| A | B |
|---|
| An organization made up of people who share similar ideas? | Political Party |
| People seeking elected office? | Candidates |
| This party believes the government should be involved with many affiars? | Democratic party |
| This party believes the government should play a limited role in affairs? | Republican party |
| The number one difference between the two major parties? | How to achieve their objectives. |
| Advantages of a two party system? | Provides stability and Continuity |
| The major parties tend to avoid extreme ____?_____ on issues. | positions |
| Continuity means? | Each party is in power some of the time, thus transition is made easier. |
| The number one disadvantage of the two party system? | Minority parties have little chance at winning an election. |
| When three or more parties compete for control of the government, we have this type of political system? | Multiparty |
| The advantage of a multiparty system? | provides voters with choices |
| Plurality? | Win more votes than your opponents |
| Majority? | More than half. |
| An alliance between two parties? | Coalition |
| In this type of party system, only candidates from a certain party can run for office? | One-Party System. |
| This party favored the Constitution and was also the 1st political party? | Federalist |
| The Federalist party consisted of what type of people? | Merchants and Bankers |
| This political party favored strong state governments and they opposed the Constitution? | Anti-Federalists |
| Another name for the Anti-Federalists? | Democratic Republicans |
| Democratic Republicans consisted of what type of people? | small farmers, planters,shopkeepers |
| The Democratic-Republican party broke up into what two parties? | Democrats & the Whigs |
| In 1860, the Whigs & Antisalvery Democrats formed the _?_ party. | Republican Party |
| Who was the first Republican President? | Lincoln |
| How many times has a third party won the presidency? | zero |
| This minor party supported an 8-hour work day and the direct election of senators? | Populist |
| This indiviudal took votes from the Republican Party in the 1912 Election? | T Roosevelt |
| Theodore Roosevelt was a member of this party in 1912? | Progressive |
| An example of a single issue party was __?__ Party who opposed alcohol. | Prohibition |
| Giving jobs or special favors to party workers is called? | Patronage |
| Geographical areas containing voter are called? | Precincts |
| Which level of government or committee works to elect the governor? | State |
| Nomination of the President and Vice President takes place duing the _?_ | National convention |
| The Party's goals and positions on public issues is called the party's _?_. | Platform |
| Each item in the Platform is called _?_. | Plank |
| When a local party becomes very powerful it is sometimes called a _?_. | Political Machine |
| Functions of the National Convention? | Nominate Presdent & Vice President candidates and establish the party's platform |
