AP Gov Ch 9 Political Parties

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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 ______


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