AP Gov Ch 9 Political Parties
social movements
According to Barbara Mikulski, the training grounds for national political activists today are _______
Republican, Democratic
Beginning in the 1960's the _______ became more bureaucratisized , while the ______ became more factionalized
Congressional campaign Committee
In congress, each party has a _______ that helps members of congress who are running for re-election or would-be members seeking election
South
In recent elections, ticket splitting has been mot common in the_____
bottom, up
In the Jacksonian era, for the first time a party was built from the _____
Republicans
In the election of 1896, _____ won the support of those in cities
Ideological
Kind of minor party that tends to endure the longest
Party caucuses
National party conventions were developed as a reform of
Civil servants
Old-style political machines counted heavily on the support of _______
party leaders
One reason why political parties are considered weaker than in Europe is because ______ do not typically select candidates for office
Thomas Jefferson
Organizer of the first Republican party (1790's), which was mostly based in the South
weak
Parties today in the U.S. are relatively ____, but not in all parts of the country
President Jackson to Civil War
Political parties in the U.S. developed a comprehensive organization form and appeal from
Caucuses made up of members of congress
Prior to 1824, presidential candidates were nominated by ______
New England secession
Some were so distraught by the election of Thomas Jefferson that they organized and suggested ______
office ballot
States who adopted the _____ would expect split-ticket voting to occur more often
recruits and campaigns
Strength of the organization that ____ for canidates is a way of gauging strength of a political party
different
The Democrats and Republicans use ______ formulas to follow when appointing delegates to the nominating convention
limited sectional and class base
The Federalist party could not compete effectively in national elections because it has such a _________
economic protest party
The Populist party is an example of an __________
more decentralized
The federal system goes a long way towards explaining why U.S. parties are ______ than European counterparts.
Anti-Masonic party
The first Convention in American history was that of the ______
followers of Jefferson
The first organized political party in U.S. history was made up of _________
loyalty
The formula for selection of delegate to the Republican national convention generally stresses the importance of ____
ambition and self interest
The founders saw political parties as factions motivated by ________.
single-issued activists
The ideological groups, or reform clubs, of the 1950's and 1960's gave rise to political ideological parties composed of ______
label
The key term in the definition of a political party is _____, because it gives a candidate party identification
electoral college
The most dramatic example of the winner-take-all principle in the U.S. electoral system is the _______
Ross Perot
The most recent independent presidential candidate who was able to get on the ballot in every state
four
The national convention meets every ___ years to nominate a presidential candidate
increases, unappealing
The new primary system that has developed in the U.S. _____ the chances that the party will nominate a candidate that is ______ to the average voter
broad-based coalition
The plurality electoral system in the United States mean that every party must be a ______
sponsored party
The political involvement of United Auto Workers (UAW) in Detroit is an example of _______
1992
The winner-reward systems of delegate distribution were banned in the campaign of _____
weaken, enlarge
Throughout the 1970's, the general thrust of the democratic party rules commissions considering delegate selection was to ____ the influence of party leaders and ____ the roles of rank and profile
Personal following
Today, a person wanting to win an election will most likely seek the support of a ____________
Two party system
United States is one of the few countries with a _________
National committee
party affairs are managed by _____ made up of delegates from each state and territory between the national conventions.
solidary parties
party organizations based on their member's enjoyment of the sociability of politics is referred to as _____
National chairman
person manages the day-to-day work of the party
Early characterization of political parties
small coalitions based more on geography and class than common economic interests
ideological parties
the Libertarian and Socialist parties are examples of __________
classical machine-type
the _____ party was developed and perfected in the nineteenth century before the large scale Irish and Italian immigration
traditional
the _______ party organization exists only in a few states
grassroots
within both major parties, it is the _____ level that has the most obviously declined
taxation and social policy
Democratic presidential candidates tended to be out of step with voters on the issues of __________ before 1992
George McGovern
Democratic rule changes were drafted in 1972 by a commission headed by ____
plurality system
Elections based on a ________ should discourage new parties from forming because no incentive if given for finishing second
factional party
George Wallace's American Independent party was an example of a ________
Hamilton and Jefferson
George Washington's view of political parties may have been influenced by the constant quarrelling between _____ in his cabinet
primary elections
How candidates are chosen for office are chosen in most states
party labels
____ have lost their meaning to a growing number of voters, causing a decrease n dramatic realignments
Party identification
_____ among voters is one way of gauging strength of political parties
party machines
_____ are characterized by a high degree of leadership control over member activity
A party's national committee
_____ selects the time and place of the national convention and issues a call for the convention.
modern republican party
_______ emerged as a major party only after the Civil War
minor parties
_______ were once discouraged by the election law of many states
rules violation penalty, winner-reward systems, proportional representation
________ were the three areas of rule changes approved by the 1992 Democratic National Committee
progressives
a faction of the republican party opposed to the patronage system and feared the influx of immigrants
caucus
a meeting of party followers at which convention delegates are picked is known as a _________
primary voters
compared to ______, members of caucuses are more likely to support the most ideological candidate
Superdelegate
elected officials and party leaders who are not required to pledge themselves in advance to a presidential candidate
highly partisan
the makeup of state party caucuses can best be characterized as ______
issue-oriented amateur
the typical convention delegate- Democratic or Republican- can best be characterized as an _______.
factionalized
unlike political machines, ideological parties tend to be ______
