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Political parties levels

1) in the electorate


2) as organizations


3) in government

Party identification

One's self proclaimed general party preference



*MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN EXPLAINING POLITICAL BEHAVIOR OF AMERICANS*

Political independents

Do not identify with either party


-are crucial swing voters


-more likely to split ticket


-young people are often independents

What is political party organization like?

Decentralized and fragmented. National party organization can rarely tell states what to do

Supreme power with each party is with its?

National convention

What happens at the party's national convention?

-nominates the party's presidential/vice presidential candidates


-sets party policy

Who guides day to day activities of the national party

National chairperson

Political parties affect policy through their

Platforms

Party era: 1796-1824

Democratic-Republicans


Agricultural base defeated federalists

Party era: 1828-1856

New Democratic Party


More power for regular individuals

Party era: 1860-1928

New Republican Party


against slavery, then successfully promoted the interests of industrialization

Party era: 1932-1964

Great depression reversed fortunes..


Democrat established New Deal

Party Era: 1968- present

Neither party holds reins for long, power divided congress/presidency

Third parties

They use their opportunity for attention to call attention to their protest messages


(Since they know they can't win)

Responsible party government

In which parties offer clear policy choices which generate clear identifiable outcomes



(Simply just an idea)

Blue dog democrats

Fiscally conservative democrats from rural areas/south

Proportional representation

Electoral system used throughout europe where seats are granted in proportion to number of votes

Winner take all system

Legislative system where seats are only awarded to the 1st place constituency winner



2nd place gets nothing

Coalition government

When 2 or more parties join together to form a majority in a national legislature

Party dealignment

Gradually people are disengaging from parties


(Shrinking party identification)

Party realignment

Reverse roles of majority party and minority party



Ex: from great depression

Coalition

group of individuals with a common interest/goal

Linkage institutions

Channels through which people's concerns become real political issues

Rational-choice theory

Individuals act in their own best interest and carefully weigh options

Party image

Voters perception of what republicans/democrats stand for/their values

Party machines

Political party organization that depends on rewarding its members in a material way to win votes/govern

Patronage

An example of a party machine. For example, a job/promotion is given for political reasons and bribery

Closed primaries

Only those who registered in advance can vote for that party's candidates

Open primaries

Election to selects party nominees where people can decide the day of whether to vote democrat/republican