Quizz 4 Flashcards
Chapter 9
What is are examples of conventional political participation
- voting
- running for office
- community organizing
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What are examples of unconventional political participation
- Protesting
- civil disobediance
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What are the 2 types of political participation?
- Conventional
- Unconventional
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What is the most common forn of political participation?
Voting
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What determines the results of the presidential elections?
The electoral college
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How does the electoral college work?
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What is a primary election
An election within a party to decide on a candidate/nominee
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What is a general election
Official election between different parties for office
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What elections have higher voter turnout
presidential elections
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What is the F.E.C. and what do they do
Chapter 8
What is the definition of political parties
An organization influenced by
political ideology whose primary interest is to gain control of government by winning elections
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What are the responsibilties of political parties
- Pick candidates
- Run candidates
- give information to voters
- articulate policies
- coordinate policymaking
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What is a party platform?
Everything that a party believes
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How are political parties organized
- National↓
- State↓
- County↓
- Precinct
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What party did the Republicans replace to become a major party
The Whigs
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What is the current party era?
The Era of Divided Government
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What is dealignment?
Citizens abandon allegiance to a
political party and become independents
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What is realignment
Occurs when a groups of members of one party shift their affiliation to another party
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What is an example of realignment?
- The fall of the Whigs Party
- South voters in the 1960s
