19th Century
Accusation Henry Clay traded votes for Cabinet job
What is the corrupt bargain?
Plan in late 20th century to win over Southern white voters
What is the Southern Strategy?
Champions environmental and social justice, including the Green New Deal.
What is the Green Party?
Longest serving party leader in the US House
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
Changes in party identification, but not ideological distribution
What is party sorting?
Deal to end Reconstruction for electoral votes
What is the Compromise of 1877?
Landslide loss in 1964 paved way for Reagan in 1980
Who is Barry Goldwater?
Led by Eugene V. Debs, this party promoted labor protections and Social Security before major parties adopted them
What is the Socialist Party?
You won’t see them on a ballot, but Gavin Newsom, Josh Shapiro, and JD Vance are all competing in this
What is the invisible primary?
This occurs when Americans increasingly choose to live in communities with people who share similar political views
What is geographic sorting?
Election winner awards friends and supporters with jobs
What is the Spoils System?
Steve Bannon-aligned effort to encourage activists to run for local party positions
What is the Precinct Strategy?
Drew votes away from the Democrat in 2000 in Florida
Who is Ralph Nader (Green Party)?
After three consecutive presidential losses in the 1980s, this Democratic faction offered a new strategy and direction to help the party compete
Who are the New Democrats (Democratic Leadership Council)
Hate and fear toward the other side motivates voters more than preference for own side
What is hyperpolarization?
What is the Era of Good Feelings?
informal GOP guideline in the U.S. House no bill be brought to the floor without the support of a “majority of the majority”
What is the Hastert Rule?
Included in debates in 1992 and on the ballot in 50
Who is Ross Perot?
This Chicago political boss helped play kingmaker for JFK in 1960
Who is Richard Daley?
Idea that people dislike Congress as a whole but tend to approve of their own representative
What is Fenno's Paradox?
Post-Civil War Period of close party competition and unaddressed issues
What is the Era of No Decision?
Agreement to secure "Rockefeller Republicans" support for Nixon's 1960 nomination.
What is the Treaty of 5th Avenue?
Theodore Roosevelt acted as this to William Taft in 1912
What is a spoiler?
This reform limited party boss power, but ironically, low-turnout primaries now let a small group of voters decide nominees.
What is the direct election of US Senators (17th Amendment)
Emergency or unsigned Supreme Court orders issued without full briefing or oral argument
What is the Shadow Docket?