Dead Political Parties
How many dead parties did we learn about
Nine
Public opinion
the many different opinions held on a particular subject
Lobby
An interest group
What do liberals believe?
Liberals believe that the government should be actively involved in the promotion of social welfare of a nation’s citizens.
What is the definition of a political Party?
An organized group of people with common values and beliefs who try to get their candidates elected to political office
Who were the Dixiecrat
White democrat southerners against the civil rights movement.
mass media
forms of communication that transmit information to large numbers of people.
Lobbyist
A person who is paid by a lobby or interest group to represent that group’s interests
What is a Moderate?
Moderates may share viewpoints with both liberals and conservatives.
What is the democratic symbol?
The Donkey
Who were the Federalists debating against?
The Anti-Federalists
Propaganda
Ideas that are spread to influence people
public-interest groups
promote the interests of the general public rather than just one part of it.
What is a Conservative?
People who hold conservative ideals favor keeping things the way they are or maintaining the status quo if it is what they desire.
What is the Republican symbol?
The Elephant
What year was the progressive party created?
1912
Poll
One important way of measuring public opinion is to conduct a public opinion
Volunteers
individuals who work without pay to help others.
What is a Reactionary?
Sitting on the far right of the ideological spectrum, reactionaries want to go back to the way things were—the “good ol’ days.”
What were the first political parties?
Federalist and Anti-federalist
What dead party lasted the shortest?
Progressive party
interest groups
groups are organizations of people with a common interest.
political action committees
a type of special-interest group, collect and distribute funds to candidates in local, state, and national elections. Contributions from special-interest groups are carefully monitored.
What is a Radical?
Seen as being on the far left of the political spectrum, radicals call for wide-sweeping rapid change in the basic structure of the political, social, or economic system.
What is a two party system?
A two party system is a system where two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections at every level of government.