Vocabulary
"Who gets what When and How?" was said by who
Harold Laswell
Who was the first president to be part of a political party
John Adams
This is the Supreme Courts check
Judicial Review
What kind of party system does the U.S. have
Two-Party
Name two of the four ways the media impacts elections
Kingmaking
Character Assassination
Ignore
Horse-Race Coverage
Classical Liberalism
The right to do what you want as long as you do not infringe on the rights of others
This president helped create the spoils system
Andrew Jackson
This is how a president can check congress
Presidential veto
Name 3 things a party must do to be effective
Have platform/values
Must be able to educate the public on its platform
Must be able to recruit candidates who will stick to the platform
Must be able to enforce party discipline
Should be able to organize and manage elections
What is the most powerful form of Media
Visual (TV/Social Media)
Voting to overturn a law
The death of this President lead to the end of the spoils system and the creation of the Merit system
James A. Garfield
How can congress override a presidential veto
2/3 vote of congress
What are the four types of third parties
Ideological
Protest
Splinter
Single Issue
What is Muckraking
Investigative Journalism
Individualism
Putting yourself before society
This president created a coalition that made the Republican Party more conservative
Ronald Regan
This is a check found in the constitution that is placed on both houses of congress and relates to the passage of a bill
The HOR and Senate must pass the same exact bill
Why do we have a two-party system
We have single-member districts and winner-takes-all elections
What is a Feeding Frenzy
When the media fixates on a topic and ignores other news
Widespread acceptance of something as good and necessary
Legitimacy
What were the first two political parties in American history
Federalist and Ani-Federalist/Jeffersonian-Republicans
This check by the Senate allows for it to prevent the president from appointing judges and other positions
Advise and Consent
This a theory of parties that says what parties must do to be effective
Responsible Parties Theories