Government and Economics Unit 3 Quiz 1: The American Party System

What political party emerged from the struggling factions of the Democratic-Republicans?

Democrats

The Republicans won fourteen of the eighteen Presidential elections held between 1860 through 1928.

True

loose construction

allowing the federal government all powers not denied it within the Constitution

economic unrest

an uneasiness due to the lack of stability in the financial market

provision

arrangement or groundwork laid to get a program going.

The Populist Party of the 1890s was an example of a party formed chiefly to help a

specific group of people

What event coincided with the emergence of the Federalist and Anti-Federalist political parties in the United States?

The writing and adoption of the Constitution

The Socialist Worker's Party and the American Communist Party are considered to be what type of third party?

Those made up of left-wing protest groups

The Republican Party appealed to groups such as farmers, industrialists, and merchants.

True

George Washington

first President

Constitutional Convention

gathering for the purpose of creating a Constitution to lay down the laws for running the U.S.

The Prohibition Party was founded in 1869 solely for the purpose of preventing the manufacturer and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States. The Prohibition Party is an example of a party that______.

has only one goal

majority

having the larger number in a house of Congress, assuring strong voting power

carried

in a national election, a candidate won the vote in a particular state

What is a person called who currently holds an office?

incumbent

strict construction

limits the Federal government to powers the Constitution specifically delegated to it

landslide defeat

losing by a sizable margin in an election

Stock Market crash of 1929

saw the market lose so much power that many people lost their fortunes in the matter of days

John Adams

second President

The two major American political parties are the party and the party.

-Democratic -republican

Mark the sentences that are true.

-The Republican Party began as a series of anti-slavery political meetings held in the Midwest in 1854. -During the election of 1824, Andrew Jackson won the most electoral votes, but not the majority needed to be elected President. -The Anti-Federalist would limit the Federal government strictly to the powers the constitution delegated to it. -Third parties play a highly important role in the strengthening the two major parties.

The Democrats fought almost bitterly at times over:

-banking policies -slavery issues -tariff rates

The Democrats won all the elections from 1828-1860 except in 1840 and

1848

The Republican party was formed in response to what issue?

Anti-slavery views, the oppositions to the extension of slavery

______was the first Republican Presidential candidate to win the office in 1861.

Lincoln

Alien and Sedition Acts

President is given power to deport any alien he deems dangerous

Alexander Hamilton

Secretary of the Treasury

faction

a group that may not be in agreement with the general direction of the larger population.

Whig party

a party formed mainly to fight the Democratic party and Andrew Jackson

incumbent

a person who currently holds an office

challenger

a person who does not hold an office but who is trying to unseat an incumbent

scandal

a public shame or disgrace brought about by illegal or unethical actions

The federal power of the country is known as the______government.

central

The______party is the oldest political party in the United States.

democratic

The Federalists believed in a______central government.

strong

The Anti-Federalist would limit the Federal government strictly to:

the powers the constitution delegated to it

Thomas Jefferson

third President