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Coalition government
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a governing body formed by multiple parties who must compromise. This happens in a multi-party system
Example: Coalition governments occur in places where no one party is in the majority. |
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Parties other than Republican or Democratic are
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Third Parties
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Ideological Party
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This focuses on an overall change in society
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First two polticial parties in the United States
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Democratic Republicans and Federalists
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Objectives of Polticial Parties
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win elections
control government influence government policies |
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Single issue party
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Focuses on a major issue only
ex: green Party Enviromental party |
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Who started the first two polticial parties?
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Hamilton and Jefferson
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What has been the impact of third parties?
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Split the vote and influenced the outcome of elections
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What is the lowest level of political organizations
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precincts
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What does the National Chairman of the party do?
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Raise money
promote unity recruit candidates |
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closed primary
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only members of the poltical party can vote
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Two reasons third parties tend to fail
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They are usually regional
Their ideas are frequently taken by the major parties when they are good ideas |
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Runoff election
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An election between the two highest votegetters in the primary
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Key voting rights amendments
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15th-Blacks
19th-Women 26th-18 year olds |
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What is a straight party vote
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When a person votes for all persons of one political party.
Usually they are a party loyalist |
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What are the functions of a polticial party?
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win elections
control government influence government policies |
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Polticial coalitions often break down-why?
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they have different ideological ideas(different ideals about how government should be run)
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What is a negative of the primary system of elections
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It is long and expensive process
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One of the most important speech in the party convention is designed to motivate and unite the party delegates.
What speech is it? |
Keynotes
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Are political parties important in a democracy? Why?
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Elections are a way to settle political differences through elections. Yes they are important.
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The purpose of a primary election or caucus is
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pick candidates to run for office
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What political unit is made up of precincts?
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Wards
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What are two purposes of a political convention?
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select presidential candidate and create party platform.
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Name four ways voting has been restricted in the US?
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age
race gender land ownership intelligence |
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Would this person tend to vote Democratic or Republican?
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lower income voters
liberal Black |
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Would this person tend to vote Democratic or Republican?
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Retired
businessperson white |
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Which party tends to favor more change?
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Democratic
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Are all members of a politicial party in agreement on all topics
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No
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Would a primary election or a general election be held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November?
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General Election
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The internet has changed a lot of things in politics. Can a candidate raise money over the internet?
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Yes
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Once a person registers with a party can they change parties if they want?
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Yes
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What party is the oldest party the Democratics or the Republicans?
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Democratics
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Did George Washington think political parties were a good thing?
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No
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Did the Voting Rights Acts made the literacy test illegal?
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Yes
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