1. $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 Political Parties and Ideologies The Two Party System Minor Parties Party Organization Voter and Voter Behavior

2. a group of persons, joined together on the basis of common principles, who seek to control government in order to affect certain policies and programs.

3. What is a Political Party

4. The Major Parties

5. What are the Democratic and Republican Parties

6. Give three of the 5 responsibilities of a Political Party.

7. What are: Nominate Candidates Informing and Activating Supporters Act as a “Bonding Agent” Governing Act as a Watchdog

8. The current Party in Power in California

9. Who are the Democrats

10. Often times a candidate will not vote for what they believe, and vote for the party line. This is referred to as what?

11. What is Partisanship

12. The American Government has a [blank] party system

13. What is Two Party System

14. The term used when a Republican and Democrat work together

15. What is Bi- Partisanship

16. The term used when a candidate wins an election without gaining the majority of the votes.

17. What is a Plurality

18. The name of a district that has a “winner take all” election.

19. What is a Single-Member District

20. The term used to explain the party system in England’s Parliament.

21. What is Multi-Party System

22. Libertarian Socialist Communist

23. What are Ideological Parties

24. Know-nothings Right to Life Prohibition

25. What are Single-Issue Parties

26. Tea Party Greenback Populist

27. What are Economic Protest Parties

28. Bull-Moose Dixiecrats

29. What are Splinter Parties

30. Name 5 of the 8 minor parties presented in this class.

31. What are: Constitution Party / Green Party / Libertarian Party / Light Party Peace and Freedom Party Prohibition Party / Communist Party Modern Whig Party

32. Give the terms for 1)a unit which cities are often divided for election 2)The smallest unit of election administration

33. What are Precinct & Ward

34. This group meets during the summer prior to the President Election to pick the Party’s Candidates

35. What is the National Convention

36. The title of the party’s head fundraiser and committee leader.

37. What is the National Chairperson

38. Give two of the three components of “the Party.”

39. What are the: Party Organization Party in the Electorate Party in Government.

40. What are 3 of the 5 primary factors for the weakening of the Political Parties

41. What are: A drop in willingness to identify as DNC/GOP Rise of Independent voters Split Ticket voting Changes in parties (direct primary/campaign finance) TV and Internet campaigns Single Issue organizations

42. The First Stage of American Suffrage

43. What are the Religious Test Property Ownership Tax Payment

44. The Second Stage of American Suffrage

45. What is the 15 th Amendment Race or Color

46. The Third Stage of American Suffrage

47. What is the 19 th Amendment Gender

48. The Fourth Stage of American Suffrage (Give three)

49. What are the Civil Rights Acts, Voter Rights Act, Racial equality, 23 rd Amendment (D.C.) 24 th Amendment (poll tax)

50. The Fifth Stage of American Suffrage

51. What is the 26 th Amendment 18 years old