Political Parties GOV 3A

Question 1

What is the definition of a political party?

Answer 1

Organisations of people that look to make policy often based on their ideology and seek to win elections

Question 2

How do political parties in the us differ to the uk? And why?

Answer 2

Do not have the same concentration of power.

Us jealousy guarded by each individual state (function better) and the sheer size and diversity make it’s difficult to impose will or discipline.

Fundraising candidates centred

Two party dominates

Question 3

Give an example of when will or discipline could not be imposed?

Answer 3

1964 Democrat congressman John b Williams Missouri supported the republican candidate Barry gold water for presidency. Doc could not deselect him and he was re-elected to Congress

Question 4

How is fundraising candidate centred?

Answer 4

After the demise of soft money and involve pressure groups and pacs candidates must search for donations to get elected

Question 5

Why are parties significant in the us?

Answer 5

No one who can truly be called the leader so many divisions even at state level no sovereign in one person. (Pres: not leader as only control of the White House)

Less centralised government function best at state level. Works well for the size of the us.

Question 6

Ideology

Political leaning

Answer 6

Conservative/right republican

Liberal left democrat

Question 7

What is the definition of conservative?

Answer 7

A conservative view favours free enterprise private ownership and low taxation. Averse to change and hold traditional family values

Question 8

What is the definition of liberal?

Answer 8

Willing to research or accept ideas, look to protect individuals, advocate for workers and minority rights and liberties and favour taxation and regulatory business

Question 9

How are the democrats fiscally liberal

Answer 9

High taxes for welfare spending
February 2009 democrat President Obama signed 156% increase in federal tax on tobacco into law

High public spending for those in need and large governor intervene.
Obama card increase federal government in welfare. 58 Democrats were for the 2010 patient protection and affordable care act

Question 10

How are the democrats socially liberal?

Answer 10

Abortion
Clinton pro choice justices like Elena Kagan and Sonia sotomayor
Support for roe v Wade 1973

Gay marriage
Obama victory for America after the Supreme Court legalised gay marriage in Obergefell v Hodges 2015

Question 11

How are the democrats not socially and fiscally liberal

Answer 11

The blue dog democrats coalition faction created the other as you go act of 2010 created new budgeting rules and new spending offset by cuts and revenue elsewhere

Plus Ben nelson senator of Nebraska 2001-2013 signed ppaca once amended to not cover the cost of abortion

Question 12

What is a rebuttal to democrats not being fiscally and socially liberal and republicans conservative

Answer 12

Increase bi-partisanship.
Can make it difficult get to votes
Decreasing in numbers
Reduce gridlock

Question 13

How are the republicans fiscally conservative?

Answer 13

Low taxes
2003 George bush reduced taxes on property and investment

Limited regulations allow market freedom
37 of 41 rep 2010 voted against Dodd-Frank wall st reform

Tea party moved the party to the right
All but one in defence of Obama’s care cause government shut down 2013

Question 14

How are the republicans socially conservative

Answer 14

Appeals to the religious voters and core vote

Traditional family values
Bush created office of faith based and community initiatives increase the religious role in society
Con amendment for same sex marriage one woman one man

anti abortion
Introduced partial born abortion act 2003 banned late term abortion

Anti stem cell
2006 bush vetoed enhancement act

Tea party brought to the right on social issues

Question 15

How are the republicans not socially and fiscally conservative?

Answer 15

Moderate Olympia Snowe a republican senator
Aligned democrat on social issues
Vetoed bush tax cuts
Retired due to the high levels of partisanship

Main Street partner ship ( Tuesday group) make the group seek less united
Addressed as rinks republicans in name only
Fiscally conservative but socially moderate

Question 16

Republican ideology’s

Answer 16

free market 
Little regulation
Low taxes 
State rights 10th amendment
South
Oppose affirmative action unnecessary because of the 14th amendment
Oppose same sex marriage 
Uphold family values
Gun rights 
Death penalty
Tough on crime crime is a choice. Tough sentencing 3 strikes and you’re out
Struck constructionist approach 
Pro life
School prayers
Faith based wasps

Question 17

Democrat ideology

Answer 17

North east west coast urban
Need regulation 
Higher taxes
Fed gov should interfere
For big gov
Reforms in healthcare
Improve positions for minority and women see as victim of discrimination set up affirmative action programmes
Anti gun and pro gun legislation
Protect rights of the accused
Do not favour military action 
Interventionist approach on foreign affairs
Loose constructionist
Roe v Wade
Support equal rights act 
Pro choice
Secular

Question 18

Factions

Answer 18

Different values and principles with in the parties
Big tent parties that catch an array of voters
Internal coalitions

Question 19

What does it mean by internal coalition

Answer 19

Coalition party of different ideological groups

Question 20

When did the democrats see difficulties

Answer 20

Obama struggled to hold the dem party together especially over an agreed line on health care and economic stimulus

Question 21

When have the republicans had difficulties

Answer 21

Republican speaker Hohn Borneo found it difficult to hold Republican Party together in the government shutdown of 2013

Question 22

When did both party’s see an increase in partisanship?

Answer 22

The vote for the patient protection and affordable care act 2010.
Dem party 58 senators and 2 independents

Rep all but 1 in Congress

Question 23

Blue dog democrats

Answer 23

Southern
Conservatives
Fiscally and socially right pro gun and life
Deficit hawks
Resists increase in fed gov spending
6/7 voted against the 2009 stimulus package

Question 24

Democrat leadership council (DLC) and New Democrat coalition and broaden support base

Answer 24

Fiscally moderate
Socially liberal
Pro-growth fiscally responsible wing of the democrat party
Provide compromise
Bill Clinton was one signed the defence marriage act 1996 allowed states to refuse Same sex marriage
Was heavily criticised by Liberal Democrat’s for example democrats progressive caucus or rainbow coalition that advocate for minorities

Question 25

Tuesday group (members of h or r) moderate republican Main Street partnership in both chambers?

Answer 25

Rinos republican by name only
Moderate centre fiscally conservative socially moderate
Bi partisanship working with moderate democrats for broad coalitions in gov
Less effective as more moderate members have retired and lost seats
Formed a pac in 2007
Opposed Obama’s healthcare

Question 26

Christian coalition

Answer 26

Religious right
Anti abortion
School prayers
Focus on family

Question 27

What is the religious right

Answer 27

Label for conservative Christians

Characterised by strong support for socially conservative policies

Question 28

Tea party caucus

Answer 28

Largest faction
Influential
Endorse candidates oppose increases in taxation
Support reductions
Originalist interpretation of the constitution

Question 29

Failures of the tea party

Answer 29

Christine O’Donnell used tv to deny she was a witch in the Delaware senate race

Question 30

Successes of the tea party

Answer 30

Senator rand Paul Kentucky

Ted Cruz Texas

Question 31

Are the republicans more united than the democrats

Answer 31

The republican are yes they are homogenous after they were reduced to the rump party in 2008 and needed to rally for the core vote
Where as in the democrats divide did not bode well