Poltical Parties Flashcards
what is political socialization
process through which individuals acquire their political beliefs and values
agent of socialization
factors that have significant impact on an individuals socialization to politics
your beliefs influence your political party (T/F)
True
political socialization affects
how and to what degree you participate in politics
socialization affects
your priorities and issue importance
ideology and socialization affect
your party of choice
organizations that seek to win elections by influencing the outputs of govt
political parties
US political parties are stronger than other countries (T/F)
False they are weaker
US parties are more ___ and gravitate towards ___
- ideologically vague
- centrist issues
most European parties have ___ based on ____ (4)
more defined constituencies based on social class regional ethics or religious division
framers
DID NOT WANT POLITICAL PARTIES
what where the federalist and democratic-republican parties organized
to win more seats in Hose and the VP
voters ____
directly choose electors
why is it necessary for parties to organize in states and localities to better appeal to voters?
voters choose electors
why are national party conventions held? (2)
- choose the parties president and VP
- articulate the party platform
what are the 4 main functions of political parties?
- contesting elections (compete in elections)
- recruit and nominate candidates
- provide a framework for voters to make choices
- provide organization for the operation of govt
most countries have a _____ system
multiparty system
how is the US unique when it comes to political parties?
US only has a 2 party system
multiparty system
large # of viable parties organized on the basis of ideology, economic interest, geography, religion, or position of single or set of issues
what are the 3 reasons that the US has a 2 party system
- electoral college
- winner takes all process for selecting house members
- ideological nature of Americans
how does the winner take all process play a role in the US 2-party system?
candidate with the most vote gets the seat, other candidates get nothing
how does the electoral college play as a factor in creating a 2 party system in the US?
the candidate must win a majority of votes to be elected president
how does the ideological nature of American play a key role in the US 2 party system? (2)
- keeps the 2 parties from becoming too strongly ideological and risking their ability to build a winning coalition
- throws the third parties in a more extreme position, preventing more people from supporting their party
the democratic party was originally called the
democratic-republican party
