Political parties Ch9

Question 1

define political parties (4)

Answer 1

1. Coalition of individuals that organize the political world
2. recruit candidates
3. mobilize the public
4. linked the public to government

Question 2

define political parties roles in elections (4)

Answer 2

1. Parties recruit and nominate candidates for office
2. Coordinate campaigns
3. mobilize voters
4. raise money for campaigns and advertisements

Question 3

Define political parties rules in government (3)

Answer 3

1. Congress is organized by political parties,
2. with party leaders weilding considerable power over which bills will be voted on
3. applying pressure on party members to support the party in their votes

Question 4

what is not mentioned in the constitution?

Answer 4

Political parties

Question 5

when did political parties come into existence?

Answer 5

Did not exist at founding, came early in the republic

Question 6

what are some of the organizations that mirror Federal structure? (3)

Answer 6

1. National organizations
2. State organizations
3. County organizations

Question 7

which is the oldest political party?

Answer 7

Democratic Party, it traces it’s beginning to 1828 and Andrew Jackson

Question 8

When was the Republican Party created?

Answer 8

1854 as an anti-slavery party, Abraham Lincoln was the first republican president

Question 9

Since the 1950s Republicans and Democrats have became more

Answer 9

Polarized

Question 10

identify what causes people to identify as democratic or republican (2)

Answer 10

1. because they agree with one party more than the other on policy issues;
2. can also be an emotional attachment that can cause people to form their issue positions to match their party

Question 11

other influences on party identification include (4/5)

Answer 11

1. Parents
2. schools
3. friends
4. Churches/synagogues

Question 12

The parties have become increasingly

Answer 12

Ideologically divided over the last 60 years and partisanship has increased