Vocab
bipartisanship
a process of cooperation through compromise
redistricting
the redrawing of electoral maps
Why do we have a two party system?
To structure US elections with one seated tied to a geographic district.
what is the lowest level of party organization
the precinct
When does divided government occur?
when one or more houses of the legislature are controlled by the party in opposition to the executive
majoritarian voting
a type of election in which the winning candidate must receive at least 50 percent of the votes, even if a run-off election is required
party polarization
the shift of party positions from moderate towards ideological extremes
What are US elections based on?
plurality voting
At its most basic level, being a member of the party-in-the-electorate simply means?
a voter is more likely to voice support for a party
what is Bipartisan?
Cooperation through compromise
proportional representation
a party-based election rule in which the number of seats a party receives is a function of the share of votes it receives in an election
party identifiers
individuals who represent themselves in public as being part of a party
What example was the election of 1932 considered?
It was considered a critical election
Historically what do over half of American adults identify as politically?
Republican or Democrat
What is a political moderate?
Individuals with ideologies in the middle of the ideological spectrum
reapportionment
the reallocation of House seats between the states to account for population changes
moderate
an individual who falls in the middle of the ideological spectrum
What era was the fifth party system?
1932-1964
what is the 1st goad of a political party
to win elections
What is it called when parties have grown farther apart ideologically
Party poloraization
political machine
an organization that secures votes for a party’s candidates or supports the party in other ways, usually in exchange for political favors such as a job in government
majoritarian voting
a type of election in which the winning candidate must receive at least 50 percent of the votes, even if a run-off election is required
Under what model is the argument for ultimately the party and not individual who influence policy?
Proportional representation
the party that controls the majority of seats on the House of Representatives also elects
someone to serve as Speaker of The House
What it redistricting
Redrawing of their electoral maps