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what is a political party

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a group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office

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what are the two main parties in US

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democrats and republicans

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what are the 3 common elements of a political party

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party organization, party in government , party in electorate

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what does party organization mean

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leaders, activists, and other people who give time, money, and ideas to the party

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what does party in government mean

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people in the party who hold political office

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what does party in the electorate mean

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the millions of people who identify themselves as members of the party

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what are political parties supposed to do

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handle conflict, unify people, keep away extremists, nominate people for political office and present them to the voting public, inform and engage people in various issues, find qualified candidates for office

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partisanship

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the strong support of their party and its policies

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how did the founding fathers feel about political parties

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against them

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who referred to “factions” in politics, meaning that political parties cause disunity

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james madison

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which side are democrats on

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left

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what 2 words are used to describe some democrats

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liberal and radical

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liberal

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democrat; believes that government must take action to change economic, political, and ideological policies thought to be unfair

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radical

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democrat; favors extreme change to create an altered or entirely new social system

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who believe in higher taxes

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democrats

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what side is a republican on

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right

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what 2 words are connected to republican

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conservative and reactionary

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conservative

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seeks to keep in place the economic, political, and social structure of society

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reactionary

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favors extreme change to restore society to an earlier, more conservative state of affairs

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who believes in lower taxes

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republicans

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who believes that private organizations or religious based organizations should play a role in social programs (schools, healthcare)

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republicans

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how long do mist minor parties last

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not long

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what are the four types of minor parties

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ideological, single issue, economic protest, splinter

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what are ideological parties

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have a certain set of beliefs

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examples from the past of ideological parties
socialist, social labor, communist parties
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present day ideological party example
libertarian party
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what does the libertarian party believe
believe in an individual and doing away with government programs
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what is the single issue party
usually based on one issue or problem | the know nothings opposed irish catholic immigration to america
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what is an economic protest party
usually angry with both parties for a particular reason or policy
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economic protest party example
greenback party were upset with situation facing farmers
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what did the greenbacks later become apart of
populist party, wanted public ownership of the railroads and telephone companies along with lower tariffs
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what is the splinter party
split from one of the major parties
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example of splinter parties
bull moose party ( teddy roosevelt) split from republicans george wallace led american independence part from democrats recently the green party split from democrats ralph nader may have helped george w bush get elected
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what party is often seen as the most powerful
the party of the president
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what does the president serve as
symbolic head of his party
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how does the electoral process work
first you have to look at the nomination process, within the two party system, whoever the Democrats and Republicans nominate is who is on the ballot in the general election (in November), in a way it limits our choices
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what is nomination
the naming of those who seek office
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what are the 5 ways for a candidate to be nominated
``` self announcement caucus convention direct primary petition ```
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what is self announcement
a person who wants to run for office says so
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what people are most likely to self announce and example
3rd party candidates | George Wallace, H Ross Perot
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what is a caucus
a group of like minded people meet to discuss who they will support in the upcoming election
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when does a caucus date back to
1700's
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who were the first caucuses meant for
everyone
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who took over the task of nominating candidates in the 18-1900's (caucus)
legislative and congressional caucuses
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where do some states use caucuses and example
in their presidential primary, Iowa the most famous
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as the caucus method declined what became a popular way to nominate candidates
convention
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by the 1840's which way became the way to nominate on all levels
convention
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what types of conventions were held
state, country, and every four years a nation convention
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why did the convention method weaken
they figured out how to manipulate the system (too much corruption)
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how often are national conventions
4 years
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what does the national convention do
helps nominate the presidential candidate for the party
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what is a direct primary
intraparty election
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what was the first state to use a direct primary
wisconsin
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what do most states use direct primaries for
to select nominees for the senate, house, and governorship
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who controls the rules for the primaries
the state not the party
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what are the two types of direct primaries
closed and open
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what is a closed primary
a party's nominating election in which only declared members can vote
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when does someone establish their party/when can you change it
when they register to vote/ sometimes on election day
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open primary
a party's nominating election in which any qualified voter can cast a ballot
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what is a blanket primary
a voter receives a list of all people running and they can vote however they choose, regardless of party
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what has the US supreme court ruled about blanket primaries
they are constitutional
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what is a runoff primary
some states make their nominees win an absolute majority of the votes. two top vote getters in the first primary face one another to determine the party's nomination (someone has to get 50%)
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what is the primary process
one part of the nominating procedure
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what is the presidential primary
people in the states will vote for a person running for president and for delegates who will serve at the convention (its good to match the two)
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why are primaries a problem
``` americans dont understand them people think you should be able to vote in both primaries voter turnout is usually very low for candidates $$$ can be very divisive within the party ```
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what is petition nomination
you need a certain number of signatures from qualified voters to get on the ballot
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where is petition nominating used
local elections; positions like school board, judge positions, city (or municipal) council
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for a democratic society to work what do you need
fair and honest elections
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who are most elections governed by
the states and not federal government
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who sets the time and date for the electoral college to meet
the constitution
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who made rules saying that all elections must have a secret ballot
congress
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when are elections held
the tuesday after the first monday in november
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what is absentee voting
a process by which a person could vote without going to their polling place on election day (usually done by mail)
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what is the coattail effect
a strong candidate running for an office at the top of the ballot helps attract voters to other candidates on the party's ticket
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examples of people who had a coattail effect
ronald regan barak obama franklin roosevelt
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who had the opposite effect of a coattail (example)
barry Goldwater, George McGovern, Jimmy Carter
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what do people think should be done in order to not have as much as a coattail effect
state and local elections should be held on different dates than federal elections
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precinct
a voting district; not supposed to have more than 500-1,000 registered voters
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polling place
the place where the voters in the precinct actually vote
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who supervises the elections at each polling place
a precinct board
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how is voting different now than it was
some states use paper while others use machines the idea of secret ballots is newer in colonial America voting was done by voice as they became more intense secret ballots became a better idea
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how many features does an Australian ballot have
4
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what are the 4 main features of an Australian ballot
1. ) provided at public expense 2. ) lists all the names of all candidates in the election 3. ) given out only at the polls 4. ) can be marked in secret
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what are red sheet ballots
a long ballot that lists every candidate and every office local ballots are often very long (sheriff, judges, coroner, school board, etc) people just vote for anyone sometimes
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another name for the office group ballot
Massachusetts ballot
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what is the office-group ballot
``` all candidates for the office are grouped together under the title of the office The best teacher at LF is.... mr ryan mr ronzoni mrs. cornwall ```
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what is another name for the party-column ballot
Indiana ballot
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what is the party-column ballot
list all candidates under their partys name perhaps it encourages straight ticket voting hello cocktail effect

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