| A | B |
|---|
| Because of conflicting ideas | Why did the Republicans divide? |
| Democratic Party | This party officially began when the Republicans divided |
| Thomas Jefferson | Was considered the first Democratic president |
| Whig | New party that broke apart by 1852. |
| Republican party | The party that opposed Democrats |
| Abraham Lincoln | Became the first Republican President |
| Democratic and Republican | What are the 2 largest polical parties today? |
| Yes | Are there other political parties today besides Democrats and Republicans? |
| Grand Old Party | What does GOP stand for? |
| Republican party | Which party is the GOP? |
| Thomas Nast | He made the two symbols of the parties popular in the 1870's |
| Harper's Weekly | The name of the magazine Thomas Nast worked for |
| Thomas Nast | He is given credit for how we view Santa Claus today. |
| campaigning | The process of seeking support by the public. |
| Campaign manager, assistants, and volunteers | Who are the people that helps the candidate with the campaign? |
| 1. speeches 2. advertising on tv, radio 3. put up signs 4. make phone calls to voters 5. meet people in town hall meetings. | What are the 5 campaign tactics? |
| debates | One way candidates express views so people can decide who to vote for. |
| one | How many candidates can a party place on the ballot? |
| ballot | the paper that candidates are listed on from which voters vote. |
| Yes | Is voting on ballots secret? |
| Register | What must a person do in order to be allowed to vote? |
| polls | Place where voting happens and a survey of opinions. |
| 35 or older | Minimum age for President |
| 30 | minimum age for Senator |
| 25 | minimum age for Representatives of the House |
| 14 years | length of time the President must be a resident of the U.S. |
| Yes | Does a Representative have to be a resident of the state they represent? |
| Yes | Must the President be a natural born citizen? |
| No, they just have to be a citizen for a determined period of time. | Must a Representative be a natural born citizen? |
| Yes | Do the qualifications for President apply to Vice President? |
| every 4 years | How often are Presidential elections held? |
| The 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday of November | When are Presidential elections held? |
| Electors | Who votes for the President? |
| The runner up became the Vice-President. | Originally, how was the Vice-President chosen? |
| The Vice-President and President would have worked against each other while campaigning and may have had different beliefs. | What was the problem with the runner up becoming Vice-President? |
| Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson | In the 3rd election who were the people who tied for President |
| House of Representatives voted | Who decided who won the 3rd election between Burr and Jefferson? |
| 35 times | How many times did the House vote to determine the 3rd election? |
| 12th Amendment | Which amendment changed the way the Vice-President was chosen? |
| 22nd Amendment | Which amendment limited the presidency to two 4-year terms? |
| 10 years | What is the maximum number of years one can serve as President? |
| Federalist | By 1828 this party had dropped out of sight. |
| Democratic-Republican | party that wanted more states' rights and feared an aristocracy |
| Primaries or Caucuses | Held to narrow down the field of candidates |
| Primary or Caucus | held in each state to choose delegates from each state for each party's convention |
| Summer | When is the national convention for each party held? |
| Party delegates | Who elects the one candidate to run in the Presidential election? |
| caucus | the first process for selecting delegates. |
| party | Who controls the event in a caucus? |
| State party leaders | Who chooses the time and place for the caucus? |
| Registered member of the party | Who can go and vote for delegates for the candidate of their choice? |
| Primaries | Which is more common--Primaries or Caucuses? |
| Primaries | These are held in most states and give more of the population the right to participate. |
| State and Local Governments | Who controls primaries? |
| open and closed | What are the two types of primaries? |
| open primary | In this type of primary citizens vote for any candidate regardless of their politcal ideas. |
| closed primary | In this type of primary voters declare a party association and can only vote for a candidate from their political party. |
| direct primary | primary in which voters vote fro the person they want to run for President. |
| indirect primary | primary in which voters vote for a delegate that will support a specific candidate. |
| delegates | chosen from the parties to run for president |
| platforms | made up of the beliefs that the party holds to |
| planks | one of the issues/beliefs of the party platform |
| ballots | a list of the continuing delegates |
| debates | an argument between candidates |
| mudslinging | promoting negative propaganda about opposing candidate |
| Electoral College | a combination of all the electoral votes |
| # of electors | 538 |
| amendment that gave D.C votes | 23rd |
| Congress | House + Senate |
