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Chapter 9 and 10
Outline
Chapter 9
Define Independent –
Political Party –
Faction –
Identify the five functions of political parties and describe them:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Define
Cadre
Identify the six periods we divide our nation’s political history into:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
When did the first partisan political division occur?
Define
Federalist –
Anti-Federalist –
Era of Presidential Politics –
Era of Good Feeling –
Democratic Party –
Whig Party –
Republican Party –
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Which party is the oldest continuing political party in the Western World?
Define:
** DIVIDED GOVERNMENT ** Party-in-the-Electorate –
Party Organization –
Party-in-Government –
The Theoretical Structure of the American Political Party (Figure 9-2, Page 284)
When is the national chairperson of a political party selected?
Define:
National Convention –
Party Platform –
National Committee –
State Central Committee –
Unit Rule –
Patronage –
Ticket Splitting –
Two Party System –
Sectional Politics –
National Politics –
Class Politics –
Explain what it means to have an election with the winner decided by winner-take-all:
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Define:
Plurality –
Electoral College –
Third Party –
Most enduring third parties have a strong ___________________ foundation
Splinter Parties –
Party Identification –
Make sure you are able to distinguish between political parties and interest groups!
Interest Groups:
Political Parties:
______________________________________________________________________________________
Chapter 10
Define:
Presidential Primary –
Political Consultant –
Strategy of Winning
Define:
Tracking Poll –
Focus Group –
Corrupt Practices Acts –
The Hatch Act of 1939, puts limits on the amount of …
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1972 was created because…
Major provisions of the FECA (page 318)
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2.
3.
4.
5.
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How has the FEC Act been changed/amended over the years?
Define:
Soft Money –
Independent Expenditures –
Bundling –
“Beauty Contest” –
Superdelegate –
Caucus –
Front-Runner –
Super Tuesday –
Front-Loading –
National Convention
Define:
Credentials Committee –
Electoral College
Figure 10-3 How Presidents and Vice-Presidents are Chosen
Criticism and Reforms of the Electoral College
Define
Australian Ballot –
Office-Block (AKA: Massachusetts, Ballot) –
Party-Column (AKA: Indiana Ballot) –
Coattail Effect –
Factors that influence who votes (page 332)
Define:
Rational Ignorance Effect –
Registration –
Socioeconomic Status –
Issue Voting –
Explain the presidential election process from primaries to the general election.
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