A.P. Government
Reading/Study Guides
Name
Ms. Ballman
American Government; Wilson & Dilulio
CHAPTER 9.2: Due Wednesday 4/3
The Civil War and Sectionalism
1. What issues divided the Democrats and the Whigs during the Jackson era?
2. What then began as a third party?
3. What was Republican control of the White House due to?
4. Who because Republicans? Who became Democrats?
5. How was the split in the country, especially North vs. South, confirmed and deepened?
6. How was the nation divided from 1896-1930s?
7. Describe briefly how faction was dividing governments at the state level.
8. Define mugwumps or progressives.
9. What did the progressives decide they would have to do to get any power?
10. Identify some steps the progressives took to try to attack the abuses of partisanship.
11. What was the effect of these changes?
12. Define: critical or realignment.
13. How many realignments have there been during or just after elections?
14. What are the two kinds of realignments?
15. What issue caused the split in 1860? What was the result?
16. What kind of alignment occurred in 1896?
17. What 2 parties were formed in protest?
18. What was the result?
19. What triggered change in 1932?
20. How was the voting population changed as a result?
21. In short, when does an electoral realignment occur?
22. Was Reagan’s election in 1980 a realignment? Explain.
23. What is the major change that has occurred of late?
24. Why might dramatic realignment never occur again?
Party Decline
25. Define: split ticket
26. Define: straight ticket
27. What does ticket splitting create?
28. Define office-block ballot.
29. Define party column ballot
30. How does use of these ballots contribute to ticket splitting?
The National Party Structure Today
31. Are parties organized like big corporations? Explain briefly.
32. Define: national convention
33. Define: national committee
34. Define: congressional campaign committee
35. Define: national chairman
36. Explain how the RNC and DNC differed during the 1960s and 1970s.
37. Why did the Democrats change their approach?
38. What did the Republicans use to collect money?
39. What is soft money?