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31 Cards in this Set
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By reading a party platform, you can learn about the party's
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beliefs and positions on election issues
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How does a candidate who is not a Democrat or a Republican get his or her name of the ballot for a general election?
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submit a petition
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Thomas Jefferson believed that strong state governments would protect individual rights better than a strong national government because states are
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closer to the citizens
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A breakaway group of Democrats and Whigs formed the Republican Party in 1854 because they tended to
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oppose slavery
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In the United States, third parties are also called minor parties because they
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have never won a presidential election.
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Which of the following countries is governed by a one-party system?
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China
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The description of a political party's position on election issues is called a
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platform
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To win a primary election in most states, a candidate must receive a
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plurality of the votes
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The purpose of the "watchdog" role is to
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make sure that the winning party does not abuse its power
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An example of a political party that formed around a single issue was the
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Prohibition Party
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Which policy is today's Republican party most likely to support?
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Which of the following regions of the United States has traditionally supported the party that believes the government should be more involved in regulating the economy?
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the Northeast
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What is one benefit of a closed primary
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It prevents people from other parties from nominating a weak candidate
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Which of the following statements would most likely be in the Democratic Party Platform?
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We need to spend more money on education
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In Florida, voters need to register with the party of their choice 30 days before a primary election, and then the only primary they can vote in is that of the party they registered with. What type of primary system does Florida have?
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closed
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New York CIty's Tammany Hall was an example of a ___.
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political machine
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The Democratic Party tends to ___ government programs for housing and jobs.
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support
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Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists believed in a ___ federal government.
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strong
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In a closed primary, ___ can vote to choose candidates to run for election
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only party members
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A party's ___ describes its core beliefs and positions on different issues.
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platform
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Winning a ___ of votes means that more than half of the voters choose that candidate.
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majority
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Presidential and vice-presidential candidates are nominated at ___.
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national political conventions
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only the declared members of a party are allowed to vote for that party's nominees
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closed primary
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paper signed by voters declaring support for a candidate
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petition
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smaller, minor party
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third party
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type of government that has two major political parties
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two-party system
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voters do not need to declare their party preference in order to vote for the party's nominees
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open primary
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believed in a strong national government
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Alexander Hamilton
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first Republican ever elected President
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Abraham Lincoln
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led a third party in the 1900s
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Ross Perot
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political party that favored limited powers for the national government
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Democratic-Republican
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