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15 Cards in this Set
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Historical Eras
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1796-1824: First Party System(Federalists and Jeffersonians)
1826-1856: Jacksonian Democrats vs. The Whigs 1860-1932: The Two Republican Eras (split over slavery) 1932-1968: The New Deal Coalition 1968-Present: Era of Divided Government For more detailed information, visit http://wps.ablongman.com/long_edwards_government_11/0,7701,718851-,00.html |
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Roles/Functions of Parties
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Parties act as:
Brands- Label for people to associate with Coalitions of coalitions- Major parties include completely different demographics Seat Maximizers- Try to put people in their party in power Interest Aggregators- Compile interests of their supporters Wheel-greasers- Try to make policy passing more efficient Minority Wrenches- Minority/opposing parties can stifle a bill Election Mobilizers- Parties select candidates to campaign for president |
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Republicans vs. Democrats
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Republicans- (Mostly) Socially and fiscally conservative. Want achievement and smaller government
Democrats- (Mostly) Socially and fiscally liberal. Want equality and fairness and larger government |
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Minor/Third Parties Types
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Factional: Break off of one of the two major parties.
i.e. The Bull Moose/Progressive Party broke away from the Republican Party. Often become third parties. Single-Issue: Only focus on one major issue i.e Right of Life Party (only pro-life) Economic Protest: Focus on economic issues i.e the Populist Party (concerned with tariffs, currency/debt issues and the interests of farmers) Ideological: Members share societal beliefs i.e. The Communist Party |
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"Sting and Die" Minor Party Roles
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A minor party that tries to take votes from one (or both) of the major parties. They "sting" and then they disappear.
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Yellow-Dog Democrats
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Someone in the south who would rather vote for a yellow dog than a republican.
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The Hatch Act
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-limits certain political activities of Federal employees both on and off duty
-political activities: -doing something in active support of or opposition to a political party, a candidate for partisan political office or a partisan political group |
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The Spoils System
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-the practice of filling appointive public offices with friends and supporters of the ruling political party
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The Pendleton Civil Service Act (1883)
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-established the United States Civil Service Commission
-placed most federal government employees on the merit system and marked the end of the so-called spoils system |
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The Civil Service Act of 1978
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-abolished the U.S. Civil Service Commission
-distributed its functions primarily among three agencies: - Office of Personnel Management -Merit Systems Protection Board -Federal Labor Relations Authority. |
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Political Machine
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-political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses (usually campaign workers), who receive rewards for their efforts.
-power based on the ability of the workers to get out the vote for their candidates on election day |
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The Australian Ballot
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-voter's choices in an election or a referendum are confidential
-aims to ensure sincere votes -prevents attempts to influence the voter by intimidation or bribery |
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RNC
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-Republican National Committee
-responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform -coordinating fundraising and election strategy -responsible for organizing and running the Republican National Convention |
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DNC
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-Democratic National Committee
-responsible for promoting the Democratic political platform, and coordinating fundraising and election strategy -central focus is on campaign and political activity in support of Democratic Party candidates, and not on public policy |
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Polarization and Parties
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-parties become more polarized as public views shift to the extremes
-to compensate for divided views and gain supporters, each party shifts to divisions |