Ch 7 Political Parties

Front 1

divided government

Back 1

government in which one party controls the White House and another party controls one or both houses of Congress

Front 2

economic-protest party

Back 2

often regional, protest against depressed economic conditions (populist party, reform party)

Front 3

factional party

Back 3

created due to splits in a major party, due to philosophy of the major party's candidate.

Front 4

Federalists

Back 4

supporters of stronger national government who advocated ratification of constitution; after ratification, party supported strong executive, Hamiltonian economic policy.

Front 5

Ideological party

Back 5

Edges of political spectrum (socialist, communist, green, libertarian)

Front 6

Jacksonian Democrats

Back 6

original members of today's Democratic party, built from the bottom up

Front 7

Minor party

Back 7

(third parties) - often have impact on getting major parties to address their issues

Front 8

nominating convention / national convention

Back 8

held every four years by the political parties who will be fielding nominees in the upcoming U.S. presidential election: has ultimate authority

Front 9

one-issue party

Back 9

minor party addressing a single issue (prohibition/women's party)

Front 10

plurality system

Back 10

system used in almost all elections where winnner is person who gets most votes even if its not a majority

Front 11

political machines

Back 11

party organization that recruits members by incentives ($, jobs, gov. favors)

Front 12

political party

Back 12

group that seeks to elect candidates to public office by supplying them with label (identification) by which they are known to electorate

Front 13

realignment

Back 13

a sharp lasting shift in popular support of one/both parties. Either issues change or kinds of voters supporting each party change.

Front 14

Republicans

Back 14

began as a third party, became major as a result of civil war

Front 15

Solidarity party

Back 15

often local, try to attract people by friendship/ comradery

Front 16

Split ticket

Back 16

voting for candidates of different parties for various elections (rep for senator, dem for pres)

Front 17

Sponsored party

Back 17

local/state party that is funded by organization with established networks in community (like democrats sponsored by United Auto Workers)

Front 18

superdelegates

Back 18

party leaders + elected officials who become delegates to national convention without running in primary/caucases; do not have to commit themselves to a candidate

Front 19

third party

Back 19

minor parties that have often come up in political scene (but rarely get elected)

Front 20

two-party system

Back 20

electoral system with 2 dominant parties in elections (3rd parties have little chance of winning)

Front 21

Whigs

Back 21

opposed Jacksonian Democrats ???

Front 22

winner-take-all system

Back 22

party carrying the state, by however small a margin, wins all the state's electors