Chapter 8 Quiz Flashcards
What does a political party do?
- win elections
- Operate the government
- Determine public policy
Interest group
Political activists, organize to win elections and get public public policy for their interests
Func of political parties
Mobilize citizens
Operate government
Provide organized opportunity
Recruit candidates
Party in the electorate
Members of the public who prefer one party over the other
Party function in gov.
Parties=policies
Coalition gov.
several parties combine to obtain a majority
Single issue party
one social economic or moral issue
Free soil party
against slavery
Ideological party
change in society
Libertarian
stands for personal freedom
Splinter party
split from a major party
Bull moose
Teddy Roosevelt
Reform party
Ross Perot
First party system
Federalists and democratic republicans
17-18
Second party system
Dem-repub vs whigs
18-18
Third-party system
Whig and Republican
Civil war
18-18
Fourth system
18-19
Progressive
Republicans and Democrats
Fifth System
Cooperative federalism
19-19
Sixth system
Divided government
19-onward
Divided government
One controls the president and the other controls the house
Economic republican
defense, cut taxes, free enterprise
Economic Democrat
social programs
Social republican
Christian
Social democrat
Social programs
