Ch8 Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
Q

What party has won the most presidential elections since 1952?

A

Republican

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2
Q

What is the smallest unit of election districts and party administration?

A

Percent

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3
Q

What is it called when a person votes for candidates from more than one party?

A

Ticket splitting

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4
Q

What were those people who defect from their usual party to vote for Ronald regain in 190 & 1984 called?

A

Regan democrats

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5
Q

Whet is a temporary alliance of several groups to form a majority in order to gain control of the government?

A

Coalition

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6
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What is a person who defends the status quo agents change in the political, social, and economic institutions of society?

A

Conservative

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7
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What term describes a spirit of two party cooperation?

A

Bipartisanship

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8
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What is it called when a candidate receives the largest number of votes?

A

Plurality

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9
Q

Who is primarily responsible for the party symbol in use today?

A

Thomas Nast

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10
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What is a formal statement of the party’s position on current issues

A

Platform

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11
Q

Originally no one ran for Vice President , who was the Vice President determined? How is the Vice President determined now?

A

The person who lost, the presidential nominee chooses

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12
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What political party grew out of opposition to Andrew Jackson

A

Wig

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13
Q

Which was the first party to hold an national convention?

A

Anti moose

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14
Q

Which is an assembly of party representatives who nominated candidates for president and Vice President

A

Caucus

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15
Q

Which president warned agents political parties in his farewell address?

A

George Washington

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16
Q

Which president was responsible for starting the spoil system

A

Andrew Jackson

17
Q

Name two reasons for the deterioration of party powers in the past 50 years?

A

1Primary laws lesson the power of party regulators to control delegates and nomination
2The expense of running campaigns resulted in private funds
3Increased numbers increased numbers of presidential primary provided a higher number of delegates
4social upheaval sparked campaign reform
5 party’s have become more democratic

18
Q

What are the functions that parties serve in the political system

A

Nominating, governing watchdogs, moderating influence

19
Q

Which amendment limits the number of terms a president may be elected to serve?

20
Q

What type of political system is most common among European democrats?