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38 Cards in this Set
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A political party is
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Group of people with broad shared interests
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Political parties work to get____&_____.
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The candidates elected & shape government policy
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Two-party system
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System of government in which 2 parties compete for power
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What were the two original parties?
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Federalist & democratic-republican
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Who led the federalists
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Alexander Hamilton
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Who led the democratic-Republicans?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Democratic-Republican party eventually became the _____ party when supported of _____ split from the main party in 1828.
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Democratic; Andrew Jackson
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The ______ party was formed in 1854 by people who opposed _____. Their first president was ______.
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Republican; slavery; Abraham Lincoln
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Two main parties today are ___ & _____.
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Democratic and republican
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Third parties
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Political parties that challenge two main parties
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Third parties that promote a particular case are called_____.ex:
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Single-issue political parties ex: Prohibition Party
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Some third parties are formed around a certain____(certain beliefs about government). Ex:
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Ideology; ex: Communist Party USA
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Other parties from around a _________. Ex: Ross Perot
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Independent leader with a strong personality
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Most countries have a _________ systems, which means they have three or more political parties. Canada has __, France has more than ___, and Israel has more than ___.
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Multiparty system; 3;8;20
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Some countries have a ________ system. For example, the only political party in China is the ________ party.this type of party is NOT democratic.
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One-party; the Communist Party
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Democrats want:
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-Federal government involved
-higher taxes on wealthy - more willing to limit guns |
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Platform
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Series of statements expressing the party's core beliefs and it's position on various issues
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Plank:
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Party's view on a particular issue
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Primary election
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Nominate candidates
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General elections
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Voters make final decision about candidate and/or issues
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Intiative
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Introduce laws
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Referendum
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Vote to accept or reject laws
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Recall
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Remove officials from office
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Suffrage
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Right to vote
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What act bans literacy tests for voting
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Voting Act of 1965
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Requires ballot to be in multiple languages
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Voting Rights Act of 1975
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Requirements to vote
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-us citizen
- 18 or older - resident of state you're voting in - registered to vote |
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Who any vote?
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- convicted felons
- mentally incompetent |
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When to vote
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First Tuesday after first Monday in November
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Where to vote?
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Polling place (you are assigned)
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What can you send in if you will be out of the state on Election Day?
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Absentee ballot
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What state was the first state to so an all mail in ballot?
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Oregon
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Ways to get info about candidates put to voters:
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- public service oraginizations
- newspapers - TV |
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What are some ways to get the message out?
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- posters, bumper stickers, leaflets, Ect.
- direct mai - Internet |
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First presidential candidate to use internet?
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Howard Dean
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Types of propaganda:
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-glittering generalities: generally appealing
- card stacking: facts to support your side - plain folk: "I'm just like you" - name calling: Negative about other side - bandwagon: peer pressure - transfer: connect self with person/symbol |
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News media try's not to _____ to one side or the other
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Bias
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First televised presence trial debate was between
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Kennedy & Nixon
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