Quizz 4 Flashcards
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What is are examples of conventional political participation
- voting
- running for office
- community organizing
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What are examples of unconventional political participation
- Protesting
- civil disobediance
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What are the 2 types of political participation?
- Conventional
- Unconventional
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What is the most common forn of political participation?
Voting
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What determines the results of the presidential elections?
The electoral college
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How does the electoral college work?
Each state is worth a certain amount of electoral points based off the amount of people they have in congress, these points are used during presidential elections to decide results
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What is a primary election
An election within a party to decide on a candidate/nominee
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What is a general election
Official election between different parties for office
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What elections have higher voter turnout
presidential elections
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What is the F.E.C. and what do they do
The Federal Election Commission is an independent agency of the United States government that enforces U.S. campaign finance laws and oversees U.S. federal elections
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What is the definition of political parties
An organization influenced by
political ideology whose primary interest is to gain control of government by winning elections
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What are the responsibilties of political parties
- Pick candidates
- Run candidates
- give information to voters
- articulate policies
- coordinate policymaking
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What is a party platform?
Everything that a party believes
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How are political parties organized
- National↓
- State↓
- County↓
- Precinct
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What party did the Republicans replace to become a major party
The Whigs
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What is the current party era?
The Era of Divided Government
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What is dealignment?
Citizens abandon allegiance to a
political party and become independents
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What is realignment
Occurs when a groups of members of one party shift their affiliation to another party
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What is an example of realignment?
- The fall of the Whigs Party
- South voters in the 1960s
What 2 states divide their electoral votes
Nebraska and Maine
