Political Parties

Question 0

Democratic republicans

Answer 0

Jefferson
Weak national gov
Strict interpretation of const
Small farms, yoemans

Question 1

Federalists

Answer 1

Hamilton 
Justice John Marshall 
Strong national gov 
Loose interpretation of const
Business

Question 2

Federalists cease to exist after 1800 because

Answer 2

John Adams passes aliens and sedition acts, not allowing people to criticize the gov

Question 3

Election of 1800

Answer 3

Jefferson and Burr tie for the presidency

12th amendment ensures political parties would nominate candidates

Question 4

Backtrack

Answer 4

Presidential candidates were chosen from their fellow members of congress

Question 5

First democratically elected president

Answer 5

Andrew Jackson

No women and blacks though

Question 6

Election of 1824

Answer 6

Corrupt bargain
As speaker of house Clay uses influence to give presidency to Adams after he ties with Jackson,
Adams gives Secretary of State to Clay

Question 7

Whigs

Answer 7

1824
Clay
Anti royalty
Business, strong central gov, opposed Jackson

Question 8

Civil war caused

Answer 8

Shift in parties to abolitionism 
Repubs: abolitionism, union 
War dems: war, dislike repubs
Peace Dems: dissolved 
After war: just republicans, pro-business focus

Question 9

Great Depression caused

Answer 9

Poor and minorities to shift to become democrats bc republican Hoover was president during depression

Question 10

1964

Answer 10

Civil rights legislation passed by democrat Johnson, south switches to republicans

Question 11

Third parties

1860

Answer 11

First time one wins
Lincoln (republican)
Whigs repubs dems
Whigs went away bc they didn’t have a stance on slavery

Question 12

Third parties

1968

Answer 12

Nixon wins, Wallace spoils

Anti-civil-rights

Question 13

Third parties

1992

Answer 13

Most success of a 3rd party
Perot wins 18.9% of popular vote
Nixon wins w/o majority of popular vote : plurality

Question 14

Third parties

2000

Answer 14

Al gore wins popular vote but bush wins electoral

Ralph Nader wins 2 million votes

Question 15

House re election rate

Answer 15

90%

Question 16

Senate re election rate

Answer 16

88%

Question 17

Swift boat veterans

Answer 17

Bush against Kerry

Attacked Kerry’s heroic war record in Vietnam, Kerry lost election

Question 18

Willie Horton Ad

Answer 18

Bush against Dukakis

Attacked Dukakis for being soft on crime

Question 19

Bear in the Woods

Answer 19

Reagan against Mondale

Soviet Union, used fear

Question 20

Daisy Attack ad

Answer 20

Johnson against Coldwater

Fear of nuclear weapons

Question 21

Tilman act of 1907

Answer 21

Prohibited corporations and national banks from contributing to federal campaigns

Question 22

Hatch act of 1939

Answer 22

Congress could regulate primaries

Limited contributions and expenditures in congressional elections

Question 23

Taft-Hartley act of 1947

Answer 23

Labor unions and corporations couldn’t contribute in federal elections
Overturned by citizens united

Question 24

1974 Amendments

Answer 24

Creates FEC

Question 25

Buckley vs Valeo 1976

Answer 25

Upheld limits on contributions

Overturned limits on expenditures

Question 26

1979 Amendments

Answer 26

Defined and limited roles of PACs

Question 27

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002

McCain-Feingold Act

Answer 27

Limited soft money and advocacy ads (30 days before election)
Ruled unconstitutional

Question 28

Citizens united vs federal election commission 2010

Answer 28

Prohibits gov from restricting independent expenditures by corporations and unions
Overturns Taft-Hartley and McCain-Feingold