Party Systems I
This is organized groups of individuals who share similar political ideologies, beliefs, and goals
What is a political party?
These are political parties within political parties.
What are ideological caucuses?
This is the unique way of electing presidents in the United States.
What is the Electoral College?
This essay from the Federalist Papers warned against the danger of factions.
What is Federalist #10?
These are large-scale events where parties formally nominate presidential candidates.
What is a national convention?
These elections determine who becomes each party’s nominee for president.
What are presidential primaries?
This are the two main political parties in the US.
Must answer both parties
What are the Republican Party and Democratic Party.
This is an ideological caucus within Congress.
(Name any one of the FIVE from the slides)
What is the:
Progressives, New Democrats, and Blue Dogs
These are influential members in the Democratic Party that can help decide who becomes their presidential nominee.
What are superdelegates?
This party system took place during the Great Depression and was dominated by FDR's Democratic Party.
What is the Fifth Party System?
This term refers to a cooperative approach where members of different parties work together to find common ground and agreement.
What are bipartisan politics.
These are entities able to spend unlimited amounts of money on elections.
What are corporations, unions, and PACs?
This is the current party system.
What is the Sixth Party System?
This term refers to a political system characterized by strong party loyalty and division among party lines.
What are partisan politics.
This is the reason why it's important to win a political party's support.
What is a political party's financial power?