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unit 3 - political parties Flashcards

1
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define political party

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group of people with a broad, shared interest

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2
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describe the federalist party

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  • alexander hamilton created this party
  • this party favored a strong central government
    -thought a strong government would equate to a healthy economy
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3
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describe the democratic-republican party

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  • founded by thomas jefferson
  • favored a weaker central government, giving more power to the states
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4
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when did the democrat republican party split

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1828

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why did the democrat republican party split

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because after the 1824 presidential election, tensions increased between the north, south and west

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what happened after the democrat republican party split?

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jackson supporters became democrats
anti jacksons were republicans

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7
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did the national republican party last?

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no it faded quickly

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describe the whig party

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  • became the main opposition to the democrat party
  • tried to win broad support by being neutral
  • in order to stay neutral, this party ignored talking about slavery
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9
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in 1854, anti slavery people came together to form what party?

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republican party

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why did the whig party dissolve?

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as talk of slavery became more prevalent, the neutrality and ignorance of this party towards the topic turned people away

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11
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define single issue party

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a political party that forms to promote a particular causeq

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12
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describe the roles of political parties

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  • support candidates
  • communicate with people
  • run the government
  • linking different levels of government
  • become a watchdog for the other party
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describe present-day democrats

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  • think federal government should be more directly involved in regulating economy
  • think federal government should provide housing, income, education, jobs for poor
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describe present-day republicans

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  • want the government to be less involved in regulating the economy
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define platform

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a series of statements that are expressing the party’s core beliefs and plans for the next presidency

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16
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define planks

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each individual statement or idea of a platform

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17
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describe national committees

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  • each party has them
  • each state has members
  • the national chairperson heads the committee
  • organizes the party’s national convention
  • have campaign committees for the party’s congressional candidates
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describe the national convention

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  • delegates formally choose the party’s candidate for president and vice (chosen through primaries or a caucus)
  • important time for building party unity and launching the election campaign
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19
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define precinct

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a geographic area that has a specific number of voters

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define political machine

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a local organization that has candidates that win their elections year after year

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21
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define primaries

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election to choose who will represent your party in the general elections

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define closed primaries

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elections in which only the declared members of a political party are allowed to vote for that party’s nominees

23
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define open primaries

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an election in which voters don’t need to declare their party preference

24
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when is the general election held

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first tuesday after the first monday in november

25
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define initiative

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process that lets voters propose new laws or amendments to state constitutions

26
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define referendum

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asks voters to accept or reject a law passed by a state or local legislature

27
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electors of the electoral college meet at their state capitals to cast their ballots, when?

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the first monday after the second wednesday in december

28
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when does the president of the senate (vice president) count the electoral votes?

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january 6th

29
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when are the new president and vice sworn in?

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january 20th

30
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examples of sources of public opinions

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  • personal background
  • mass media
  • interest groups
31
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define interest group

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a group of people who share a point of view about an issue and unite to promote their beliefs

32
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define public opinion polls

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a survey in which individuals are asked to answer questions about an issue

33
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define polster

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a specialist whose job is to conduct polls

34
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define propaganda

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information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread to hep or harm a person, group, movement, institution, or nation

35
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how do interest groups influence the government?

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  • being active in elections
  • work through the case
  • directly influencing officials
  • shaping public opinion
36
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define p.a.c.

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political action committee

37
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define public agenda

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issues considered significant by government officials

38
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define mass media

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various methods of communication that reach large numbers of people

39
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define libel

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false information that will harm another person’s reputation

40
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define emotional appeal (propaganda)

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propaganda that appeals to the emotions of viewers

41
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define glittering generalities (propaganda)

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a device that seeks to make the audience approve and accept without examining the evidence

42
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define testimonials (propaganda)

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famous figures or people who will appear trustworthy to an audience

43
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define bandwagon (propaganda)

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“everyone is doing it and so should you)

44
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define plain folk (propaganda)

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speakers try to convince their audience that they’re ‘of the people’

45
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define snob appeal (propaganda)

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giving the impression that wealthy and prestigious people are on board

46
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define scientific approach (propaganda)

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using science to convince an audience of something

47
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define card stacking (propaganda)

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only presenting one side of an argument

48
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define transfer (propaganda)

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where a propagandist carries over the authority, sanction and prestige of something we respect and revere to something they would have us accept

49
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define name calling (propaganda)

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linking a person to a negative symbol

50
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define euphemisms (propaganda)

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attempts to pacify an audience in order to make an unpleasant reality more palpable

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