PSCH8

party platform

A __________ is a set of promises explaining what the party's candidates will do if elected.

divided government

If the Democrats control the Senate and the White House and the Republicans control the House of Representatives, what is this an example of?

unified government

What do we call a situation in which one party controls the presidency, the Senate, and the House of Representatives?

Democratic

Andrew Jackson was the founder of which political party?

527 organization

A __________ is a tax-exempt group that is not subject to contribution limits and spending caps and that is formed primarily to influence elections through voter mobilization efforts and issue ads that do not directly endorse or oppose a candidate

the rules for determining how many votes are needed to win an election, along with other electoral rules

According to Duverger's Law, if we want to know how many major political parties a country will have, what should we look at?

New Deal Coalition

Catholics and union members were key groups of what coalition?

recruit good candidates for office, provide accountability, Coordinate their actions once in office

Choose all of the following beneficial things that parties do for democracy according to the textbook.

Second, Third

Choose all of the following party systems that featured the Democrats and Republicans as the two major parties.

stable but occasionally changes when circumstances warrant.

Current research on party identification shows that party identification is

Third Party System

During the __________, the issues of post-Civil War reconstruction and the extent to which the federal government should regulate America's rapidly growing industrial base divided Democrats and Republicans.

single-member districts and plurality voting

Duverger's law states that in a democracy with __________, only two parties' candidates will have a realistic chance of winning political office.

party system.

From 1897 until 1932 one of the major parties-the Republicans-won most presidential elections, while the other major party-the Democrats-won when the Republicans were divided. The major issues of the time were industrialization and immigration. The Republicans had the support of business, while the Democrats relied on urban immigrants and southern whites. This description is an example of a

supporters of the winning party are rewarded.

In a spoils system,

decreased significantly.

Over the last several decades, the number of ideologically moderate members in Congress has

the party in media

Scholars describe parties as organizations that are composed of all but which of the following separate and largely independent parts?

decentralized organizations with loose coordination across groups.

The American political parties are

Third Party System

The Great Depression was the impetus for the

slavery.

The Second Party System ultimately split over the issue of

Tea Party

The __________ has forced the Republican Party to confront conflicting issues within the party.

spoils system

The __________ is one in which individuals who work for the winning party are rewarded with benefits such as jobs in government.

Federalist and Democratic-Republican

The __________ parties defined the First Party System on the issue of the proper role and size of the national government.

Democratic and Whig

The __________ parties defined the Second Party System on the issue of the tariffs (farmers versus merchants) and slavery.

recruiting good candidates

The ability of parties to ensure that those who run for office do so effectively and that those who win responsibly uphold their elective positions most clearly demonstrates which benefit of political parties?

party coalitions

The modern Republican Party's support base is a combination of white evangelical, southern, and white male voters (though it draws support outside that base as well). The Democratic Party's support base is a combination of northeasterners, college graduates, African Americans, and female voters (though it, too, draws support outside that base). These are examples of what?

national committee

What do we call the principal or main body in each party organization in America?

a citizen's loyalty to a specific political party

What does party identification refer to?

a local meeting at which party members select a candidate for the general election

What is a caucus?

a set of objectives outlining the party's issue positions and priorities, which candidates are not required to support

What is a party platform?

African Americans

Which of the following groups identify overwhelmingly as Democrats?

political party

Which of the following is an organization that runs candidates for office and coordinates the actions of affiliated elected officials?

They are not part of the political party organization.

Which statement best characterizes the nature of political action committees and 527s?

Divided government

__________ is defined as one party controlling Congress but not the presidency or different parties controlling the House and Senate

The party in government; the party organization

__________ is made up of politicians who were elected as candidates of a party, while __________ involves the structure of national, state and local parties, including party leaders and workers.

Duverger's Law

__________ states that in a democracy with single-member districts and plurality voting, only two parties' candidates will have a realistic chance of winning political office.