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39 Cards in this Set
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Which party has an elephant as its mascot?
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Republican
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Which party has a donkey as its mascot?
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Democratic
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In most states, parties choose candidates for the general election in this type of election.
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Primary Election
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In most European countries, most candidates are selected by
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Party leaders
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How do most Americans interact with political parties?
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Only when they vote
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What group saw political parties as factions that are motivated by self-interest and ambition?
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The Founding Fathers
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The Republican Party was organized originally by
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Thomas Jefferson
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Party caucuses were used to select Presidential candidates prior to this being used. (Prior to 1824)
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National Conventions
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In what party did the Progressives begin as a reform movement?
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The Republican Party
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How many critical or realigning periods have been identified in American Politics?
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5
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What are two major issues in the three clearest cases of critical or realigning periods?
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Slavery and economics
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Because of ticket splitting this often occurs.
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Divided Government
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The national convention meets every _____ years to nominate a presidential candidate.
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Four
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Between the national conventions party affairs are managed by a ______________ made up of delegates from each state and territory.
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National Committee
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In Congress each party has a _______________ that helps members of Congress who are running for re-election or would-be members seeking election.
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congressional campaign committee
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What person manages the day-to-day work of the party.
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The national chairman
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The number of convention delegates from each state, along with the rules under which they are chosen, is determined by
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the party's national committee.
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What ideology are Democrats most closely identified with
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Liberal
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What ideology are Republicans most closely identified with?
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Conservative
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African-Americans
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Republican
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Blue Collar workers
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Democrat
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Hispanic Voters
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Democratic Party
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White Collar workers
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Republicans
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What is the greatest influence on a person's political ideology?
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The family
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Cuban Americans
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Republicans
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Jewish Americans
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Democrats
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Elected officials and party leaders who are not required to pledge themselves in advance to a presidential candidate serve in this role at a party's convention
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Superdelegate
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It is called this when there is high degree of leadership control over member activity in a party
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Party machine
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Recent immigrants
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Democrats
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When people join a political party to promote an issue or cause it is known as a
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Ideological party
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When people join a party to be with friends it is know as a
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Solidary party
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When people join a party due to a charismatic leader it is said to be due to this
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Personal followings
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Why should elections based on a plurality system discourage new parties from forming?
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Because their is a winner take all result
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The Libertarian and Socialist Parties are examples of this type of party.
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Ideological parties
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What type of third party tends to have the most lasting impact?
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Ideological parties
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What type of party system do we have in the US?
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A two party system
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What impact have third parties had in many elections?
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They have influenced each party's position on issues.
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National convention delegates, compared to their respective party members are.....In the Democratic Party.....In the Republican Party?
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More liberal on the Democratic side...More conservative on the Republican side.
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What system is used to select the President of the United States?
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The Electoral College
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