Chapter 9 political parties

Question 0

3 levels of political parties

Answer 0

Party in electorate: Citizens who make a party (the voters who tend to support a given party)
Party organization: Workers of parties (formal structure of party officers and workers who try to influence elections)
Party in government: Representatives or people in office with party name (those who win office under the party label)

Question 1

What are political parties?

Answer 1

Organized public groups with followings that seek to elect office holding with the purpose of exercising political power.

Book def: a political group that seeks to elect its members to public office.

Question 2

Positive aspects of political parties?

Answer 2

Ghg

Question 3

Negative aspects of political parties?

Answer 3

Fugu

Question 4

Two dominated parties in our political system today?

Answer 4

Republicans: formed as party in opposition to slavery
Democrats: oldest existing political party

Question 5

GOP

Answer 5

Grand old party (Republicans)

Question 6

Why is the presence of a third party still important?

Answer 6

The third party brings more issues into notice which later the 2 major parties try to consider the issues to get votes

Question 7

Why does the US have a two party system?

Answer 7

Mode of elections

Promotes more effective governance

Question 8

Partisan Alignment

Answer 8

Enduring pattern

An enduring pattern of party loyalty in the electorate.

Question 9

Partisan Realignment

Answer 9

Sudden, permanent shift

Is a sudden and permanent shift in that pattern.

Question 10

Party patronage

Answer 10

The granting of jobs, contracts, and other official favors in return for loyalty to an individual leader or political party.

Question 11

American Party (Know nothing)

Answer 11

Issues anti immigration

Question 12

Political Machines

Answer 12

A party organization, usually in a city, that uses patronage to ensure its local dominance

Question 13

Populist party

Answer 13

Issues rural interests

Question 14

Progressive party

Answer 14

A movement which fought against political machines and fought for adaption of election procedures like primary elections.

Question 15

New Deal coalition

Answer 15

Emerged and southerns, Jews, Catholics, African Americans, people with roots in Southern and Eastern Europe, union members, poor people, intellectuals, and artist were attracted to the Democratic party

Question 16

Sources of party change

Answer 16

Ideas: the whole political system is based on certain ideas.
Events: change terms of the debate and balance power
Elections: follows a cyclical cycle- bring about a change in policy
Party makeup: constituency of political party determines party positions to a certain degree.

Question 17

Types of primaries

Answer 17

Close: a primary in which only voters who formally register with the political party may vote.
Semi closed: a primary in which part members can only vote in their primary, but unaffiliated voters can vote in either party’s primary
Open: a primary in which any voter can cast a ballot in any party’s primary.
Blanket: vote for all democrats or republican candidates (all one party is selected)

Question 18

National Party Convention

Answer 18

Gather every 4 years
Role of delegates: to select the nominee for president
Party platform:

Question 19

How do the two conventions differ?

Answer 19

Democrats use super delegates