Eras of party dominance (or lack thereof)
There have been this many major eras of "party dominance" (or lack thereof) in American history
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas is a member of this Republican faction which promotes a mixture of conservative and libertarian views
What is the Conservatarians?
States are divided into Congressional districts, while wards are divided into these
What are wards?
Of the four major "third parties" in America, this one focuses the most on environmentalist issues
What is the Green Party?
The risk of a coalition's collapse is an inherent feature of this government system, found in countries such as Israel
What is a multiparty system?
The "divided government" era began in this decade and has continued to the present day
What is the 1960s?
Members of this Democratic faction are most likely to describe themselves as democratic socialists
What are the Justice Democrats? (Also known as Super-Progressives)
This event is held every four years so each party can nominate their presidential candidate
What is the National Convention?
What role did Ralph Nader arguably play in the 2000 Presidential Election?
What is the spoiler?
This is the most important influence on a person's political views, statistically speaking
What is family?
This party dominated politics in the American South from 1877 until the social upheaval 1960s
What is the Democratic Party?
Critics of this Republican faction often accuse some faction members of holding racist views
Who are the Nationalists?
This person is in charge of each party's National Committee
Who is the National Committee Chairperson?
The third party with the most current elected officeholders has seen its success concentrated in which state?
What is Vermont?
These organizations undercut the party leadership's power by donating money to candidates of any party who will support this organization's specific cause
What are single-issue interest groups?
This event ended the Republican Era and kickstarted the Return of the Democrats
Members of this Democratic faction are united more by race and ethnicity than by shared policy views
Who are the Young Minorities?
The geographic area whose residents are assigned to vote at a particular polling station is known as a what?
Who was the most recent third party candidate to win at least one state in a Presidential election?
Who was George Wallace?
This party component includes the party members who hold official roles within the party structure, whether or not the people holding them also hold elected office
What is the party organization?
The original Era of the Democrats began in 1800 and ended because of this event
What is the Civil War?
This is the name of a faction that is recognized to exist in both the Republican and Democratic parties
Who are the Moderates?
A person who consistently votes for a party's candidates in elections is part of what party component?
What is the party electorate?
What was Reform Party candidate Jesse Ventura's job before he was elected Governor of Minnesota?
What is professional wrestler?
One-party states are prone to corruption because this role of political parties can only be played when at least one other party is viable
What is the watchdog role?