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44 Cards in this Set
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Unitary |
a state governed as one single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme
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Dictatorship |
a unitary system of government where 1 person is in complete control |
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Ratification |
confirm/ approve something |
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Political Party |
an organised group of people with at least roughly similar political aims and opinions, that seeks to influence public policy by getting its candidates elected to public office.
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Consensus |
general agreements |
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Single Issue Party |
a political party that campaigns on only one issue.
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Splinter Party |
a political party, that has broken away from a larger one.
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Economic Protest Party |
a political party rooted in periods of economic discontent. They do not have a specific, clear-cut ideological base. They mainly proclaim their disgust for the major parties
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Disenfranchise |
deprive (someone) of a right or privilege.
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Watchdog |
a group that watches the activities of a particular part of government in order to report illegal acts or problems:
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Due Process |
legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person. protects individuals rights
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Incumbent |
a duty or responsibility
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Poll Tax |
payment of a poll tax was a prerequisite to the registration for voting in a number of states. The tax emerged in some states of the United States in the late 19th century as part of the Jim Crow laws.
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Two Party System |
a system where two major political parties dominate politics within a government. One of the two parties typically holds a majority in the legislature and is usually referred to as the majority party while the other is the minority party.
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Bonding Agent |
where the Political Parties help ensure that their candidates and officeholders are qualified and of good character.
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Federalist |
belief in a strong central government |
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Electorate |
the people who can vote in an election
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Faction |
A group formed to seek some goal within a political party or a government have very strong on sided opinions
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What are the powers of the president? |
chief of state- head of government chief executive- domestic and foreign affairs chief administrator- director of executive branch chief diplomat- foreign policy and chief spokesperson commander in chief- armed forces chief legislator- public policy and congress agenda chief of party- leader of his political party chief citizen- represent the people |
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Sovereignty |
supreme power or authority. |
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Ideological Party |
based on particular set of beliefs |
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Franchise |
a right granted by a government or corporation to an individual or group of individuals.
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22nd Amendment |
the president can only serve 2, 4 year terms |
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Inform and Activate Supporters |
Inform the people through pamphlets, signs, buttons, stickers, ads in the newspapers, magazines, etc
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Amend |
modify formally, as a legal document or legislative bill.
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Executive Order |
a rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law.
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Nominating candidates |
Their major function, recruiting, choosing, and gathering support for candidates for office.
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Why are political parties important to american democracy? |
Party members share similar ideas about what they want the government to do.
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Give an example of each of the minor parties. |
ideological- socialist party single issue- free soil party economic protest- populist party splinter- bull moose/ progressive party |
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What are the basic principles of Republicans? |
less government info;cement and more for the people, limited taxation, strong national defense, and preserve freedom |
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What are the basic principles of Democrats? |
more government involvement, everyone has equal rights and responsibilities/ no favored group, ideas come from members, |
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What's the difference between partisan and bipartisan? give ex. |
partisan is in favor of 1 partys way to solve and bipartisan is a compromise between the 2 ex.- group1: wants ice cream group2: wants cookies bipartisan: get ice cream sandwiches |
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What was the era of the democrats? What caused it to begin and end? |
democrats in office reoccuringly 1st- 1800- 1860 party of common man voting rights expanded, ended- lincon 2nd- 1932- 1968 FDR won, ended- assassination of JFK |
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What was the era of the Republicans? What caused it to begin and end? |
republicans in office reoccuringly 1860-1932 ending slavery, ended- rosevelt elected great depression |
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What is the era of divided government ? What caused it to begin and end? |
nether party has been in office and has gone back and forth between the 2 1968- today |
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13th amendment |
abolished slavery |
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14th amendment |
protect rights no matter your race (equal protection clause) |
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15th amendment |
african american amercian men the right to vote |
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19th amendment |
women the right to vote |
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23rd amendment |
D.C. the right to vote and be represented in the electoral collage |
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24th amendment |
ended poll taxes which prevented many african americans the right to vote |
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What is segregation? |
the action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart
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What is discrimination? |
the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex
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How did the brown supreme court decision reverse the logic of the plessy decision? |
it ruled that separate but equal was unfair |
