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liberal

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seeks to change political, economic and social status quo in favour of well-being, rights and liberties of the individual especially those who are disadvantaged eg dems

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conservative

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seeks to defend the political status quo, therefore tends to oppose changes in the institutions and structures of society eg reps

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as a result of the loss of the solid south

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  • widen differences between parties and lessen differences within
  • cause both parties to be more ideologically cohesive
  • increase partisanship in congress
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usa as a 50 50 nation

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2000 elections

  • both parties 49% pop vote
  • Senate 50-50
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red america

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  • male
  • white
  • protestant
  • wealthy
  • rural
  • southern or Midwestern
  • conservative
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blue america

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  • female
  • rainbow coalition
  • catholic
  • less wealthy
  • urban
  • northeastern
  • liberal
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contributions to increased partisan ship

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  • shift of solid south
  • end of cold war consensus in foreign policy
  • polarising presidencies of Clinton,Bush and Obama
  • effect of ‘new media’
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current partisanship in senate

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Senate: dem 44 - 54 rep

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usa as a two-party system

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  • every presidents since 1856 either dem or rep
  • in every pres election since 1916, combined dem and rep votes exceeded 80% of total votes cast
  • 2013 every member of parliament was a member of either dem or rep except 2
  • 2013 full H/R either dem or rep
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why its a two party system

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  • FPTP electoral system

* all embracing nature of the two parties which allows little room for third parties

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other analysis of us being a two party system

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  • 50 party system - each state has own system
  • some sates have a one party system
  • because of decline in importance of parties some say no party system
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Massachusetts 2016 electoral college votes

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republican 0

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theories of party decline

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  • parties lost control of pres candidate selection to primaries
  • tv, opinion polls and ‘new media’ bypassed parties as a means that candidates can communicate to public
  • campaigns are more candidate and issue centred
  • emergence of movements such as the tea party movement therefore diff access points
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theories of party renewal

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  • theories of party decline are exaggerated - eg membership of congress is partisan
  • parties fought to regain control of candidate selection through the introduction of super delegates
  • moves towards the ‘nationalising’ of campaigns - national parties stronger in laying down specific dates of pres elections
  • increased levels of partisanship in congress
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current partisanship in H/R

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H/R: dem 187 - 246 rep

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current partisanship shown by pop vote

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pop vote: dem 48.5% - 46.4% rep

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current partisanship shown by ECV

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ECV: dem 232- 306 rep

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last third party candidate to gain any electoral college votes

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George Wallace with 46 in 1968

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obstacles to third parties

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  • electoral system
  • federal campaign finance laws
  • state ballot access laws
  • lack of resources
  • lack of media coverage
  • lack of well-know, well-qualified candidates
  • regarded as too ideological
  • tactics of the two major parties
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third parties and electoral system

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*FPTP

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third parties and federal campaign finance laws

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  • qualifying for matching-funds puts them at a disadvantage
  • major parties qualifying by raising at least $5000 in contributions of $250 or less in at least 20 states
  • third parties qualify by getting 5% of popular vote
  • this is hard but enables them to qualify in net round of elections
  • Ross Perot couldn’t qualify in 1992 for matching funds but his reform party qualified in 1996 and 2000 as they won 5% of the popular vote
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third parties and state ballot access laws

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*third parties have to get a petition signed by a certain no. of people to get name on state ballot
*egTenessee 25 signatures
*as of May 2017 3 minor parties got on ballots in more than 10 states : Libertarian: 37
Green Party: 22
Constitution Party: 13

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third parties and lack of resources

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people are reluctant to give parties money when they’re seen as sure losers

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third parties and lack of media coverage

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can’t really afford advertising

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2016 Garry Johnson and Jill Stein pop vote

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Garry Johnson over 3% - Libertarian Candidate

Jill Stein 1% - Green Party

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2016 third party total popular vote

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4.9%

in 2012 got 1.7% and 2008 1.4%

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Tea Party core beliefs

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  • strict adherence to the Cons and the original intentions of the framers
  • limited govt
  • reducing size and scope of federal govt
  • reducing govt spending and taxation
  • reducing amount of national and debt and federal budget deficit
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tea party movement

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  • conservative
  • works to make rep party more overtly conservative
  • led opposition in 2009 against Obamas economic stimulus package
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Tea party and 2016 Trump election

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  • 2015 endorsed Trump after announcing candidacy

* played big role in Trumps win

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Tea Party 2011

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  • highly influential in H/R as Reps in control
  • responsible for pushing House Reps to right and making compromise with the Dems very difficult for House Speaker Boehner
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Tea Party decline

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*some say its declined as its been taken over by PACs

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fiscal conservative

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a view found mainly in rep party that govt interference in the daily lives of citizens, especially the levying of taxes should be kept to a minimum

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democratic leadership council

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centrist congressional faction of dems that advocates attempting to advance ‘progressive’ ideals sucha s protecting the interests of the poor through ‘market-based’ solutions

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new right

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a collective term for social and fiscal conservatives which rose in the 1980s replacing traditional conservatism

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rockefella conservatism

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centrist strand of conservatism that resists radical change, but accepts a substantial role for govt in helping those unable to help themselves

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social conservative

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a view found mainly in rep party that govt has responsibility to actively intervene to create a moral framework for society that promotes a shared set of values that bind a diverse population

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blue dog coalition

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an organised faction of the dem party that advocates financial discipline in public society

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congressional progressive caucus

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organised faction of dem party that favours govt intervention to extend rights and extend interests of the poor

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who votes dem

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  • black 80%
  • Asian 65%
  • Hispanic 56%
  • post-graduate women 64%
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who votes rep

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  • white southerners 34%
  • white men 33%
  • protestants 22%

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