Chapter 12 And 14 Flashcards
Right vs privilege
Right - something garenteed
Privilege-something a person gets that can be taken by gov
Political ideology
A set of beliefs about desired goals and outcome of governance
Party identification
Individuals attachment to a political party
What’s conservatism
Ideology about more control over social behavior or less over economics
Libertarianism?
Favoring little government regulation and intervention beyond protecting private property
Liberalism
Favoring less gov control over social behavior and more over economics
Give different viewpoints of Democrats.
-liberaty of privacy
-pro choice
-favor tax increase
-order in gun regulation
Give different viewpoints of republicans
-liberty in market place
-order immigration
-pro life
- favor tax cuts for businesses
laissez-faire economic policy?
Gov intruded and little as possible in economic transactions between businesses and citizens
command-and-control economy?
Gov dictates much of nations economic activity
Mixed economy
system that blends elements of both free-market capitalism and government intervention
What is Gross Domestic Product?
Total value of goods and services produced by an economy
Unemployment rate
% of people actively looking for a job who can’t find them
Inflation
Rise is price of goods and services
What is Keynesian economic theory?
Boom- spending more money
Bust- cutting back on spending
supply-side theory?
Lower taxes on individuals businesses and tends to boost supply
What is fiscal policy?
Gov use of taxes and spending to attempt to lower unemployment rate
What do Republicans generally support regarding the economy?
-budget increase in military spending
-bush tax cuts
What do Democrats generally support regarding the economy?
Higher gov spending on programs to target inequity in Obama fiscal policy
Monetary Policy?
Set of Economic policy tools designed to regulate the amount of money in economy
What can too large of the money supply lead to?
Inflation
What is the Federal Reserve System?
A board of governers, federal reserve banks, and member banks responsible for monetary policy
Medicare and Medicaid?
Medicare- for old and disabled people
Medicaid- for lower income people
Great Society?
Programs created by social insurance programs amending social security policy
What is political party
Organized group of party leaders office holds, and voters who work together to elect candidates to political office
What is straight ticket voting
Voting for candidates of the same political party in one ballot
What is split ticket voting
Voting for candidates got different political parties on the same ballot
What is party platform
positions and policy’s objectives that members of a political party agree on
What roles do political parties have as organizations
Unite people who have same goals
Where is party platform voted on
Voted on the convention
What are the responsibilities of the party leadership chair
Responsible for raising money and being spokesman for there party
What is recruitment
The process through which political parties identify protection candidates
How do political parties assist during a political campaign
Help handle the cost and burden of a campaign
What is a party coalition
Groups of voters who support a political party over time
Realignment
When the group ot people who support a political party shift there alignment to a different party
Critical election
Major national election that signal a change in the balance of power between the 2 parties
The party era
Time period when one party wins most elections
The era of divided government
A time since the 1969 in which one party controls one of both houses of congress
Describe several trend for modern American politics
2 year mark the house flips political parties
What is polarization and how is it occurring now
People tend to view right and wrong
What is nomination for the office by a police party
A formal process which the party chooses candidates for political office
Who are delegates
A person who acts as the voter’s representative at conventions to select parties nomination
What are primary elections
An election in which state voters choose delegate who support a persidential candidate nominee
What are open primaries
All eligible voters may vote regardless of their party affiliation
What are closed primaries
Only those who ahve registered as a member of a political party may vote
What is a caucus
A meeting to decide who there delegates are
What are the differences between primaries and caucuses
A caucus- more flexible dates to award delegates
Primaries- state gov has to finance
Superdelegates
A party leader who makes a delegate vote
Frontloading
Decision by a state to push caucus or primary or the soonest date possible
National convention
Meeting where delegates officially select there parties nominee for election
What is a candidate centered campaign
Candidates come up with there own strategies and raising money
What is 2 party system and most likely to be dominate
A system in which 2 political parties dominate politics winning almost all election
What is a proportional representation system and what does it often result in
Electoral system where they vote for parties not representatives likely create multiparty system
What role does 3rd party play
Minor political party in competition with 2 major parties
Why are third parties rarely successful
Worried it will push more people to the other side
What is the difference between a majority and a plurality
Majority-all total votes
Plurality-the most of all but not more then 50%
What is a recession
Decline in gross domestic products
