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AMER STATE/LOCAL GOV (POSC-2306-04, POSC-2306-03) > Ch 4 Slides > Flashcards

Ch 4 Slides Flashcards

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a group of people who share common goals and attempt to control government by winning elections

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Political party

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What is a political party?

Political parties provide a link between ________

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the people and the government

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What is a political party?

Political parties Provide a means for organizing support for particular ________

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candidates

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What is a political party?

Political parties make it possible for ordinary citizens and voters to participate in the _________

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political system

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What is a political party?

Two Party system

  • _______ and _______
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What is a political party?

Two Party system

  • Democrats and Republicans
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What is a political party?

Two Party system

  • Results from _________ –election districts in which on candidate is elected to a legislative body
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What is a political party?

Two Party system

  • Results from single member districts –election districts in which on candidate is elected to a legislative body
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What is a political party?

Two Party system

  • Laws put in place by Democrats and Republicans make it hard for _______ to form
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What is a political party?

Two Party system

  • Laws put in place by Democrats and Republicans make it hard for third parties to form
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What is a political party?

Two Party system

  • Third parties must receive _% of the vote in the previous election to gain automatic ballot status in Texas
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What is a political party?

Two Party system

  • Third parties must receive 5% of the vote in the previous election to gain automatic ballot status in Texas
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What is a political party?

  • Each party comprises of a number of different subgroups that band together to win elections
    • ________–division group within a political party
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What is a political party?

  • Each party comprises of a number of different subgroups that band together to win elections
    • Faction–division group within a political party
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What is a political party?

  • Political parties in other countries are frequently formed for ________ reasons
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What is a political party?

  • Political parties in other countries are frequently formed for ideological reasons
    • united by a single principle or ideal
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Political Party Organization:

  • ________—Formal party meetings to select leadership and delegates and to create a platform
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Political Party Organization:

  • Conventions—Formal party meetings to select leadership and delegates and to create a platform
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Political Party Organization:

  • State conventions
    • Held in May or June of _____-numbered years
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Political Party Organization:

  • State conventions
    • Held in May or June of even-numbered years
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Political Party Organization:

  • State conventions
    • ________ –the statement of principles passed by a political party’s convention
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Political Party Organization:

  • State conventions
    • Party platform –the statement of principles passed by a political party’s convention
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Political Party Organization:

  • _______ –a political subdivision through which elections are carried out
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Political Party Organization:

  • Precinct –a political subdivision through which elections are carried out
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The Democratic Party

  • Formally organized in Texas when the state first joined the union in ____
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The Democratic Party

  • Formally organized in Texas when the state first joined the union in 1846
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The Democratic Party

  • Democrats held virtually every office in the state from _______
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The Democratic Party

  • Democrats held virtually every office in the state from 1846–1960
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The Democratic Party

  • The Republican Party was associated with the _________ who had triumphed over the confederacy and ended slavery
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The Democratic Party

  • The Republican Party was associated with the northern unionists who had triumphed over the confederacy and ended slavery
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The Democratic Party

  • The _____________ reset the party into its more traditional liberal and conservative factions
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The Democratic Party

  • The 1930s and the Great Depression reset the party into its more traditional liberal and conservative factions
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The Democratic Party

  • The End of Democratic Dominance
    • Republican Bill Clements won the governor’s race in 1978, ending the Democrats’ ____-year winning streak for the office
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The Democratic Party

  • The End of Democratic Dominance
    • Republican Bill Clements won the governor’s race in 1978, ending the Democrats’ 105-year winning streak for the office
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The Democratic Party

  • The End of Democratic Dominance
    • Democrats would lose control of the state senate in the mid-_____ and the state house after the ____ election
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The Democratic Party

  • The End of Democratic Dominance
    • Democrats would lose control of the state senate in the mid-1990s and the state house after the 2002 election
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The Republican Party

  • Senator _________ victory in 1961 laid the foundation for the growth of the Republican Party
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The Republican Party

  • Senator John Tower’s victory in 1961 laid the foundation for the growth of the Republican Party
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The Republican Party

  • A Two-Party State
    • Texas became a two-party state on Election Day ____
      • Republicans won three state supreme court seats, including the chief justice’s position
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The Republican Party

  • A Two-Party State
    • Texas became a two-party state on Election Day 1988
      • Republicans won three state supreme court seats, including the chief justice’s position
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The Republican Party

  • A Two-Party State
    • Democrat ________ won the governor’s election in 1990, the last time a Democrat has held that office
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The Republican Party

  • A Two-Party State
    • Democrat Ann Richards won the governor’s election in 1990, the last time a Democrat has held that office
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The Republican Party

  • Conservative:
    • Individuals should be left alone to compete in the free ______ unregulated by government
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The Republican Party

  • Conservative:
    • Individuals should be left alone to compete in the free market unregulated by government
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The Republican Party

  • Conservative:
    • Support government involvement and funding to promote ________
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The Republican Party

  • Conservative:
    • Support government involvement and funding to promote business
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The Republican Party

  • Conservative:
    • Favor construction of highways, tax incentives for ________, and government aids to business
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The Republican Party

  • Conservative:
    • Favor construction of highways, tax incentives for investment, and government aids to business
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The Republican Party

  • Conservative:
    • Oppose government programs that involve _______ of wealth, health-care aid, or unemployment compensation
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The Republican Party

  • Conservative:
    • Oppose government programs that involve redistribution of wealth, health-care aid, or unemployment compensation
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The Republican Party

  • Conservative:
    • More likely to favor stiffer penalties for ______
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The Republican Party

  • Conservative:
    • More likely to favor stiffer penalties for criminals
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The Republican Party

  • Conservative:
    • _______ –form of conservatism
      • Hands-off philosophy of government
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The Republican Party

  • Conservative:
    • Libertarians –form of conservatism
      • Hands-off philosophy of government
30
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The Republican Party

  • Conservative:
    • Libertarians –form of conservatism
      • Consider programs like Social Security to be “________”
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The Republican Party

  • Conservative:
    • Libertarians –form of conservatism​
      • Consider programs like Social Security to be “state-provided welfare”
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Liberals

  • ________ regulation of the economy
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Liberals

  • Government regulation of the economy
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Liberals

  • Government promotes greater social __________
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Liberals

  • Government promotes greater social equality
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Liberals

  • Government power should be used to protect the _________ (social welfare programs)
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Liberals

  • Government power should be used to protect the disadvantaged (social welfare programs)
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Liberals

  • Unemployment and health insurance, subsidized housing, and improved __________ opportunities
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Liberals

  • Unemployment and health insurance, subsidized housing, and improved educational opportunities
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Liberals

  • Tend to possess a more optimistic view of ______ nature –change will ultimately bring improvement in the human condition
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Liberals

  • Tend to possess a more optimistic view of human nature –change will ultimately bring improvement in the human condition
36
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Party Politics in Texas Today

  • Are Demographics Destiny?
    • By 2040, only one in four Texans is expected be ______
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Party Politics in Texas Today

  • Are Demographics Destiny?
    • By 2040, only one in four Texans is expected be Anglo
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Party Politics in Texas Today

  • Are Demographics Destiny?
    • There are ______ patterns associated with demographic characteristics
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Party Politics in Texas Today

  • Are Demographics Destiny?​
    • There are partisan patterns associated with demographic characteristics

AMER STATE/LOCAL GOV (POSC-2306-04, POSC-2306-03) (39 decks)

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