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Ch 5 Political Party
Spalding Academy 11th Grade 2011
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A group of persons who seek to control gov’t through the winning of elections and the holding of public office | Political party |
| Over what controversial issue did the 1st two political parties disagree? | Ratification of the constitution |
| What are the 4 functions of a political party? (Explain) | nominating candidates, informing/activating supporters, bonding agents, governing, watchdogs |
| One of the political parties not widely supported | Minor party |
| What are the four types of minor parties? | Ideological, economic protest, single issue, splinter |
| Give an example of an ideological party and a single-issue party. | Libertarian, Know Nothing |
| Pick a political issue and say what the Democratic viewpoint is | See handout |
| Name 2 minor party presidential candidates | Stewart Alexander and Danny Woodring |
| When is the 2012 presidential election? | November 6, 2012 |
| The Republican and the Democratic parties | Major party |
| How are parties at the national level organized? | National convention, national committee, national chairperson, congressional campaign committees |
| The Era of ________________ lasted from the Civil War to 1932. | Republicans |
| A political system dominated by two major parties | Two party system |
| Pick a political issue and say what the Republican viewpoint is | See handout |
| What were the 1st two political parties in the US? | Federalist and Anti-Federalist |
| What political era are we currently in? | Era of Divided gov’t |
| All of the people entitled to vote in a given election | Electorate |
| Voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election | Split ticket voting |
| How are parties organized at the local/state level | State: chairperson, Local: wards and precincts |
| The Republican Party was formed before the Civil War because it members: | were antislavery |
| Given the spectrum below, on what end would the Republican Party be? ←--(Moderate)--→ | Right hand side |
| Gov’t action based on firm allegiance to a political party | Partisanship |
| Explain why political parties are declining. | More people independent, split ticket voting, parties are disorganized, candidates speak directly to electorate, vote on one issue |
| in an election, the number of votes that the leading candidate obtains over the next highest candidate | Plurality |
| Name 2 Republican presidential candidates. | Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Gary Johnson, Fred Karger, Andy Martin, Jimmy McMillan, etc |
| General agreement among various groups on fundamental matter; broad agreement on public questions | Consensus |
| Pick another political issue and say what the Democratic viewpoint is | See handout |
| A system in which several major and many lesser parties exist, seriously compete for, and actually win, public offices | Multiparty |
| A temporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority and so to control a gov’t | Coalition |
| Why are political parties decentralized? | The party not in power doesn’t have a strong leader, federalism results in a division of power in parties, nominating process encourages competition |
| Given the spectrum below, on what end would the Democratic Party be? ←--(Moderate)--→ | Left hand side |
| Pick another political issue and say what the Republican viewpoint is | See handout |
| The current officeholder | Incumbent |
| A narrow minded concern for, or devotion to, the interests of one section of a country | Sectionalism |
| What are two reasons for having a two-party system? | Historical basis, force of tradition, electoral system hat promotes dominance by 2 major parties, American ideological consensus |
| Name a presidential candidate and what he/she thinks about an election issue | see handout |
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