs. more |
| 1st fundamental problem of democracy | How to mobilize voters |
| 2nd fundamental problem of democracy | How to regulate the number of people seeking office |
| 3rd fundamental problem of democracy | How to achieve & maintain the majorities needed to pass legislation once in office |
| Who came up with "unequal democracy"? | Larry Bartel |
| On economic issues both the Democratic and the Republican parties are more responsive to the preferences of the upper class (and sometimes the middle class) and ignore those of the lower class | Unequal Democracy |
| What system is known as "winners take all"? | Plurality System |
| Most democratic counties, not including the U.S., use a proportional representation system | True |
| Most democratic counties, including U.S, use a proportional representation system | False |
| Why does the U.S. use a two-party system? | Voters often have motivation to not vote for smaller candidates |
| 1st way a political party forms | Societal conflicts leads to political elites & competing coalitions within the government to mobilize popular support |
| 2nd way a political party forms | Groups outside the government organize popular support to win control of the government |
| Political parties aren't static? | True! |
| Who led the federalists? | Hamilton |
| Who led the antifederalists? | Jefferson |
| Why did the federalists party disappear? | Treason charges |
| Who created the New Deal? | Roosevelt |
| Who did Republicans see as the "golden era"? | Reagan |
| Who helped the nation recover from global recession | Obama |
| Powerful conservative force in republican party | Tea Party movement |
| 1st of 2 things Trump did as president | Cut taxes on the wealthy |
| 2nd of 2 things Trump did as president | Ended federal protection for abortion |
| What exists at every level of government? | Party organizations |
| Political parties are static? | False! |
| Always staying the same | Static |
| What does "PACs" stand for in Super PACS? | Political Action Committee |
| What do Super PACS do? | Critical fundraising organizations |
| Super PACS are exempt from what? | Taxes |
| What reforms, regarding ballots, were made to stop corruption of party bosses? | Secret ballot & long ballot |
| Primary elections & direct elections of U.S. Senators were make to stop what? | The corruption of party bosses |
| 1 of 3 ideology for REPUBLICANS | Reducing immigration |
| 2 of 3 ideology for REPUBLICANS | Oppose abortion |
| 3 of 3 ideology for REPUBLICANS | Protection of gun rights & gun owners |
| 1 of 3 ideology for DEMOCRATS | Higher taxes on wealthy |
| 2 of 3 ideology for DEMOCRATS | Gun restrictions |
| 3 of 3 ideology for DEMOCRATS | Legalizing abortion |
| 41% of Americans identify as what? | Independents |
| How many Americans identify as independent? | 41% |
| Independents who lean towards 1 of the 2 major parties | Hidden Partisans |
| 92% of ______ view themselves as Democrats | African Americans |
| Younger voters tend to be.... | Democratic |
| Older voters tend to be.... | Republican |
| Example of republican president | D. Trump |
| Example of democratic president | B. Obama |
| Idea is to give voters more choices, candidate with majority of votes win | Ranked Choice Voting |
| Ranked Choice Voting | Rather than casting 1 vote, voters rank candidates (usually 3) from most preferred to least preferred |
| About ___ in 10 Democrats and Republicans give the opposite party a cold rating | 8 |
| About 8 in 10 Democrats and Republicans give the opposite party a what? | Cold Rating |
| 1 of 3 things Andrew Jackson did as president that caused differences of opinion | Annexed Florida from Spain |
| 2 of 3 things Andrew Jackson did as president that caused differences of opinion | Signed the Indian Removal Act |
| 3 of 3 things Andrew Jackson did as president that caused differences of opinion | Fought for more political rights for the common working people |
| What was the Indian Removal Act? | Forcibly removed Native American tribes from Southeast to Indian territory |
| What's an example of a Super PAC? | MAGA |
| There is a limit on the amount of money that Super PACS that can be raised | False |
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