Political Parties
Define a political party.
Group of people who attempt to control government through elections to set the agenda.
Define Constituents.
Those who are represented.
Name the two leaders of the Federalists.
John Adams , Alexander Hamilton
Name the two leaders of the Democratic Republican Party.
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison
List the 4 types of 3rd parties.
Ideological, Economic Protest, Single-Issue, Splinter
List the roles of Political parties.
Nomination, Informing& Activating, Bonding & Approving, Governing, Watch Dog
Electorate
voters
Give two beliefs of the Democratic-Republicans
Small Gov, no Nat'l bank, common people in Gov, strict interpretation of Const., agriculture the backbone of the econ. supported
Give two beliefs of the Federalists.
Nat'l Bank, trade based economy, educated in Gov., loose interpretation of the Const.
What purposes do minority parties serve?
give voters another choice, critic and innovator
Republicans go after the Democratic President for family overseas business dealings
Watchdog
The party searches for skeletons in the closet for their candidate
Vetting/approval
Who lost the election of 1796?
Thomas Jefferson
What did George Washington advise about political parties.
Don't have them
RFK Jr.
Splinter Party
The newly elected democrats push for gun-control in Congress
governing
political parties select candidates and help them win elections
nominating
Name the 4 Major Eras of Politics.
Era of Dems, Era of Rep, Return of Dems, Divided Gov.
The Northeastern US in 1796 was mostly this party..
Federalist
The “Equity” party works for an end to affirmative action programs.
Single-Issue Party
The RNC creates commercials, pins, fliers for their candidate
Informing/Activating
Why is the Donkey the symbol of the Democrats?
Andrew Jackson was called a Jack #ss and the name stuck with the party
Watergate?
Republican president R. Nixon ok'd the break in of the DNC headquarters for political info.
Georgia tobacco growers would have voted for this pary.
Democratic-Republicans
The “Socialist Justice” party calls for a complete overhaul of the American political, economic, and legal systems.
Ideological Party