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Government - Exam 2 - Chapter 7 - Political Parties

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What type of party best describes the Tea Party Movement?   show
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show Whigs and Democrats  
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What was the result of the election of 1796?   show
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Who were the bulk of the supporters of the Democratic-Republicans?   show
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The Whig Party was equated with opposition to what president?   show
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What event brought a party realignment?   show
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show Unified Democratic Party control of the government  
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In 1994, the ______ Party won its biggest nationwide victory since the Great Depression capturing the majority of both the House and the Senate.   show
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show Bill Clinton  
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show economic  
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Southern whites opposed to affirmative action, religious fundamentalists, fiscal conservatives, and social conservatives made up the _______.   show
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In the 2006 election, ______ took the House and Senate majority away from the ______.   show
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show Democrats, Republican  
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show Political Organizations  
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Organizations that seek to achieve power by winning public office   show
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show Federalists  
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show Anti-Federalists  
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show Majority  
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Election by at least one vote more than any other candidate in the race   show
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show Democratic Party  
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Formed in 1836 to oppose Andrew Jackson’s policies; it elected presidents Harrison in 1840 & Tyler in 1848 but soon disintegrated over the issue of slavery   show
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One of the two main parties in American politics; it traces its origins to the anti-slavery and nationalist forces in the 1850s and nominated Abraham Lincoln for president in 1860   show
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popular label for the Republican Party   show
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show New Deal  
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show Fair Deal  
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show Great Society  
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Combination of economic and social conservatives, religious fundamentalists, and defense-minded anti-communists who rallied behind Republican President Ronald Reagan   show
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System in which competitive parties adopt a platform of principles, recruiting candidates and directing campaigns based on that platform, and holding their elected officials responsible for enacting it   show
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The tendency of the Democratic Party to take more liberal positions and the Republican Party to take more conservative positions on key issues   show
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Political Party’s entry in a general election race   show
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Political Party’s selections of its candidates for public office   show
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show Primary Elections  
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Tightly disciplined party organizations, headed by a boss, that rely on material rewards – including patronage jobs – to control politics   show
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show Patronage  
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show Divided Party Government  
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show Nonpartisan elections  
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Nominating process in which party members or leaders meet to nominate candidates or select delegates to conventions   show
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show Wards  
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Subdivisions of a city, county or ward for election purposes   show
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show Closed Primaries  
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Primary elections in which a voter may cast a ballot in either party’s primary elections   show
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show Raiding  
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– Additional primary held between the top two vote-getters in a primary where no candidate has received a majority of the vote   show
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Election to choose among candidates nominated by parties and/or Independent candidates who gained access to the ballot by petition   show
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Voters who identify themselves with a party   show
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show Ticket Splitters  
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show Party-in –the-government  
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National and state party officials and workers, committee members, conventions delegates, and other active in the party   show
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Nominating process in which delegates from local party organizations select the party’s nominees   show
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Primary elections in the states in which voters in each party can choose a presidential candidate for their party’s nomination.   show
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show Delegates  
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show Superdelegates  
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show Platform  
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Specific portions of the platform are known as ______.   show
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Self described identification with a political party   show
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show Dealignment  
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Long-Term shift in social-group support for various political parties that creates new coalitions in each party   show
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Third Parties that exist to promote an ideology rather than to win elections   show
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show Protest Parties  
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show Single-Issue Parties  
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Third parties formed by a dissatisfied faction of a major party.   show
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show Proportional Representation  
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show The War of 1812, The Mexican War in 1846, The Spanish-American War in 1898, World War I in 1917, World War II in 1941  
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Lubbock is in what congressional district?   show
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What is the current geographic strength of the Democratic party?   show
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show Bill Clinton, Democratic Leadership Council  
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Following the Civil War, the ______ Party generally represented the northern industrial economy.   show
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show 1854  
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The Dixiecrats Party splintered from the Democratic party over the issue of civil rights and ran ________ as their nominee.   show
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In 1968, the American Independent Party ran _______ on the issues of school desegregation and busing.   show
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A party organization that recruits its members with tangible incentives, such as jobs, and is characterized by a high degree of control over member activity, is called a ______.   show
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show Sectionalism, Economic Protest, Charismatic Personalities, Specific Issues, Ideology  
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