The Three faces of parties
The three 'faces' of parties
What are the Party in government, party organizations, & party in electorate?
This is the amount of party systems there have been in America
What is 5 or 6?
The two major political parties in the U.S
Who are Democrats and Republicans?
This is the definition of a political party
What is It’s an organization of ideologically similar people that nominates and elects its members to office in order to run the government and shape public party?
The gender of Ms.Jefferies baby
True or False: Different factors influence which party an individual identifies with.
What is True?
This was the founding father's opinion on political parties. (Critical Thinking: Why did they feel this way?)
A. The founding fathers opposed parties.
B. (they would create decision or hinder decision making)
This is the definition of a 'party platform'
The formal statement of a party’s principles and policy adjectives
This is the definition of political policy
What is a deliberate system of guidelines to guide nationwide decisions?
This is the correct pronunciation of DD's name
de-an-dri-uh
List four factors that can influence the party someone identifies with
Answers will vary. (race, gender, class, party ideology, party history, etc.)
This is the definition of realignment
What is A shift in party allegiances or electoral support that propels a political party to majority status?
This is the definition of grassroots organizing
What is tasks that involve direct contact with voters or potential voters?
Finish the sentence: "In most recent years democrats and republicans have struggled __________"
what is "In most recent years democrats and republicans have struggled to win the approval of the American people"?
The names of all the presenters (First+Last)
Deandrea Drackett, Nakaiya Flowers, Marcell Guthrie, & Jasmine Mayers
This is the definition of partisan (based on how it was used on the slide)
What is prejudiced in favor of a particular cause?
This historical event prompted the start of the fifth party system
What is the Great Depression?
This is the reason political parties run candidates under their label
What is to win the majority seats in a legislature or control the executive branch?
How can policy making by a specific party cause conflict?
People might not agree with the party's ideology and may disagree with the policy
!Ms.Jefferies Random Question!
Answers will vary.
Random question! Pick one of the presenters to give you a random question.
Answers will vary.
Critical Thinking: Were political machines good? or corrupt? Explain your reasoning.
Answers will vary.
Cons: They were corrupt. Used unjust methods to give people jobs
Pros: helped immigrants assimilate to American life and politics, provided safety net for the injured, elderly and widows as the government wasn't large and well developed yet to do so themselves
List two characteristics of political parties.
Political parties run candidates under their own affiliation/label
Political parties to govern
Political parties are focused on many issues
Political parties are quasi-public organizations that a have a special relationship with the government
This political party dominated political policies during Franklin D. Roosevelt's term
Who are Democrats?
List the presenters from oldest to youngest
Nakaiya, Marcell, Deandrea, Jasmine