AP GOVERNMENT
MR. LIPMAN
CHAPTER 12
POLTICAL PARTIES
_____________was a democratic political machine that ran
New York City in the 1870s.
A.Whig
B.The Donkey
C.The Elephant
D.Tammany Hall
E. The John Birch Society
_____________was a democratic political machine that ran
New York City in the 1870s.
A.Whig
B.The Donkey
C.The Elephant
D.Tammany Hall
E. The John Birch Society
• The Golden Age, 1860-1932
– Lincoln, Republicans
– Political Machines
– Tammany Hall
• The Modern Era
– The New Deal
– Candidate Centered Politics
• Citizen Support and Party
Realignment
– Critical Elections
– Secular realignments
– Shift in the South—the 1990s.
The American Enterprise Institute is an example of what?
A. a “think tank”
B. a political machine
C. a political action committee
D. a special interest group
E. a non-profit group
The American Enterprise Institute is an example of what?
A.A “think tank”
B.A political machine
C.A political action committee
D.A special interest group
E. A non-profit group
• National party
– National chairperson
– National committee
• National convention
– Super delegates
– Large television audiences
• States and localities
– States regulate parties
– Smallest unit is the precinct
• Informal groups
– National Federation of Republican Women, the
Young Republicans, Think Tanks (the Heritage
Foundation)
How are political parties organized?
• Running candidates for office
– Raising money
• Record numbers
– Mobilizing support and getting-out-the-vote (GOTV)
• Public opinion surveys
• Television ads
• GOTV – Republican voter
vaults, Democratic unions
and interest groups
• Formulating and
promoting policy
– National party platform
• Two-thirds implemented by
winning party
• One-half of the losing party’s platform implemented
In the course of the past few decades, party unity
among the Democratic and Republican parties has
__________.
A. become less unified
B. stayed the same
C. become more unified.
In the course of the past few decades, party unity
among the Democratic and Republican parties has
__________.
A. become less unified
B. stayed the same
C. become more unified.
Activities of American Political Parties
• Organizing government
– Parties in Congress
• Loyalty
• The party line
• Decentralization
– The presidential party
– Parties in the federal courts
– Parties in state governments
• Influence
• Furthering unity, linkage, and accountability
– Parties link branches of government
Conservative voters tend to be what?
A.Male
B.White
C.Wealthy
D.Religious
E. Older
F. All of the above
Conservative voters tend to be what?
A.Male
B.White
C.Wealthy
D.Religious
E. Older
F. All of the above
• Party identification
• Political socialization
– Early socialization
• Group affiliations
– Geographic region
– Gender
– Race and ethnicity
– Age
– Social and economic
factors
– Religion
– Marital status
Who identifies as a Democrat? A Republican?
Theodore Roosevelt led the _________ party.
A.Bull Moose
B.Tea
C.Dixiecrat
D.Green
E. Libertarian
Theodore Roosevelt led the _________ party.
A.Bull Moose
B.Tea
C.Dixiecrat
D.Green
E. Libertarian
Minor Parties in the American Two-Party
System
• Formation and role of
third parties
– Social issues
– Civil rights issues
– Trust in government
– Effectiveness
• Barriers to third-party
success
– Proportional
representation
– Winner-take-all system
What are some major third parties?
What does de-alignment theory state?
A.Both parties are not as “straight” as they
used to be.
B. If two parties are compared to each other,
one will always have an advantage.
C. There has been a general decline in party
identification.
D.A third party always shifts the ideology of
one of the two major parties.
E. Parties will never stay aligned as long as
there is democracy.
To Learning Objectives
What does de-alignment theory state?
A.Both parties are not as “straight” as they
used to be.
B. If two parties are compared to each other,
one will always have an advantage.
C. There has been a general decline in party
identification.
D.A third party always shifts the ideology of
one of the two major parties.
E. Parties will never stay aligned as long as
there is democracy.
How has the two-party system developed?
What does a realignment look like?
How much money do parties raise?
What do party platforms look like?