AP Gov. Chapter 8

Parties WIN ELECTIONS Three heads of parties ◦ Party as electorate ◦ Party as organization ◦ Party in Gov. *No membership required **Linkage institution

(cont.) Party Tasks ◦ Pick candidates ◦ Run campaigns ◦ Help voters ◦ Articulate policies ◦ Coordinate policymaking *Rational Choice Theory-Race to the Middle **Split ticket voting is the rise (so is # of independents)

Party Org. Local Parties ◦ Party machines-patronage-Tweed/Daley State Parties ◦ Closed primaries ◦ Open primaries National Party-Platform/Nominate ◦ Convention ◦ Committee ◦ Chairperson

Party History Federalist v. Democratic Rep Democrats v. Whigs Two Republican Era New Deal Coalition 1968-Now Divided Gov. *Critical Election/Party Realignment

Third Parties Why ◦ Consensus of values ◦ Tradition ◦ Winner take all ◦ Political socialization ◦ Org of Gov.

Third Parties (cont.) Good ◦ Safety valve for pop. Discontent ◦ New groups and ideas come into politics Bad ◦ Tough to get on ballot ◦ Tough to get good candidates ◦ Lack of org. Examples ◦ TR/Perot/Nader

Other Gerrymandering Redistricting Reapportionment