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85 Cards in this Set
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_________ were never contemplated by the founding father
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Political Parties
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Organized groups that seek to gain office and exercise political power through legislation, executive action and control of government agency
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Definition of Political Parties
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_________ Warned about fracturing into political parties
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Founding Fathers
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_______ can be a proxy for how you feel about a topic and what you Identify with
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party Ideology
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GOP
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Grand Old Party (Republican)
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Sponsor candidates for political office and want to control government
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Rational Party model
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Distinctive Platform from each party c Carry out the Platform when elected Assumes Clear Ideological and philosophical differences between parties |
Responsible Party model
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Reason why founders didn't like the political party
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Fear of Faction
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Secret Society that has been attacking John Bahner and are going to vote on who they want in his place
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Freedom Couckus
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GOTV
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Get out the Vote (groups that push people to go vote)
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PIG
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Party in Government
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PIE
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Party in Electorate
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PO
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Party as orginization
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Elite
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I have money listen to me
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Hyper-pluralism
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Pushing there agenda may not be what is best for the public but do it anyway
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Presidents are elected by States Via ______
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Electoral College
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RNC
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Republican national Committee
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DNC
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Democratic national Committee
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_______ Come from the RNC & DNC
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Real party Leaders
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Different Party organizations that go by different names
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Congressional Campaign Committees
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DCCC DCSC |
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Democratic Sectional Campaign Committee |
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RCCC RSCC |
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee Republican Sectional Campaign Committee |
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Ruled an outside agency can spend unlimited funds for campaigning I.E. nonprofits corporations and incorporated organizations
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Citizens United vs.Federal election Commission
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Incentives to contribute to a campaign
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1. Material benefits 2. Solidarity benefits 3. Purposive benefits 4. Informational benefits |
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Voting for all candidates from one party; Increasing in popularity |
Straight Ticket Voting |
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Voting for candidates from multiple parties
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Split Ticket Voting |
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Partizenship is / is not ideology
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Is not |
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1st political party
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Whig Party |
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_________ were against civil rights
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Dixiecrats |
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One of the groups inside the Republican Party; Ultra-Conservative |
Tea party |
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______ is one of the strongest Tea Party states.
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Texas
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Tea Party has ___% - ___% support from Republican states.
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10% - 30%
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_____ have never won a seat in the US Congress.
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Libertarians |
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Reasons that 3rd parties don't succeed.
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1. Lack of financial support 2. Electoral college is winner take all 3. Lack of media coverage 4. Voters view 3rd party votes as wasted 5. Issues are absorbed by Rep and Dem |
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______ legislature is thought to be more responsive and reactionary.
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Housenat
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____ has declined nationwide, but grown in Texas.
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Tea Party
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FEC
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Federal Election Commision |
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Super PAC's
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Political Action Committee
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T/F Money & Dollars = Speech |
False - FEC pushes back |
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issue networks
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struggles between groups allows different interests being represented
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iron triangles
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close relationships among powerful actors that keep average citizens from partciating
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Idea of multiple groups who have different priorities
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Pluralism
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Organizations outside gov't that attempt to influence gov't behavior, decision making, & allocation of resources
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Interest Groups
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Buying access to accomplish your agenda
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Influence Peddeling
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____ is used by everyone, yet universally hated.
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Lobbying
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Voters must register party affiliation
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Closed Primary
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No party registration
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Open Primary
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Very infrequent use Supposed to give 3rd parties a better chance |
Top Two Primary
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Most common; includes Texas Gives flexibility to the voter |
Hybrid Primary |
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____ total electoral college votes ____ votes to become president |
538 total 270 to win |
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Issue of government shutdown
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Gridlock
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____% needed to stop a bill / debate
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60%
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___% to pass a bill / debate
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51%
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Independents in the Senate always vote ____.
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Democratic
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____ decides the number of a electoral votes per state and is conducted every 10 years.
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Census
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Congressman serve __ year terms.
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4 years
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Senators serve __ year terms.
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6 years
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Majority of time members are going to vote with their party.
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Party Unity
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_____ is stronger then ever in congress and is driving the way laws get made
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Partinsanship
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T/F Texas is one of the strongest tea party states |
True
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T/F Party of the Anti-Slavery was the Republican Party |
true
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T/F Texas elects all of its judges |
True
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How many high courts does Texas Have
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2
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______ Amendment gave District of Columbia 3 electoral votes
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23rd
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_______ was the first 3rd party to be formed in 1789-1816
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federalist party
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_____ States needed to win presidency
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11 states
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T/F 3rd Parties are never successful because there main ideas get adopted by the 2 main parties |
true
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First primary of the election is held by _________
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New Hampshire
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First Caucas of the Election is held by ______
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Iowa
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Which state has the best track record for predicting the president
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Ohio
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______ effect-usually wins re-election
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Incumbency effect
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T/F If you vote for a 3rd party you are generally waisting your vote |
True
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Attack ads designed to encourage voters to and not to vote for the target
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Going Negative
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Gerrymandering
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Deliberate manipulation of boundaries to gain votes for a party
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could be won by either party 45-55% vote marging |
Swing State/battle ground state
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____ determines how many congressional seats each state receives.
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Reapportionment
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____ redraws district lines.
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Redistricting
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Tactic that was used in TX to disenfranchise poor voters, but mostly minorities.
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Poll Tax
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_____ was the most oppressive tool used by Democrats to suppress voter rights.
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White Primary
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what kind of interest group comprises 70% of interest groups
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economic
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what happens in K street Washington D.C
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Are where lobbyists set up shop
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buying entrance into a congress members chamber in order to push through legislation is an example of what?
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influence peddeling
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that idea you go from working in congress to K street lobby group
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revolving door effect
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True/false individual states also have groups to lobby congress |
true
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after 2006 congress passed what kind of reform in order to get at what group of people?
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ethics
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