Political parties Flashcards

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Political party

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A team of men and women seeking to control the government apparatus by gaining office in constituted election

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Party competition

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The battle for parties control of public office

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What is the three headed political Giants referring to political science/ parties

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The party in the electorate
party as organization
party in the government

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Party as the electorate

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Consists of largest symbolic images and ideas include party invitation party identification for those who can vote

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Party as an organization

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Parties have a national office leaders chairpersons and states national committee

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Party in government

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It consists of elected officials for themselves member of the party although they may not agree on all policy

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What is an nomination

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The parties official endorsement

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What has been the change in nomination process

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Political parties used to elect nominations now voters have input

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What are the four main tasks of parties

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Pick nomminees
 campaigns 
give clues to voters 
articulate policies 
Pick policymaking
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What is did Speary about political paties

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That parties need to stay fairly in the center (not too extreme) to boaden thier appeal

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Rational choice theory

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Explain the actions of voters as well as politicians assumes that individuals act in their own best interest carefully weighing the costs and benefiting the possible alternatives

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Being an independent party means

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voteing For the person not the party

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Ticket splitting

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Voting with one party for one office and with another pie for another office has become the norm in American voting behavior

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party image

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The voters perception of what Democrat or Republican stand for

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Examples of party image

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Liberal or conservative
prolabor or pro-business
pro-choice or pro-life I

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Political machines

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A kind of party organization from the typical disorganize political party depends on the boarding it’s numbers and some material fashion

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Patronage

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A job a promotion or contract given for political reasons rather than there is a confidence it’s a payoff

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What weaken in political machines

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Progressive reforms place jobs under the merit sister rather than the political discussion

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Closed primaries

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Elections to select party nominees in which the people who have registered in advance with the party can vote for the candidates encouraging greater party loyalty

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Open primaries

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Elections to select party nominees in which the Bose can decide on election day whether they want to participate in the Democratic or American contest

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national party convention

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The meeting of party delegates every four years to choose a presidential nominee and write the parties platform

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National committee

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It keeps the party operating systems between conventions composed of representatives from the states and territories

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National chairperson

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Responsible for the day-to-day activities of the party

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Who were the groups of the new deal coalition

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Urban dwellers labor unions Catholic Jews the poor Southerners African-Americans

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Why are one party in one house and another party as president bad for the government

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Gridlock very hard to push policies

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critical elections

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The election for which it is important new isssues can divide

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Collation

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group of people with common interests

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Third-party meaning

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They political party organized in at least four state

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The splinter party examples of definition

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Once that splits from a larger party

example Tea party and Bull moose

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Economic protest party ex and deff

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wnat to change the change the economy or discontent

James Weaver the Populist party , the greenback party

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ideology party ex and deff

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economic social political

example socialist communist, libertarian

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single issue party ex and deff

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single issue

prohibition party

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reasons that 3d parties never win

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winner takes all electorate in states
big parties take thier ideas in their own campigin
not as much exposure

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What amount can an individual contribute to a campaign

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2500