Political partys

Question 1

Who is the leader of party’s?

Answer 1

No clear leader due to separation of powers
President has no authority over congress and has no authority over congress
Lack of party discipline so need for negotiation
-Leadership is based around strong personality’s e.g. Trump

Question 2

Who is the leader of the senate?

Answer 2

Mitch McConnell rep and Chuck Sumner dem

Question 3

Who is the leader of congress?

Answer 3

Speaker Mike Johnson rep and Hakeem Jefferson dem

Question 4

What are associated groups?

Answer 4

Loosely affiliated groups
Main party’s powerful e.g. Mitch McConnell led removal of Steve King in racist comments. Then lost seat in big committee

Question 5

Associated groups for democrats?

Answer 5

Democratic socialist of America
50000 membership and helps secure victory of progressive dems but independently from dem party organisation
Helping AOC get elected

Question 6

Associated groups of republicans?

Answer 6

Conservative/populist/libertarian tea party

Question 7

The Nation Committees and party chair- what is this?

Answer 7

In washington D.C.
Chaired bay respector national committee, but huge increase in incumbent presidents recommending anonymous party bureaucrats or former elected officials

Question 8

The Nation Committees and party chair- job of committees?

Answer 8

Raise money, higher stadd, co-ordinate strategy’s for local elections and organise party convention

Question 9

The nation committees and party chair- democrats?

Answer 9

Democratic national convention was Tom Perez in 2017 now Jamie Harrison

Question 10

The nation committees and party chair- republican?

Answer 10

Republican national convention
Trump nominated Ronna Romney McDaniel the niece of Mitt Romney
Now Lara Trump

Question 11

State party organisation?

Answer 11

Everything else to do with parties is state level having a variety of organisations for law, coustoums and pwer vested in state governers and big city mayor
-State party committe and stae part convention exist at congressional district, county, city, ward and precinct level

Question 12

Congressional leadership and committees?

Answer 12

National level
Has congressional leaderships and committees to oversee elections to each house of congress

Question 13

Congressional leadership and committees- republicans?

Answer 13

The national republican senatorial committee
The national republican congressional committee

Question 14

Congressional leadership and committees- democrats?

Answer 14

The national democrat’s senatorial committee
The national democrat’s congressional committee

Question 15

Is there party unity- yes congressional votes?

Answer 15

In 2018 house congressional votes
Republican stuck with there party 91%
Democrats 89%

Question 16

Party unity- yes legislative breaks

Answer 16

In congress few breaks compared to other decades
Trump caused huge divides

Question 17

Party unity- yes policys?

Answer 17

Common ground- wall street, lowering prescription, some criminal justice issues
Divide- Reps: cut jail numbers to save money, pro life and no gun control
Dems- more rehabilitation, pro choice and gun control

Question 18

Party unity- yes party platform?

Answer 18

Reps: 1994 Newt Gingrich contract with america but trend continued
Dems- midterms 2018 ‘better deal’ programme focusing on better jobs, wadges and future

Question 19

Party unity- no congressional vote?

Answer 19

2018 showed that in the senate , party unity votes defined as those with each party majority on opposing sides fell from 69% 2017 to 50% 2018 2nd lowest since 2002

Question 20

Party unity- no rebellion and bipartisan?

Answer 20

Feb 2020: senate passing resolution to limit Trumps power to order against military action against Iran w/o congress’s permission and 8 reps joined dem senators to pass meaure
March 2020- house passing bipartisan bill care act in respond to COVID19 pandemic, 10 house republicans voted to impeach Trump in jan 2021

Question 21

Party unity- no policy’s?

Answer 21

Some of Trump’s less conventional policy’s have led to unease in rep quarters, such as foreign policy, US commitment to NATO and introduction of tariffs

Question 22

Party unity- no, leader and candidates?

Answer 22

No reason for candidates to subscribe to party’s entire policy platform. Candidates independent as they secure own nominations by their own primary campaigns so can afford to be selective

Question 23

Party unity- no outsiders?

Answer 23

Trumps takeover of the republican party even though he was an outsiders
Few legislators showed enthusiasm for openly criticising the president in a clear indication of the party uniting around controversial and often unpredictable figures