Parties
A group of people who seek to control government by winning elections and holding office
What is a Political Party?
A government controlled by a King or Queen. Power is typically passed down from parent to child.
What is a Monarchy?
A system of government where citizens choose their leaders, minority rights and opinions are protected, and politicians try to improve their citizens lives.
What is Democracy?
The first ten amendments to the US Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The United States declared independence from this nation on July 4, 1776.
What is Great Britain?
A party that focuses on solving a specific problem.
What is an Issue-Oriented Party?
Power is in the hands of the people, who meet to propose, debate, and vote on laws.
What is Direct Democracy?
A right granted to all citizens in the United States on their 18th birthday.
What is Voting?
The branch of government that passes laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The first government of the United States.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
A person who favors traditional views & values in government & society & who is cautious regarding change. They support limited government and private property.
What is a Conservative?
Power is in the hands of the people, who choose leaders to propose, debate, and vote on laws for them.
What is Representative Democracy?
Organizations and groups that perform an important role in a healthy society.
Ex. Courts, the press, banks, schools, police, etc.
What are Institutions?
The two houses of Congress.
What are the House of Representatives and the US Senate?
The first Treasury Secretary of the United States. He is known for creating Wall Street and a national bank to manage US debt.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
When parties closely monitor the actions of competing parties to look for mistakes, lies, and corruption.
What is the Watchdog Role of Parties?
A system of government led by one person who has absolute power.
What is a Dictatorship?
When candidates are able to openly and equally campaign against each other, and voters are allowed to make their choice without outside pressure or fear of negative consequences.
What are Free and Fair Elections?
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution granting Congress the power to regulate business between the states and with other nations. It has been used by Congress to greatly expand the power of the national government.
The inability to recruit a permanent army, regulate trade, or pass laws without 9/13 states agreeing.
What are problems with the Articles of Confederation?
Voters choosing political beliefs, lifestyles, jobs, hobbies, and places to live based on their party affiliation.
What is Political Sorting?
A government controlled by a small group of wealthy leaders.
What is a Oligarchy?
A type of election system where the number of seats in government a party wins is determined by the percentage of the vote that party received. It is often contrasted with "Winner Take All" election systems.
What is Proportional Representation?
The national government of the United States, includes Congress, the President, and the Supreme Court.
What is the Federal Government?
The first battles of the Revolutionary War.
What are the Battles of Lexington & Concord?