The Two Party System
What party was formed by Henry Clay in order to oppose Andrew Jackson?
What term is used to refer to periods where one political party remains in power for an extended period of time, resulting in one party's dominance?
What is realignment
What executive position within a national party is responsible for fundraising, strategy, and messaging?
What is a National Committee Chair
Which act, signed in 1965, significantly increased minority voter registration?
What is the Voting Rights Act Of 1965
What political party supported the creation of a national bank?
What is the Federalist Party
What election marked the beginning of the two-party system in America?
What is the Election Of 1796
Who is the only Democrat to win an election between 1897 and 1933
Who is Woodrow Wilson
What is the term used to describe an organized group of people with similar political views that seek to gain control of government?
What is a political party
What term describes the shift of many white Southern voters from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party?
What is Southern Realignment
Up until 1804, what happened to the loser of a presidential election?
What is they became the vice president
What party was formed after Andrew Jackson's defeat in the Election of 1824 due to what his supporters referred to as a "corrupt bargain"?
What is the Democratic Party
What Democratic president was elected in 1932, ending the Republicans' dominance and initiating a realignment of voters in favor of the Democrats?
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
What is the name of the meeting held every four years where political parties officially elect their candidate to run for the presidential office?
What is a National Convention
Who became the first Latino chair of the DNC party?
Who is Tom Perez
Supporters Of Thomas Jefferson for the Election of 1796 were known as what?
What are Democratic-Republicans
What act did the Federalists in Congress pass to criminalize criticism of John Adams and his policies?
What is the Sedition Act
What election is commonly referred to as the beginning of the Republican Party's dominance in America?
What is the election of 1896
What is the term for a person authorized to vote on behalf of others at a national convention?
What is a delegate
Who was the first African-American to be chairman of the DNC?
Who is Ron Brown
What party was in control during "the era of good feelings"?
Who are the Democratic-Republicans
What term is used to refer to political organizations built at the local level that traded votes for jobs and favors?
What are political machines?
Which election is considered the beginning of dealignment, a period in which voters abandoned their ties to political parties?
What is the Election of 1968
Which system did Andrew Jackson expand that rewarded loyal party workers with government jobs?
What is the Patronage System/Spoils System
What strategy did Republicans employ during the 1960s through the 1980s to appeal to white voters concerned about civil rights changes?
What is the Southern Strategy
What crisis divided factions within the Democratic Party over federal authority vs. state power during Andrew Jackson's presidency?
What is the Nullification Crisis