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What are some factional parties that split from a major political party? |
States' Rights party, American Independent Party, and the Bull Moose Party. |
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What factional party was the most electorally successful? |
The Bull Moose Party in 1912 |
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What are some reform parties in U.S. politics? |
Progressive Party, The Reform Party. |
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What are some Ideological parties in U.S. politics? |
Libertarians Party, the Green Party, and the Populists |
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Which of the reform parties was the strongest? |
The Progressive Party in 1992 |
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Which of the Ideological parties was the strongest? |
The populists in 1892 |
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What usually happens after Third party is relatively successful in attracting votes during a U.S. election? |
One or both major parties will try to co-opt the issue or issues that made the third party successful. |
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Define Candidate-centered campaigns |
Campaigns based on the media abs utilize the skills of professional consultants. |
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What is Party Competition? |
A process in which conflict overt societies goals is transformed by political parties into electoral competition in which the winner gains the power to govern |
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What is the goal of the DNC and the RNC? |
To elect a candidate |
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Why does the U.S. have only two major parties? |
Due to the electoral system - characterized by single-member districts- that make it difficult for third parties to compete for power. |
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Where did Americas political parties originate? |
In the rivalry within George Washington's administration between Thomas Jefferson. |
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What was America's first Political party? |
The Federalist Party |
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What were the focus points of Jefferson's Federalist Party? |
Strengthen |
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What was the focus of Andrew Jackson's Democratic- Republic Party? |
Focus... |
