Unit 6: Political Parties

Question 1

How has voting in the South changed since the 1960s?

Answer 1

Democrats to Republican

Question 2

Name 2 ways US parties are and are not united

Answer 2

Are: United in votes - 2018 91% of Republican and 81% of Democrat votes stuck with party; Cohesive on controversial issues e.g abortion

Are not: Bipartisan votes, Trump divide

Question 3

Name 3 factions of the Republican party

Answer 3

Fiscal conservatives

Social conservatives

Tuesday group (moderates)

Question 4

Name 3 factions of the Democrat party

Answer 4

Liberal activists

New democrat coalition (fiscally more right)

Blue Dog coalition (moderate)

Question 5

Name an example of the two party system being prevalent in the US

Answer 5

No 3rd party candidate has won any EC votes since 1968

Question 6

Name 2 ways the US has a 50 party system

Answer 6

Parties are decentralised with no national leader

All elections are state based

Question 7

Name 3 reasons US third parties are limited

Answer 7

Electoral system

Lack of resources

Lack of media coverage

Question 8

Name 3 ways 3rd parties can be significant with an example for each

Answer 8

Policies can be adopted by R/d - Ross Perot reducing budget deficit

Can affect election outcome e.g Bush/al gore

Local 3rd parties e.g alaska independence party

Question 9

Name 3 similar policies from republicans and conservatives

Answer 9

Lower taxes

Strong military

Strong nation state

Question 10

Name 3 similar policies from the Democrats and Labour

Answer 10

Reduce inequality

Better public services

Multiculturalism

Question 11

Name 2 ways parties are in decline in the US

Answer 11

Campaigns based on candidate

Americans more likely to join movements e.g occupy rather than a traditional party

Question 12

Name 3 way parties are being renewed in the US

Answer 12

Increased partisanship

2020 saw least split ticket voting in decades

National campaigns show inter-party unity