| A | B |
|---|
| John Kerry | Democratic candidtate 2004 |
| George W. Bush | Republican candidate 2004 |
| New York City | Where was the Nat'l Rep Convention 2004 |
| 9/11 | Why was the Rep. location chosen |
| political party | An organized effort by office holders, candidates, activists, and voters pursue their common interest |
| governmental party | Office holders who organize and pursue policy objectives |
| organizational party | workers and activist who make up the party's formal organization |
| George Washington | Warned against political parties |
| nowhere | Where in the Constitution can you find about political parties |
| "Era of Good Feeling | When party politics nearly suspended |
| Republican | Who hold that polluntants decreased, energy consumption increased, and the economy expanded |
| Democrats | What party first held a national convention? |
| political machines | Big city organizations that use incentives to win loyal voters |
| "Golden Age | Party stability, dominance of par |
| "Boss Tweed" | ran NYC politics until his arrest |
| Direct primary | party nominees were determined by the ballots of qualified voters |
| Civil service laws | appointments on the basis of merit |
| issue-oriented politics | focuses on individuals running for a specific issue |
| ticket-split | vote for candidates of different parties in the same election |
| candidate-centered politics | voters focusing directly on the candidates, issues, character |
| party realignment | When voters make a dramatic shifts in partisan preferece |
| critical elections | voters are polarized around specific issues and events. |
| Depression | What would be an example of a critical event? |
| FDR | President elected in a critical election? |
| secular realignment | gradual rearrangement of party coalitions based more on demographic shifts |
| coalition | Group made up of interests or orgnization tht join forces for the purpose of electing public officals. |
| winner-take-all system | the party that receives at least one more vote than any other party wins the election. |
| proportional Representation | awarding seats acording to the percentage of votes a political party receives |
| Bull Moose Party | Run by TR as a third party |
| reform Party | Recent Third Party contender know as the Reform Party |
| Party Chairman | most critical of for him, raise funds, keep party financially strong |
| National Convention | Every four years, nominate pres & VP candidates |
| Precinct | The smallest voting unit |
| 527 groups | named after a provision of the fed tax code , pfominent in 2004 |
| Swift Boat Veterans for Truth | Example of a conservative 527 group |
| MoveOn.org | liberal 527 |
| think tanks | institutional collection of policy. Unconnected to parties |
| Brookings Institute | Think tank that prides itself in neutrality |
| soft money | virtually unregulated money funneled to political parties under the guise of party building |
| BiPartisan Campaign Reform Act, 2002 | banned soft money. |
