Poltical Parties

Question 1

what is political socialization

Answer 1

process through which individuals acquire their political beliefs and values

Question 2

agent of socialization

Answer 2

factors that have significant impact on an individuals socialization to politics

Question 3

your beliefs influence your political party (T/F)

Answer 3

True

Question 4

political socialization affects

Answer 4

how and to what degree you participate in politics

Question 5

socialization affects

Answer 5

your priorities and issue importance

Question 6

ideology and socialization affect

Answer 6

your party of choice

Question 7

organizations that seek to win elections by influencing the outputs of govt

Answer 7

political parties

Question 8

US political parties are stronger than other countries (T/F)

Answer 8

False they are weaker

Question 9

US parties are more ___ and gravitate towards ___

Answer 9

1. ideologically vague
2. centrist issues

Question 10

most European parties have ___ based on ____ (4)

Answer 10

more defined constituencies based on social class regional ethics or religious division

Question 11

framers

Answer 11

DID NOT WANT POLITICAL PARTIES

Question 12

what where the federalist and democratic-republican parties organized

Answer 12

to win more seats in Hose and the VP

Question 13

voters ____

Answer 13

directly choose electors

Question 14

why is it necessary for parties to organize in states and localities to better appeal to voters?

Answer 14

voters choose electors

Question 15

why are national party conventions held? (2)

Answer 15

1. choose the parties president and VP
2. articulate the party platform

Question 16

what are the 4 main functions of political parties?

Answer 16

1. contesting elections (compete in elections)
2. recruit and nominate candidates
3. provide a framework for voters to make choices
4. provide organization for the operation of govt

Question 17

most countries have a _____ system

Answer 17

multiparty system

Question 18

how is the US unique when it comes to political parties?

Answer 18

US only has a 2 party system

Question 19

multiparty system

Answer 19

large # of viable parties organized on the basis of ideology, economic interest, geography, religion, or position of single or set of issues

Question 20

what are the 3 reasons that the US has a 2 party system

Answer 20

1. electoral college
2. winner takes all process for selecting house members
3. ideological nature of Americans

Question 21

how does the winner take all process play a role in the US 2-party system?

Answer 21

candidate with the most vote gets the seat, other candidates get nothing

Question 22

how does the electoral college play as a factor in creating a 2 party system in the US?

Answer 22

the candidate must win a majority of votes to be elected president

Question 23

how does the ideological nature of American play a key role in the US 2 party system? (2)

Answer 23

1. keeps the 2 parties from becoming too strongly ideological and risking their ability to build a winning coalition
2. throws the third parties in a more extreme position, preventing more people from supporting their party

Question 24

the democratic party was originally called the

Answer 24

democratic-republican party

Question 25

the democratic parted was created by

Answer 25

thomas jefferson and james madision

Question 26

the democratic party was created in opposition to

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Hamilton and a strong-central govt

Question 27

the democratic / democratic-republican party believed

Answer 27

in protecting individual rights and smaller government

Question 28

what split the democratic-republican party

Answer 28

andrew jackson’s election

Question 29

the democratic party was a __(1)__ that favored a __(2)__

Answer 29

1. conservative party
2. small federal government

Question 30

the democratic party favored

Answer 30

a small federal govt

Question 31

The grand old party is also called

Answer 31

the republican party

Question 32

the grand old party was creates as

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an Anti-Slave party

Question 33

the grand old party was __(1)__ and favored __(2)__

Answer 33

1. LIBERAL in economic policies
2. federal govt to protect individual rights (to end slavery)

Question 34

when did the ideologies of the Grand Old party begin to switch

Answer 34

the beginning of WW1

Question 35

why did the democratic party switch their ideologies?

Answer 35

the party starts gaining more immigrant members

Question 36

what type of members did the democratic party have that caused them to switch ideologies? (4)

Answer 36

1. anti-christian, non-western, anti-protestant Christians
2. working class

Question 37

why did the republican party (GOP) switch their ideologies?

Answer 37

the party was strong in rural areas and the south

Question 38

what type of members did the republican party have that caused them to switch ideologies? (3)

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1. protestant and evangelical christian members
2. white members
3. non-working class members

Question 39

overall why did the parties realign / rebrand

Answer 39

to match their base

Question 40

today the Democratic party is the party for __(1)__ and is __(2)__

Answer 40

1. working class
2. liberal

Question 41

Today the republican party is a _-(1)__ party and is __(2)__

Answer 41

1. moral party
2. conservative

Question 42

since election of ______ this realignment as been more stable

Answer 42

Nixon & “the southern realignment”

Question 43

we have a 2 party system bc (3)

Answer 43

1. winner takes all election
2. electoral college
3. ideological nature of americans

Question 44

what is the goal of political parties?

Answer 44

trying to get at least 50% or above of the electorate

Question 45

political parties cannot

Answer 45

have strict ideological alignments

Question 46

goal of political parties

Answer 46

trying to win elections

Question 47

why was the federalist and democratic-republican party formed?

Answer 47

to win seats in house and vice presidency

Question 48

why did political parties start to become more organized in the state level?

Answer 48

so they can get more voters to vote for a certain elector