Magleby 7 Flashcards
Local and judicial elections in most states are _____, which means that no political affiliation is indicated
Nonpartisan
In states wiht an _____, any voter, regardless of party, can participate in the primary of whichever party he or she chooses
Open primary
What kind of primary permitted voters to vote for a candidate of one party for one office and for a candidate from another party for another office
Blanket primary
During the 1830’s and 1840’s a new system was instituted in which delegates chosen directly by party members in towns and cities were assigned the task of selecting party candidates. They debated and adopted a platform, and built party spirit by celebrating noisily. This system is called a
Party convention
A parliamentary system usually has a head of state and a
Prime minister
Candidates are selected by their parties largely because of
Personal appeal
Within _____ of the ratification of the Constitution, political parties had emerged in America
Decade
When Andrew Jackson lost the election of 1824 he responded by
Engaging in Democratic party building activities
The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1913, marked the first time that the US Senators were
Popularly elected
The central issue on which the Republicans and Democrats disagreed in the New Deal era was the role the government should play in
Society
The supreme authority in both major parties is
National party convention
Members of congressional majority party always control
The chairships of all standing committees
Required by some states when one registers to vote, _____ is the act of declaring party affiliation
Party registration
Party registration is accomplished at the
State level
Party members who follow a particular candidate, and who see the party as the means to place their candidate in power, are termed
Candidate activists
When people abandon political parties to become Independents, it is called
Dealignment
With the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign reform Act in effect
Soft money contributions to national committees are banned
In 2002 all parties combined raised how much soft money?
500 million
The restriction of soft money led to a surge of what kind of contributions?
Individual
Television, radio, the Internet, and telephones have
Strengthen the role of candidates and lessened the role of parties
Reform in the Democratic Party included the institution of a system of
Proportionality
An election system in which the candidate with the most votes wins is called
Winner Take All
