Government Quiz 1: The American Party System
Republican
Abraham Lincoln (D or R)
1840 and 1848
Democrats won all elections from 1828-1860 except for what 2 years?
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower (D or R)
Democrat
Jackson (D or R)
Democrat
Kennedy (D or R)
Republican
Ronald Reagan (D or R)
Era of Good Feelings
a period from 1816-1824 where there was only one political party: the Democrat-Republicans
administration
executive branch of the American government
Democrat
party which the large cities tend to support
Alliance and Liberal
the 2 major political parties in Canada
Populist and Greenback
2 parties founded in the late 1800's by debt-ridden farmers
communist and fascist countries
2 places in which dictatorships are most commonly found
Republican
Bush (D or R)
Democrat
Carter (D or R)
Democrat
Lyndon B. Johnson (D or R)
Republican
Nixon (D or R)
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt (D or R)
Republican
Ulysses S. Grant (D or R)
Republican
William Howard Taft (D or R)
dictatorship
a county with a one-party leader who is in complete control; usually one who is unfair
political parties
a group of people organized with a governmental agenda in mind
faction
a group that may not be in agreement with the general direction of the largest population
Whig Party
a party formed mainly to fight the Democratic Party and Andrew Jackson; formed in the 1830's
incumbent
a person who currently holds an office
candidate
a person who desires a position in a political office
challenger
a person who does not hold an office but who is trying to unseat an incumbent
partisan politics
a political party may be accused of _____ if it appears they put their party's agenda ahead of the good of the people
program
a political plan of action
scandal
a public shame or disgrace brought about by illegal or unethical actions
coalition
a temporary alliance of political parties
partisan
a type of person who will staunchly campaign or vote for only one political party
economic unrest
an uneasiness due to the lack of stability in the financial market
provision
arrangement or groundwork laid to establish a program
Federalists
believe that the Federal government should possess all powers not specifically denied to it
Federalists
believed in a loose construction of the Constitution
Anti-Federalists
believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution
representative democracies
democracy where the people elect representatives to act as their agents in making laws
stock market crash of 1929
financial panic where the market lost so much power that many pwople lost ehir fortunes in days
Constitutional Convention
gathering for the purpose of creating a Constitution which would frame the laws for running the US
majority
having the larger number in a house Congress, assuring strong voting power
strengthen them
how do third parties affect the two major parties
carried
in a national election, a candidate won the vote in a particular state
loose construction
interpretation of the Constitution allowing the federal government powers not specifically denied it
strict construction
interpretation of the Constitution limiting the Federal government to the powers in the document
William Howard Taft
led a divided Republican Party in 1912
Alien and Sedition Acts
legislation which gave the President power to deport any alien he deemed dangerous
landslide defeat
losing by a large margin in an election
Democratic Party
oldest political party in the US
Federalist Party
one of the first 2 American political parties; it wanted a strong central government
Anti-Federalist Party
one of the first 2 American political parties; wanted a weak central government
Cleveland and Wilson
only 2 Democrats to serve as President from 1860-1916
Reform Party
party formed by Texas billionaire Ross Perot in the 1990's
Bull Moose Party
party formed by Theodore Roosevelt in 1912
Republican Party
party that appealed to group such as farmers, industrialists, and merchants
Democratic Party
party that split so severely during the 1860 elections that they ran 2 candidates for the presidency
Natural Law Party
party that stands for prevention-oriented government, conflict-free politics, and proven solutions designed to bring national life into harmony with natural law
Democratic Party
party that won the Presidency in the 90's, but lost control of Congress
Republican Party
paryt that won considerable political strength during the Civil War
constituency
people of a region who elected a representative; the representative is answerable to these people
provincial
pertaining to Canada; regional or territorial
Democratic Party
political party that controlled the South from 1861 to the early 1860's
Conservative and Labor
the 2 major political parties in Great Britain
ballot box
the container into which votes are put
central government
the federal power of the country
concede
to yield or surrender, to admit or acknowledge
democrats blamed republicans
who blamed who for the Stock Market crash of 1929?
Anti-Federalists
would limit the Federal government strictly to the powers the constitution delegated to it