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72 Cards in this Set
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What is party competition?
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Battle between democrats and republicans for offices.
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Why is party competition so important?
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It allows choice which is a huge party of democracy.
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What type of system are we in?
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Two-party system.
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What is a modern party sometimes described as?
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A three headed giant.
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What are the three heads?
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Party in the electorate, party as the government and party as a organization.
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What head is the biggest?
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Party in the electorate.
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What is different about our parties from European parties?
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No membership or dues to pay.
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What makes up the party as an organization?
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national office, staff, rules, laws, budgets
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what is the party's goal?
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to win elections
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who is the head of the party in government?
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the president
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why does the party in government fail sometimes?
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they want different things
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what are the 5 tasks of a linkage institution?
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pick candidates, run campaigns, alert voters, make policies, explain policies
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what does the downs model say?
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parties want to win office and people want the highest chance policy will be supported
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Where are most parties on the spectrum?
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in the middle
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what is party identification?
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the party people say they belong to
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what is the latest trend?
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decrease in 2 main parties and increase in independence
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what is ticket splitting?
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voting for one party for one office and the other for another office
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what does split ticket voting cause?
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divided party government (what we have right now)
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why can candidates run without the party?
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the party isn't very strong
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what are political machines?
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party organizations that depend on the patronage system v. merit system
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what was the final political machine?
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Chicago
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who does the county system help?
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candidates running for smaller offices
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what are national parties?
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loose compilation of state parties
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What are closed primaries?
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Primaries where only people who have registered to vote can vote.
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What is the benefit of closed primaries?
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Encourages greater party loyalty.
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What are open primaries?
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Primaries that allow voters to decide which party to vote for on election day.
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What are blanket primaries?
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Primaries that present voters with a list of candidates from all parties and allow voters to pick.
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What is the supreme power in the parties?
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National convention.
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How often does the convention meet?
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Every four years.
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What is the convention's main task?
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Tow write party's platform and nominate candidates.
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What is the job of the national committee?
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To keep the party operating between conventions.
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What is the national chairperson responsible for?
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Hiring staff, raising money, paying bills and attending to the daily duties of the party.
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Who normally selects the chairperson of the party that is in the White House?
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The president.
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What happens to promises after candidates are elected?
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Most of them are put in to action.
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What is a coalition?
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A set of individuals and groups that support a party.
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What influences people?
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What a party does and what it promises to do.
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What are party eras?
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Historical periods where one party dominates.
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What is a critical election?
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An electoral earthquake.
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Does realignment take multiple elections?
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Yes.
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What is party realignment?
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A displacement of the majority by the minority.
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What causes a critical election?
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Crisis or trauma in the nation.
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When was the first party system?
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1796-1824.
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Did the founding fathers support the party?
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NO!
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What was the first party?
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The federalist party.
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Who beat the federalists?
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Democratic-republicans.
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When was the age of Jackson v. Whigs?
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1828-1856.
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What caused the downfall of the democratic party?
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Issues of slavery.
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What was the basis of the republican party?
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Anti-slavery.
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How long did the republican party last?
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1860-1928.
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What did the New Deal consist of?
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Urban dwellers, labor unions, catholics and jews, poor, south, african americans.
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How long did the new deal last?
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1932-1964.
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What era are we in now?
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Era of Divided Party Government.
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What is party dealignment?
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People are moving away from both parties.
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What does party dealignment cause?
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Party neutrality.
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What is party neutrality?
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Favoring neither of the major parties.
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Who will control politics?
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"floating voters"
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What are the three types of third parties?
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Causers, splinters, extensions.
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What is a causer party?
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parties that promote certain causes or extreme ideologies (i.e. prohibition, socialism, libertarianism.)
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What is a splinter party?
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Off shoots of major political parties (i.e. progressives, states righters, american independents)
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What is an extension party?
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extension of a popular candidate (i.e. john anderson, ross perot)
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Why are third parties important?
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bring new groups into electorate, serve as safety valves, send messages out
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What are some consequences of the two party system?
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moderate political conflict and political ambiguity
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What is the essential element of democracy?
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political parties
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What does the responsible party model say?
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1) parties present distinct programs for governing the nation
2) candidates must be committeed 3) the majority must implement and accept responsibility |
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What is the benefit of the responsible party model?
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easier to keep promises, collective responsibility
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why does the responsible model not work?
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govt. too decentralized
candidates are self elected |
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Why is decentralization good in eyes of the founders?
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they wanted a limited government
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What has it led to?
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individualism
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What is bad about individualism?
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leads to grid lock
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Why is the scope of government not broad in america?
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lack of disciplined parties
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what is the current problem with parties
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they are no longer the main source of information
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What are the parties two rivals?
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Media and interest groups (mass mailing and fund-raising)
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