Brooke- Political Parties

Question 1

Barrack Obama

Answer 1

US Democratic statesman, 44th president of the US 2009–17; full name Barack Hussein Obama. He was the first African American to be elected to the presidency, and was re-elected in 2012 for a second term. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009.

Question 2

Candidate- centered politics

Answer 2

politics that focuses on candidates, their particular issues, and character rather than party affiliation

Question 3

Critical elections

Answer 3

an election that signals party realignment through voter polarization around new issues and personalities

Question 4

Delegate

Answer 4

a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.

Question 5

Donald J. Trump

Answer 5

the 45th and current President of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality.

Question 6

Hillary R. Clinton

Answer 6

an American politician and diplomat who served as the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001

Question 7

National convention

Answer 7

a statement of general and specific philosophy and policy goals of a political party usually promulgated at the national convention

Question 8

National Party platform

Answer 8

a statement of general and specific philosophy and policy goals of a political party usually promulgated at the national convention

Question 9

Party identification

Answer 9

citizens personal affinity for a political party usually demonstrated by a tendency to vote for candidates of that party

Question 10

Partisan Polarization

Answer 10

a vote in which a majority of Democratic legislators oppose a majority of Republican legislators

Question 11

Party realignment

Answer 11

dramatic shifts in partisan preferences that drastically alter the political landscape

Question 12

Political Machine

Answer 12

a political group in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses (usually campaign workers), who receive rewards for their efforts.

Question 13

Political Party

Answer 13

organized effort by office holders, voters, activists, and candidates to pursue common interests by gaining and exercising power through the electoral process

Question 14

Proportional Representation

Answer 14

a voting system that apportions legislative seats according to the percentage of votes won by a particular political party

Question 15

Secular Realignment

Answer 15

a gradual rearrangement of party coalition based more on demographic shifts than on shocks to the political system

Question 16

Superdelegate

Answer 16

delegate to democratic party’s national convention that is reserved for a party official, whose vote at the convention is un-pledged to an individual candidate

Question 17

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 17

was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809.

Question 18

Winner-take-all system

Answer 18

electoral system in which the party that receives at least one more vote than any other party wins the election