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Chapter 4 Political Parties Flashcards

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5 major functions of political parties

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Nominating 
Informer/stimulator
Bonding agent
Governmental
Watchdog
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Political parties

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Group of people who seek to control government by winning elections

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Why we have a two party system

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History/tradition
Electoral system
Ideological consensus

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Nominating function

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Selects people to run for office

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Informer/stimulator function

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Informs public about candidates and tries to stimulate interest to increase participation

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Bonding agent function

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Insure the good performance of office holders and candidates

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Governmental function

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Running the government

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Watchdog function

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Responsible for minority party

Watch over conduct of public’s business

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Ideological consensus

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Two parties share the same political views

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Why doe people choose a particular party

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Family
Major events
Economic status
Age
Residence
Education
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Democratic attributes

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Urban
Labor unions
Jews
Catholic
Black
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Republican attributes

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Rural
Small business owners
Evangelicals

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Why do people not vote

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Apathy
Limitations on voting
Think their vote won't make a difference
Uninformed 
Weather
Against their principals
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Organization of national party

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President
National chairman
National committee 
National convention
Congressional campaign committee
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Who the national chairman is appointed by and what he does

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Appointed by presidential candidate

Runs the day to day affairs of the party

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National convention

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Meets every four years
Selects pres. and VP candidate
Write the party platform

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Party platform

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Official position of the party

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What the congressional campaign committee does

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Re elect incumbents

Elect challengers

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Four major purposes of state and local government

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Build an effective organization
Promote unity
Find qualified candidates
Provide campaign funds

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What do minor parties do

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Forces the major parties to address controversial issues
Wants a spoiler role
Wants to take the majority vote away from major parties

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Four types of minor parties

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Ideological
Single issue
Economic protest
Splinter

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Ideological means

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Based on a particular set of beliefs

Never too large but have longevity

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Single issue party

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Founded on a single issue

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Economic protest

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Periods of economic hardship

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Splinter party

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Has broken away from a major party usually forming around a strong personality

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Three temporary types of minor parties

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Single issue
Economic protest
Splinter

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Electoral process

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Nomination

Primary elections

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Nomination definition

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Naming of those who seek office

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Ways of nominating someone

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Self announcement
Caucus
Convention

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Caucus definition

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Group of likeminded people who meet to select a candidate

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Convention definition

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Party members choose delegates who’ll represent the at the national convention

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First national convention

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1831-anti mason party

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Direct primary

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An election held within the party to pick party’s candidates for general election

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Closed primary

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Where only declared party members can vote

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Open primary

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Don’t have to be an official party member (any qualified voter)

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Run off primary

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Needs absolute majority to win

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Nonpartisan primary

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Candidates not identified by political parties

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First state to have a direct primary election

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Wisconsin

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Federal government’s role in the elections

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Set the date
Guarantee a secret ballot
Regulates campaign finance

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Coattail effect

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Occurs when you have a strong candidate at the top of the ticket who attracts voters to other candidates of the same party

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Ballot

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Device by which a voter registers a choice in an election

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What kind of ballot does the U.S. use

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Australian ballot

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Office group ballot

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The candidates for each office are grouped together

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Party column ballot

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Each party’s candidates are listed in a column under each party’s name

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Other name for party column ballot

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Indian ballot

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Voting the straight ticket

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Voting for all people from the same party

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Ticket splitting

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Voting for people from different parties

47
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How voting is a symbol of democracy

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We choose our leaders
Gives legitimacy to government
Influences public policy

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