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political party

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group of people who share similar views about the role of government in their lives

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interest groups

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people with similar interests

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political spectrum

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range of political views

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partisanship

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support of the party and its policy stands

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single-member districts

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one candidate is elected to each office on the ballot

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plurality

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the largest number of votes

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bipartisan

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two major parties find common ground

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consensus

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a general agreement among groups

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coalition

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an alliance of several groups to form a working majority and control a government

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main parties

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republican and democrat

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republican

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  • government should play a role

- states should have a bigger part

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democrat

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  • favor larger role of government

- government should do more for the people

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main difference between parties

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the government’s role in our lives

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parties disagree on (5)

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  • healthcare
  • abortion
  • taxes
  • gun control
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healthcare

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D: universal healthcare
R: decisions made by doctors and us

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abortion

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D: woman’s right
R: there is a right to life (even for unborn babies)

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taxes

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D: cut taxes for lower and middle classes. raise them for upper class
R:tax cuts are good but have to be done with a balance
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gun control

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D: stricter regulation for guns
R: Americans have full responsibility to own and use guns

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functions of a party

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  • nomination

- fund-raise

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nomination function

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elections (congressional and presidential)

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fund-raise function

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campaigning for presidents and congress officials

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incumbent

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the current officeholder

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factions

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competing groups

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spoils system

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awarding public offices, contracts, etc. to those supporting the party in power

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electorate
the people eligible to vote
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sectionalism
emphasizes devotion to a particular region's interests
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who defeats John Adams in elections
Thomas Jefferson
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who replaced federalists
Whigs
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1800-1860 elections dominated by who?
democrats (13/15 elections won)
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1854
republican party formed
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who wins first republican election?
Abraham Lincoln, 1860
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1860-1932 elections dominated by who?
republicans (14/18 election won)
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1932-1968 elections dominated by who?
democrats
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1968-present elections dominated by who?
divided government
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divided government
different groups control federal government good bc: compromise is forced
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1828
democrat party formed
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ideological parties
those based on a particular set of beliefs (social, economic, and political aspects)
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single-issue parties
based on 1 single, public parties
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economic protest parties
rooted in periods of economic discomfort
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splinter parties
those that have split away from a major party
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examples of ideological parties
- communist party - liberation party - socialist party
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examples of single-issue parties
- prohibition party | - free soil party
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when do economic protest parties usually arise
after a depression
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examples of splinter parties
- bull moose party | - american independence party
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why are splinter parties important?
they can influence election outcomes
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1800
Federalists defeated
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1929
Great Depression
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who won the election of 1932?
Franklin Roosevelt
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why was the election of 1932 important?
it changed the role of the government (larger role because government could give aid)
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basic functions of a political party
- nomination function - fundraiser function - inform function
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what issue caused splinter parties to form?
slavery
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what groups made up the republican party
Whigs and Anti-Slavery Democrats
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Democratic party ____ favor slavery?
did
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Republican party ____ favor slavery?
did not
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when do federalists disappear
1800
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1816
Abraham Lincoln elected
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leader of the democrat party
Andrew Jackson
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the only president to be elected 4 times in a row
Franklin Roosevelt

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