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