Government Unit 4 quiz 1: The American Party System

Whig Party

A party formed mainly to fight the Democratic Party and Andrew Jackson; formed in the 1830's

challenger

A person who does not hold an office but who is trying to unseat an incumbent.

scandal

A public shame or disgrace brought about by illegal or unethical actions

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

instruments

Political parties are BLANK to express the wished of the people.

It is the oldest political party in the United States. The Democrats won the presidency in the 90's but lost control of Congress.

Select the true statements about the Democratic Party.

Cleveland and Wilson

The only Democrats to serve as President from 1860 to 1916 were BLANK.

Reform

The party formed by Texas billionaire Ross Perot 1990's was a member of the BLANK Party.

Dictatorship

a country with a one-party leader who is in complete control, usually, one who is unfair.

Era of Good Feelings

a period from 1816-1824 where there was only one political party: the Democrat-Republicans.

Conservative and Labor

what are major political parties in Great Britain?

Political Parties

A group of people organized with a governmental agenda in mind.

The election results were challenged in court up to five weeks after the election

A significance outcome of the zoo election is BLANK.

economic unrest

An uneasiness due to the lack of stability in the financial market.

Populist and Greenback

Debt-ridden farmers founded which parties in the late 1800's?

landslide defeat

Losing by a large margin in an election.

Federalist Party

One of the first two American political parties; it wanted a strong central government.

Anti-Federalist Party

One of the first two American political parties; it wanted a weak central government.

liberation

The "BLANK way is a logically consistent approach to politics based on the moral principle of "self-ownership."

The powers the Constitution delegated to it

The Anti-Federalist would limit the Federal government strictly to BLANK.

Federalists

The BLANK believed in a loose construction of the construction of the Constitution. The BLANK believed that the Federal government should possess all powers not specifically denied to it.

American Communist Party

The BLANK part is a left-wing protest party that was formed in 1919.

Prohibition

The BLANK party is an example of a single-issue party.

Natural Law Party

The BLANK stands for prevention-oriented government, conflict-free politics, and proven solutions designed to bring national life into harmony with natural law.

They ran two candidates for the presidency.

The Democratic split was so severe during the 1860 elections that BLANK.

banking policies, slavery issues and tariff rates

The Democrats fought bitterly at time over BLANK.

1840 and 1848

The Democrats won all the elections form 1828-1860 EXPECT in BLANK.

specific group of people

The Populist Party of the 1890's was an example of a party formed chiefly to help a BLANK.

a party that has only one goal

The Prohibition Party was founded in 1869 solely for the purpose of Preventing the manfactoring and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States. The Prohibition Party is an example of BLANK.

from a firm political stance against slavery

The Republican party originated BLANK.

ballot box

The container into which votes are put

strengthening of the two major parties

Third parties play a highly important role in the BLANK

Won majorities in both the House, Senate, and presidency during the middle of the century. Elected Dwight D. Eisenhower-twice. Lost to Jimmy Carter and won with incumbent George H. Bush.

Throughout the 20th century, Republicans have done which of the following?

Socialist Labor Party, Communist Party U.S.A., Democratic Socialists of America, and Socialist Workers' Party.

Which are examples of left-wing protest groups?

William Howard Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan.

Which of the following are Republican presidents?

Its policies appealed to wide variety of constituents, including farmers, merchants, and industrialists

Which of the following best describes Republican dominance from the time of Abraham Lincoln?

In 1856, John C. Fremont won eleven northern states on anti-slavery platform

Which of the following describes the early Republican party?

The country entered the Great Depression

Why did Democrats hold powers for so long in the 30's, 40's, and 50's?

because conservative Republicans r-elected Taft at the party's 1912 national convention.

Why did divisions in the Republican party occur?

faction

a group that may not be in agreement with the general direction of the larger population

incumbent

a person who currently holds an office.

candidate

a person who desires a position in a political office

program

a political plan of action.

partisan

a type of person who will staunchly campaign or vote for only one political party.

two-party system

are most common in the English-speaking countries of the world.

provision

arrangement or groundwork laid to established a program.

representative democracies

democracies where the people elect representatives to act as their agents in making laws

communist countries and fascist countries

dictatorships are most commonly found in which of the following places?

administration

executive branch of the American government, e.g., the Clinton administration.

Stock Market Crash of 1929

financial panic where the market lost so much power that many people lost their fortunes in days

Constitutional Convention

gathering for the purpose of creating a constitution which would frame the laws for running the U.S.

majority

having the larger number in a house of Congress, assuring strong voting power.

Alien and Sedition Acts

legislation which gave the President power to deport any alien he deemed dangerous.

partisan politics

many times, a political party is accused of BLANK if it appears it puts it party's agenda a head of the good of the people.

constituency

people of a region who elect a representative, who is the answerable to these people; the region itself.

provincial

pertaining to political divisions in Canada; regional or territorial.

strict

the Ant-Federalists believed in a BLANK interpretation of the Constitution.

central government

the federal power of the country.

concede

to yield or surrender, to admit or acknowledge.

Democratic and Republican

what are the major American political parties?

a temporacy alliance of political parties

what is a coalition?

democrat

what party do the large U.S. cities tend to support?

Democratic

which U.S. political party controlled the South from 1861 to the early 1960's?

Kennedy, Carter and Jackson

which of the following are Democratic presidents?

Alliance and Liberal

which of the following are major political parties in Canada?

Roosevelt Progressives, Liberal Republicans and Dixiecrats

which parties began by splitting away from the two major political parties?