ap gov chapter 8

Question 1

A single-issue party

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a political party that compaigns on only 1 issue

Question 2

A major electoral role of the national committee of the democratic and republican parties is

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to cooperate with the presidential campaign staff to win

Question 3

the "era of Good feelings" was characterized by

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a lack of party competition

Question 4

Those who supported the new constitution were called __ and those against__

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Federalists; antifederalists

Question 5

in the 1830s,____ became the device for nominating party candidates for the presidency

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national conventions

Question 6

What was unusual about the presidential election of 1796

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Jefferson, the vice, and Adam, the pres, be diff parties

Question 7

the four principles of responsible party government

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the winning must carry out its program in office alltheabove

Question 8

A proportional rep system

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electoral systems by which # of seats they get by # of votes

Question 9

A gatherin of delegates of a single political party to choose pres cands & adopt party platform

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national convention

Question 10

which amendment provided for election of the president and vice president on the same ticket

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twelfth

Question 11

why is the third party candidate considered a safety valve

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when the main parties candidates are too disagreeable, when the main candidates be hoes but not true hoes

Question 12

the change in voting patterns that occurs after a critical election

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electoral reallignment

Question 13

two-party vs multiparty systems

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all of the above

Question 14

A lessening of the importance of party loyalties in voting decisions

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electoral dealignment

Question 15

Critical election of 1968

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the dems got a good # of votes in south for once, Repub Nixon still won but it was woozy that dems got so much

Question 16

One ways that parties differ from interests groups is that parties

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sponsor candidates for office as their avowed representative

Question 17

political parties are distinguished from interests groups by how interest groups do not

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nominate candidates to run as their avowed rep

Question 18

critical election 1896

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all of the above

Question 19

A good example of a party of idealogical protest is the

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Libertarian party

Question 20

when roosevelt promised new solutions unemployment & great depression, Jews & ethnic minorities

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the top 2

Question 21

The whig party was formed to oppose the

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jacksonian democrats

Question 22

the set of interrelated institutions that link people with government

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political system

Question 23

what is the difference in republican & democratic platforms

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all the above

Question 24

two party system

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2 political parties having the major influence

Question 25

the congressional campaign committees

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supplement the funds raised by individual candidates

Question 26

a distinguishing fact about the democratic party is that it

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can claim to be the oldest political party in existence

Question 27

in political science, party identification refers to

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a sense of psychological attachment to a party

Question 28

A designation as an official candidate of a political party

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nomination

Question 29

george washington, considered sympathetic to the federalist party, felt that political factions

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had negative effects on democracy

Question 30

a party machine

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A single party that leads locally by controlling elections

Question 31

since we had 2 parties, how many minor party candidates have been elected to presidency?

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0

Question 32

According to the __, political parties are essential to making gov responsive to public opinion

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majoritarian model

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caucuses for political parties

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a closed meeting of the members to question and nominate

Question 34

As far as political parties are concerned, the constitution

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says nothing

Question 35

the first critical election took place in the contest between

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lincoln, beckinridge, bell & douglas (1860)

Question 36

critical elections

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a sharp change in existing pattern of party loyalty in votes

Question 37

a body of electors who met in the capitals of their respective states to cast their ballots

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electoral college

Question 38

today's republican party was founded in

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1854

Question 39

political party

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an organization that sponsors candidates for office

Question 40

party platform

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the statement of policies of a national political party

Question 41

types of minor parties

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single issue- focuse on one issue. ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question 42

partisan and its make up in us

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all of the above

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ap gov chapter 8

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