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1
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chickens name

A

captain marshmellow

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a private organization that seeks to win elections and control the government power;

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a political party

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3
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are political parties mentioned in the constitution?

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no

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two political parties that try to win control of the house, senate, and the presidency

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democratic and republican

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5
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the US has single member district which favor the development of a

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two party system

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6
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with single member districts, the one candidate with the most votes

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wins

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7
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the EU has proportional rfpresentaiotn with multiple _______

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members per district

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8
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fed. #10 madison warned against _____

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the violences of faction or interest groups

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9
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why did madison warm about factions?

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he called factions a dangerous vice leading to instability, injustice, and confusion

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10
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washington condemned factions and his own cabinet broke into the first two political parties

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the federalists and the democratic republicans

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who led the federalists?

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alexander hamilton, secretary of the treasury

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12
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who led the democratic- republicans?

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thomas jefferson, secretary of state

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13
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what was the primary controversy between the federalists and the democratic republicans?

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whether the federal government had power to create a national bank

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14
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when was the modern democratic party founded??

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in 1828

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what happened to the federalists vs the Democratic-republicans?

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the federalist party died out and the democratic- republican party split in two

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16
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war hero andrew jackson led the _____

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democratic party

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17
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andrew jackson was seen as a

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man of the people

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18
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the tammany society endorsed jackson in exchange for

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influence federal jobs

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19
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the republican party emerged in the 1850s from the ______

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abolitionist (anti-slavery) movement

20
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who was the first republican president?

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abraham lincoln

21
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the republican controlled congress passed the

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reconstruction amendments (13th - 15th)

22
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all of the 20+ black members of congress before 1900 were

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republican

23
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starting in the late 1800s the republican party also pushed for

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women’s voting rights ( opposed by the democrats)

24
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between the civil war and the progressive era (1870s- 1900) ______dominated elections

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political machines

25
Q

powerful “machine” based in New york; provided social services for many new immigrants in exchange for votes; once the candidates were in power, they gave federal jobs and contracts back

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Tammany Hall

26
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many of the progressive era reforms targeted the corruption of the ______

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machines

27
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direct__________gave the people a voice when selecting candidates within each party

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primary elections

28
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direct election of ______also gave the people a voice and diluted the power of political parties

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senators

29
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what was prohibition?

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an attack on the “ saloon culture” of the machines

30
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the female vote was also seen as purer and

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less corrupt

31
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during the progressive era ________was a republican who went third party

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teddy roosevelt

32
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TR felt that his successor in office______was no progressive enough

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william taft

33
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when the republicans nominated taft for reelection, TR created his own progressive

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bull moose party (1912)

34
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while TR received more votes than taft he acted as a spoiler sending a democrat to the white house ______

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woodrow wilson

35
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the democrats dominated from the 1930s- 70s growing

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social welfare programs

36
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during the great depression, FDR’s ___gained popularity especially for the poor and marginalized

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NEW DEAL

37
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Democrats became associated with ________ including lyndon johnson’s great society

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welfare entitlement programs

38
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democrats also received credit for the _______ which was passed during johnson’s presidency

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civil rights act of 1964

39
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in the 1980s and 90s the ________led a conservative backlash

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republicans

40
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led by president _______, republicans argued that the federal government had become too big and too invasive

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ronald regan

41
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america was also reacting the communist threats against

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freedom and prosperity

42
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regan and conservative republicans believed

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less government is more ( except in military defense)

43
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the federal government has grown in size under both president

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GW bush and obama

44
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within the republican party the split between moderate/ establishment candidates and the

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conservative tea party candidates

45
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the democratic party is more unified in its willingness to support

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progressive causes

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