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| Where did Liberalism begin? | England |
| What are the 4 ideas that liberalism is centered around? | 1. Religious toleration, 2. Govt. by consent, 3. Personal freedom, 4. Economic freedom |
| What ideas is Conservatism centered around? | 1. traditional order, 2. Caution, 3. distrust government activism (sudden change) |
| What are the 5 areas of the political spectrum? | Radicals, liberals, moderates, conservatives, reactionaries |
| Which age group is accepting of change? | young |
| Which age group is resistant to change? | old |
| What artist is given credit for the creation of the Democrat and Republican symbols? | Thomas Nast |
| What is the Party symbol for the Republicans? | elephant |
| What is the party symbol for the Democrats? | donkey |
| What were the first two political parties? | 1. Federalist, 2. Anti-federalist |
| What was the first political party? | Federalist |
| Who was the leader of the Anti-federalists? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who was the leader of the Federalists? | Alexander Hamilton |
| What type of party system is the U.S.? | two-party system |
| What is the affect of third parties? | 1. influence government and social policy 2. "spoiler" role - take votes away |
| What is a single-issue party? | promote a social, economic, moral issue |
| What is an ideological party? | focus on changing society in a major way |
| An example of a single-issue party? | Prohibitionist party |
| What is and example of an ideological party? | Socialist, Communist, Libertarian, Green Party |
| A system in which 3 or more major parties hold office? | multi-party |
| A systme in which only one party holds office all other parites are outlawed? | one-party system |
| A series of issues on which the party stands? | platform |
| A single issue on which the party stands? | plank |
| What are the three levels of party organization? | national, state local |
| Who is responsible for the Nominating convention? | National Committee |
| What is a precent? | an area containing a certain number of voters |
| What is a ward? | serveral precents added together |
| "grassroots" | begining at a local level or with the people |
| Once seen as good, today bad, what organization had the purpose of getting their candidates elected to office over and over? | Political Machine |
| What are the qualifications to vote? | 1. 18 years old, 2. U.S. citizen, 3. registered |
| A type of primary where only declared members can vote? | Closed primary |
| Type of primary where members of the opposite party can vote in? | Open primary |
| Voting for members of one party? | straight ticket |
| Voting for members of different parties? | strait ticket |
