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Terms in this set (100)Which of the following statements about political parties in the Parties today are relatively weak, but they are not weak in all areas of the country. The key term in the definition of a political party is label, to give a candidate party identification. Party identification among voters is one way of gauging the strength strength of the organization that recruits and campaigns for The federal system goes a long way toward explaining why U.S. more decentralized One reason why political parties in the United States today are party leaders do not typically select people to run for office In most states, candidates for office are chosen by primary elections. In Europe, almost the only way a person can become a candidate is being nominated by party leaders. What role do political parties play in the lives of most Americans? Most Americans separate political parties from other aspects of George Washington's view of parties may have been influenced by the constant quarreling between Hamilto Why should George Washington, among other Founders of our Because disputes over policies and elections were not easily The Founders saw political parties as factions motivated by ambition and self The first organized political party in American history was made up of the followers of Jefferson. Some were so distraught by the election of Thomas Jefferson that
organized to have New England secede from the union. During the founding period of U.S. history, political parties could small coalitions based more on geography and class than on According to the text, when did political parties in the United States
From the time of President Jackson to the Civil War The first Republican party, with its base of support in the South, was Thomas Jefferson. The Federalist party could not compete effectively in national it had such a limited sectional and class base. National party conventions were developed as a reform of party caucuses. In the Jacksonian era, for the first time a party system was built from the bottom up. Prior to 1824, presidential candidates were nominated by caucuses comprising of members of Congress Party conventions emerged during the Jacksonian era as a means of giving some measure of local control to the presidential The first Convention in American history was that of the ________ Anti Which of the following statements about the modern Republican It emerged as a major party only after the Civil War. O emergence of strong party factions such as the mugwumps. The ________, a fac progressives The progressives favored all of the following better relations with business. The progressive
movement reduced the level of political corruption solve the problem of how to select candidates. Procedures such as the initiative and the referendum arose as efforts citizens a direct say in making laws. Sch 5 The three clearest cases of critical or realigning elections seem to be 1865, 1896 and 1932. Which of the following were major issues in the three clearest cases Slavery and economics Which of
the following statements concerning slave Party loyalities remained fluid 1860. Which of the following statements about the critical election of 1896 The Republicans won the support of those in cities. The elections of Ronald Reagan
could not have represented a they left contro Dramatic realignments, such as the one that occurred in 1932, may party labels have lost their meaning for a growing number of In recent elections, ticket splitting has been most common in the South. Ticket splitting was almost unheard of in the nineteenth century a and d. (political parties provided voters with ballots and government printed ballots listed candidates in columns.) One would generally expect split states adopt the office ballot. The national convention meets every _____ years to nominate a four Between the national conventions national committee In Congress each party has a _______________ that helps members congressional camp This person manages the day National chairman Beginning in the 1960s, the ________ became more bureaucratized, Republican party, Democratic party Who selects the time and place of the national convention and issues A party's national committee The number of convention
delegates from each state, along with the the party's national committee. Which of the following statements about the formula by which The Democrats and Republicans use different formulas. The
formula for the selection of delegates to the Republican national loyalty. Throughout the 1970s, the general thrust of the Democratic rules weaken the influence of party leaders and enlarge the role of The
Republicans changed the goal of their national party to the achieve a fairer distribution of power. Democratic rule changes were drafted in 1972 by a commission George McGovern. The Hunt commission's changes in the Democratic party rules
were increase the influence of party leaders. The term "superd refers to elected officials and party leaders who are not required to All of the following statements concerning the delegates to the 2004 More of the Democrats were male. Over 40 percent of the delegates to the conventions of both parties were born again Christians. The winner 1992. The
1992 Democratic National Committee penalized states that 25 percent The three areas of rule rules violation penalty, win
According to the text, the role of national conventions has been place where delegates ratify decisions made by voters Within both major parties, it is the ________ level that has most grassroots Party machines are
characterized by a high degree of leadership control over The classical machine in the nineteenth century before the large Old civil servants. Unlike political machines, ideological parties tend to be factionalized. The ideological groups, or reform clubs, of the 1950s and 1960s gave single-issue activists. According to Barbara Mikulski, the training grounds for
national social movements. People can join a party for reasons other than patronage. The text to join a delegating committee (caucus groups). Party organizations based on their members' enjoyment of the solidary parties. The political involvement of the United Auto Workers (UAW) in sponsored party. An example of an organization that sponsors a local party i the United Auto Workers (UAW) in Detroit. Today,
a person wanting to win an election will most often seek the a personal following. Which of the following statements about the traditional party It exists, but only in a few states. Which of the following statements about the two The United States is one of the few countries with such a To win in a plurality system such as that in the United States, a candidate must gather more votes than anyone else. The plurality electoral system in the United States means that every party must be a broad-based coalition. Why should elections based on a plurality system discourage new Because under this winner The most dramatic example of the winner electoral college. The two Americans agree on enough issues to form broad coalitions. The most recent independent candidate for president who was able to Ross Perot. Which of the following statements about minor parties in the United They were once discouraged by the election laws of many states. The platform of the Fr one-issue party.
The Libertarian and Socialist parties in the United States are ideological parties. George Wallace's American Independent party was an example of factional party. The Populist party i economic protest party. An example of an economic protest party is the Populist party. Which of the following kinds of minor parties tends to endure the Ideological The kind of minor party that has probably had the greatest influence factional party. Many strong social movements in the United States (e.g., the antiwar dissident elements were able to influence elections through Even thoug influencing the public policy positions of the two major parties. In the days when party conventions were heavily influenced by party the policy preferences of dissident factions. At party
conventions in recent years, the ________ has (have) policy interests of the party National convention delegates, compared to their respective party more liberal if they are Democrats, more conservative if they A meeting of party followers at which
convention delegates are caucus. The makeup of state party caucuses can best be characterized as highly partisan Compared to primary voters, members of caucuses are support the most ideological candidate. An example of how the partisan makeup of state party caucuses can result in the choice of the most ideological candidate was the success Jesse Jackson in the 1988 Democratic party caucuses. The typical convention delegate―Democratic or Republican―can best issue-oriented amateur The
disadvantage of the new primary system that has developed in increases the chances that the party will nominate a candidate Why should the Democrats have been so
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