US Political Parties

Question 1

What is the hundred party system?

Answer 1

The idea that the Democrat and Republican parties in each state are different from their counterparts in other states, and thus are effectively different parties

Question 2

What are the 3 smaller parties in the US?

Answer 2

1. The Libertarian Party
2. The Constitutional Party
3. The Green Party

Question 3

When and by who was the Democratic party founded?

Answer 3

1828 by Andrew Jackson

Question 4

What were the initial Democrat and Republican positions on slavery?

Answer 4

Democrats supported it
Republicans were against it

Question 5

Who is the current chairman of the Democratic Party?

Answer 5

Jaime Harrison

Question 6

Who are the Democrat leaders in the House and in the Senate?

Answer 6

House - Hakeem Jefferies
Senate - Chuck Schumer

Question 7

How many members does the Democratic party have?

Answer 7

45,916,356

Question 8

How many seats does the Democratic Party have in the House and in the Senate, and how any state and territorial governors does it have?

Answer 8

House seats - 212 / 435
Senate seats - 48 / 100
State governors - 23 / 50
Territorial governors - 4 / 5

Question 9

What are 3 key elements of Democrat ideology?

Answer 9

1. Socially progressive
2. Pro government intervention
3. Managed capitalism

Question 10

What are the 4 Democrat factions?

Answer 10

1. Blue Dog Democrats
2. Liberals
3. New Democrats (moderates)
4. CPC (super progressives)

Question 11

What are 3 key traits of Blue Dog Democrats?

Answer 11

1. Fiscally conservative
2. Socially moderate
3. Traditionally from the deep south

Question 12

What are 3 key traits of Liberal Democrats?

Answer 12

1. Protecting civil liberties
2. Environmental protection
3. Economic justice and security

Question 13

What are 3 key traits of New Democrats?

Answer 13

1. Socially liberal
2. Fiscally conservative
3. Third Way politics and bipartisanship

Question 14

When and by who was the Republican Party formed?

Answer 14

1854 by Michael Whatley

Question 15

Who are the Republican leaders in the Senate and the house (speaker)?

Answer 15

Senate - Mitch McConnell
House - Mike Johnson

Question 16

How many members does the Republican Party have?

Answer 16

36,019,694

Question 17

How many seats does the Republican Party have in the House and in the Senate, and how any state governors does it have?

Answer 17

House seats - 217 / 435
Senate seats - 49 / 100
State governors - 27 / 50

Question 18

What are 4 key elements of Republican ideology?

Answer 18

1. Laissez-faire(ish) economics
2. Promotion of traditional values
3. Emphasis on personal responsibility
4. Support for states’ rights

Question 19

What are the 4 Republican factions?

Answer 19

1. Social conservatives / religious right
2. Libertarians
3. Moderates
4. Neoconservatives

Question 20

What are the 3 main factions in the Republican Party with regards to Donald Trump?

Answer 20

1. Trumpists (ideological Trump supporters)
2. Trump loyalists (publicly Trump supporters)
3. Never-Trumpers (anti-Trump)

Question 21

What are 2 key traits of social conservatives?

Answer 21

1. Evangelical Protestants
2. Fiscal and social conservatives

Question 22

What are the 2 key traits of libertarians?

Answer 22

1. Support small government
2. Laissez-faire economics

Question 23

What are 3 key traits of Republican moderates?

Answer 23

1. Economically conservative
2. Socially moderate
3. Represented in the House by the Main Street Caucus

Question 24

What are 3 key elements of right-wing populism?

Answer 24

1. Pledges to restore national sovereignty and prioritise natives over immigrants
2. A cultural backlash against woke culture
3. Willing to use authoritarian methods