American Government Ch 8

How much money must a US senator raise every week to gain enough money to launch a bid for reelection

$20,000

How many voters are true independents?

15%

Abraham Lincoln was first elected in 1860 with what percent of the vote

40%

Which group most closely aligned with the Democratic Party boating her than 80% Democrat take in the presidential elections

African Americans

Four groups that are typically part of the democratic collation

Blacks, union members, the poor, city dwellers, Hispanics, Jews, and other minorities

Four states that use the top two primaries

California,Louisiana, Nebraska, and Washington

In the 20th century American history the most important minor parties were

Factional parties like the Bullmoose party

Andrew Jackson's contribution to the development of political parties was

Grassroots lobbying and citizens choose candidates

And example of a. Single party issue

Gun control or abortion

The major emerging voting blocks are

Hispanics and young adults

What demographic is key to the future of both parties

Hispanics and young adults

Proportional representation systems encourage information of small parties by enabling parties to

Keep their proportion of the popular vote

Four factors that political party serve to do

Link people to public officials Provide officials with the ability to obtain public office Provides choices between political leaders

Four key players in the modern campaign

Media consultants, strategy an image, and televized political advertising

Regarding state party organizations, the day-to-day operation is usually the responsibility of the

National chair chosen by the national committee

Can the national party organizations dictate the day-to-day decisions of local and state party organizations?

No

What type of minor party bases its appeal that major parties corrupt influence on government and policy?

Reform parties like The Progressive party

The issue of slavery gave birth to what party

Republican Party

In 1912 a candidate for which minor party minister and more votes than one of his major party opponents?

Roosevelt 127% of the votes in the Bullmoose party

Which of the following is an indication of strong party loyalty

Straight ticket voting

The Democratic Party's longtime regional stronghold, the solid south, stemmed from a realignment during which historical period?

The Civil War

The four main party realignment of the major parties in America

The Civil War, the 1896 election, the great depression in the 1930s, and the Vietnam war and civil rights

Organizationally the major US parties are

The Democratic and Republican parties

What was a special unique about the 1820 presidential election

The Federalist party failed to nominate a presidential candidate

Which party has made big gains in recent decades among white fundamentalist Christians, based on it's positions on topics like abortion and school prayer?

The Republican Party

American party organizations are still important, but their role in campaigns is secondary to

The candidates role

About 95% of our political activists in the United States work at

The local level

Jacksonian democracy represents the greatest blow to..

The local level officials

If a minor party gains large following is most certain that

The major parties will try to capture its supporters and copy it's ideas

The winner takes all system is known as what

The plurality system

The most obvious sign of the party realignment of recent decades has been the strong tendency of

The south to vote Republican

The major reason for the persistence of the American two party system is

Their ability to adapt during periods of crisis

Democrats and Republicans have endured as the two major US party is primarily due to

They can adapt to crisis

State Central committee's

They did not meet regularly and provide only general policy guidance for the state organizations

Do United States does not have a competitive multiparty system

True

Warned Americans of the baneful effects of factions in case 1797 farewell address

Washington

A realignments typically involves what three basic elements

powerful and diverse issues An election contest where the voters shift their partisan support And changes in parties policies and coalitions