American Government Chapter 5

Question 1

Political Party

Answer 1

Group of people who seek government control through winning elections / holding public office

Question 2

Partisanship

Answer 2

Strong support of their party and it’s political stands

Question 3

Party in Power

Answer 3

Party that controls the executive branch
Presidency at national level
Governorship at state level

Question 4

2 Major Parties in USA

Answer 4

Republican + Democratic

Question 5

Major functions of a Political Party

Answer 5

Nominate candidates
Inform and inspire supporters
Encourage good behavior among members
Govern once in office
Preform oversight on government actions

Question 6

minor party

Answer 6

party without wide voter support

Question 7

Plurality

Answer 7

largest # of votes cast for an elected office

Dosen’t have to be a majority of all votes

Question 8

bipartisan

Answer 8

When 2 major parties find common ground on an issue

Question 9

Consensus

Answer 9

agreement among diffrent groups on an issue

Question 10

multiparty

Answer 10

When several major + lesser parties exists

Question 11

Coalition

Answer 11

temporary alliance of several groups joins to form a working majority in multiparty system

Question 12

GOP

Answer 12

nickname of the Republican Party

Grand ‘Ole Party

Question 13

2-Party System

Answer 13

2 major parties exist and compete elections

Question 14

Area of the country that was promintely Democratic until 1960s

Answer 14

The South

Question 15

Reasons America is a two party democracy

Answer 15

Historical Basis
Force of Tradition
Electoral system promoting 2 major party system

Question 16

How the ideological consensus of the American electorte reflects the membership of major parties

Answer 16

Due to the Us having be free of longstanding bitter disputes there has not been several strong rival parties

Question 17

Imcumbent

Answer 17

current officeholder

Question 18

Faction

Answer 18

A conflicting group

Question 19

Electorate

Answer 19

All of the people entitled to vote in a given election

Question 20

Sectionalism

Answer 20

a narrow minded concern for ( devotion to ) the intrest of one section of a country

Question 21

First political party to appear in New U.S

Answer 21

The Federalist Party

Question 22

How and Why did the Republican party emerge

Answer 22

to combat the Nebraska Act and the expansion of slavery

Question 23

What is the animal for the democratic party and how did that emerge

Answer 23

Donkey

Jackson was labeled a jackass and took on the label, using the image in his campaign posters

Question 24

What is the animal for the Republican party and how did that emerge

Answer 24

Elephant

It was Featured in a political cartoon

Question 25

List some small parties in the US

Answer 25

Liberatarian, Green, Constitution

Question 26

Ward

Answer 26

a unit where cites are often divided for the election of city concical members

Question 27

Precint

Answer 27

small unit of election adminstration

Question 28

split

Answer 28

ticket voting

vote for candidates of more than 1 party

Question 29

Party tends to be more united when….

Answer 29

their party is in power