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What are the 5 functions of a political party?

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  1. Nominating Function
  2. Informer-Stimulator Function
  3. Bonding Agent Function
  4. Governmental Function
  5. Watchdog Function
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What is a political party?

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A group of people who seek to control government by winning elections and holding public office

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What is the Nominating Function?

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The party chooses candidates

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What is the Informer-Stimulator Function?

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  1. Party informs the public about issues and the candidate’s position on it.
  2. Stimulates interest in the campaign
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What is the Binding Agent Function?

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Ensures the good performance of its office holders/ candidates

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What basis does the Governmental Function hold?

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Partisan

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What is the Watchdog Function?

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Watching over the public’s business.

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Why do we have a Two Party System?

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History and Tradition

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What is the Electoral System?

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“Single-member district pattern”: winner takes all

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What is the American Idealogical Consensus?

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Both patriots share the same basic political principles

-Democracy, freedom, etc.

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What are the 3 major things of the Two Party System?

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  1. History and Traditions
  2. Electoral System
  3. American Idealogical Consensus
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What was the Federalist progression throughout history?

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Federalists➡️Whigs➡️Republicans

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What was the Anti-Federalist progression in history?

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Republican➡️Democrat➡️Democrat

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What 6 things determine party membership?

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  1. Family
  2. Major Events
  3. Economic Status
  4. Age
  5. Residence
  6. Education
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Which people are more likely to vote democrat?

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Poor people and higher class people

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Which people are more likely to vote republican?

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Middle class people

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People who were in college during “The New Deal” era were more likely to vote what?

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Democrat

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New England Areas (NY, RI, etc.) and big cities (Chicago, New York, etc.) are more likely to vote…

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Democrat

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The South and people out in the Country are more likely to vote for a

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Republican

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Regarding education, people with a HS diploma or less, AND people with a PhD or Doctorate, tend to vote which way?

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Democrat

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People with a college degree tend to vote which way?

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Republican

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What types of areas and people are more likely to vote democrat?

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  1. Urban Areas
  2. Labor Unions
  3. Jews
  4. Catholics
  5. Black Americans
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What types of areas and people are more likely to vote republican?

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  1. Rural Areas/Small Towns
  2. Small business owners
  3. Evangelicals
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What are the 6 major reasons people don’t vote?

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  1. Apathy
  2. Limitations on voting (age, register, etc.)
  3. “Their vote won’t make a difference”
  4. Uninformed
  5. Weather (dem. are less likely to vote in bad weather)
  6. Against their principles
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Who is the head of a political party?

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The president

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What does the National Chairman do and who appoints him?

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Runs the day to day affairs of the party/Public Relations Fundraising.
Appointed by the president.

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Who makes up the National Committee?

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People from the different states- Serves as the Board of Directors

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When is the National Convention held?

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Every 4 years

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Who is included in the National Convention?

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Delegates from the ALL of the different states

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What are the 2 main functions of the National Convention?

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  1. Nominate the Presidential/ VP candidates

2. Write the Party’s Platform (position on different issues)

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What is the purpose of the Congressional Campaign Committee?

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  1. Reelect incumbents

2. Elect challengers

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What is the purpose of a Third Party?

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To force the 2 major parties to take a stand on a controversial issue

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What is the goal of Third Parties?

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  1. Play the Spoiler Role

2. Take away the majority vote from 1 of the 2 major parties

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What are the 4 types of 3rd Parties?

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  1. Idealogical
  2. Single-Issue
  3. Economic Protest
  4. Splinter
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What do the Idealogical 3rd parties believe in? What group of people are an ideal example?

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A certain set of beliefs

Communists

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What do the Single-Issue 3rd parties come from? What is an example of a Single-Issue Party?

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They develop around a single issue

Free Soil Party

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When do the Economic Protest 3rd parties arise?

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During periods of economic hardships- they disappear afterwards

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What are Splinter 3rd Parties?

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People who break away from a major party and form around a strong personality

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Who was the major person in the Free Soil Party?

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Martin Van Buren

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Who was the major person in the Greenback Party?

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James Weaver

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Who was the main person of the Populous Party?

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William Jennings Bryan

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Who was the main person of the Socialist Party?

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Eugene Debbs

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Who was the main person of the Bull Moose (Progressive) Party?

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Teddy Roosevelt

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Who was the main person behind the States Rights (Dixiecrats) Party?

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Storm Thurmond

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Who was the main person in the American Independence Party?

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George Wallace

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Who was the main person for the Reform Party?

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Ross Perot

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What are the 4 functions of the State and Local Party?

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  1. Build an effective organization
  2. Promote unity
  3. Find candidates
  4. Provide campaign funds
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What does the Electoral Process do?

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Nomination of those who will seek office

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What are the 3 types of nomination?

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  1. Self Announcement
  2. Caucus (group of like-minded people who meet to select candidates)
  3. Convention (Presidential Nomination) (AntiMason Party of 1831)
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What is the Coattail Effect?

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Having a strong candidate at the top of the ticket helps attract voters to the other candidates

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What are the 4 types of Primary Systems?

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  1. Direct Primary
  2. Run-Off Primary
  3. Non-Partisan Primary
  4. Contested Primary
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What is a Direct Primary?

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An election held within a party to pick the candidates for the general election

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What are two examples of a Direct Primary Election?

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  1. Closed Primary- only party members can participate

2. Open Primary- all voters can participate (don’t declare party membership until Election Day)

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What is a Run-Off Primary Election?

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Absolute majority (50+% of the votes) (top 2 vote-getters)

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What is a Non-Partisan Primary Election?

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Where candidates are not identified by their political parties

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What is a Contested Primary Election?

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Where 2 or more candidates are running for the same office

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What are the federal responsibilities in elections?

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  1. Setting the date for federal elections (1st Tuesday of Nov.)
  2. Guarantee a secret ballot
  3. Regulate campaign finance
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What is a ballot?

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A device by which a voter registers a choice in an election

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What is the Australian Ballot?

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A secret ballot

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What is the Office-Group ballot? (TN has this)

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Where candidates for each office are grouped together

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What is the Party Column Ballot? (AKA the Indiana Ballot)

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Ballot where candidates are listed by party

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What are the 2 voting options?

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  1. Straight Ticket

2. Ticket Splitting

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What is meant by “Voting the Straight Ticket”?

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Voting for all the candidates of a particular party

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What is “Ticket Splitting”?

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Voting for candidates from more than 1 party

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What are the 3 reasons voting is a symbol of democracy?

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  1. Choose our leaders
  2. We determine the legitimacy of government
  3. Influences of public policy

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