1. AMERICAN GOVERNMENT CHAPTER 5: POLITICAL PARTIES

2. POLITICAL PARTY GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO SEEK TO CONTROL GOVERNMENT THROUGH WINNING ELECTIONS AND HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO SEEK TO CONTROL GOVERNMENT THROUGH WINNING ELECTIONS AND HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICE

3. FUNCTIONS OF A POLITICAL PARTY NOMINATING FUNCTION NOMINATING FUNCTION INFORMING AND ACTIVATING SUPPORTER FUNCTION INFORMING AND ACTIVATING SUPPORTER FUNCTION BONDING AGENT FUNCTION BONDING AGENT FUNCTION GOVERNMENT FUNCTION GOVERNMENT FUNCTION WATCHDOG FUNCTION WATCHDOG FUNCTION

4. TWO PARTY SYSTEM IN AMERICAN POLITICS HISTORICAL BASIS (FEDERALISTS, ANTI-FEDERALISTS) HISTORICAL BASIS (FEDERALISTS, ANTI-FEDERALISTS) TRADITION TRADITION SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT ELECTIONS-> ONE CANDIDATE ELECTED TO EACH OFFICE ON THE BALLOT SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT ELECTIONS-> ONE CANDIDATE ELECTED TO EACH OFFICE ON THE BALLOT IDEOLOGICAL CONSENSUS IDEOLOGICAL CONSENSUS

5. PARTY MEMBERSHIP VOLUNTARY VOLUNTARY MULTI-CLASS MULTI-CLASS

6. MAJOR PARTIES IN AMERICAN POLITICS DEMOCRATS -> LIBERAL DEMOCRATS -> LIBERAL REPUBLICANS -> CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS -> CONSERVATIVE

7. ERAS OF PARTY DOMINATION 1800-1860-> DEMOCRATS 1800-1860-> DEMOCRATS 1860-1932-> REPUBLICANS 1860-1932-> REPUBLICANS 1932-1968-> DEMOCRATS 1932-1968-> DEMOCRATS 1968-PRESENT -> NEW ERA 1968-PRESENT -> NEW ERA REPUBLICAN CONTROL OF EXECUTIVE DEMOCRAT CONTROL OF LEGISLATIVE

8. TYPES OF MINOR PARTIES IDEOLOGICAL -> BASED ON ONE SET OF BELIEFS IDEOLOGICAL -> BASED ON ONE SET OF BELIEFS SINGLE ISSUE-> FOCUS ON ONE POLICY ISSUE SINGLE ISSUE-> FOCUS ON ONE POLICY ISSUE ECONOMIC PROTEST-> FORMS IN PERIOD OF ECONOMIC DISCONTENT ECONOMIC PROTEST-> FORMS IN PERIOD OF ECONOMIC DISCONTENT SPLINTER-> FORMED FROM A SPLIT IN A MAJOR PARTY SPLINTER-> FORMED FROM A SPLIT IN A MAJOR PARTY

9. IMPORTANCE OF MINOR PARTIES 1 ST TO USE A NATIONAL CONVENTION TO NOMINATE A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE 1 ST TO USE A NATIONAL CONVENTION TO NOMINATE A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PLAY ROLE OF SPOILER PLAY ROLE OF SPOILER PLAY ROLE OF CRITIC AND INNOVATOR PLAY ROLE OF CRITIC AND INNOVATOR

10. PARTY STRUCTURE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL CONVENTION NATIONAL CONVENTION NATIONAL COMMITTEE NATIONAL COMMITTEE NATIONAL CHAIRPERSON NATIONAL CHAIRPERSON CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE

11. PARTY STRUCTURE AT THE STATE LEVEL CENTRAL (STATE COMMITTEE) CENTRAL (STATE COMMITTEE) STATE CHAIRPERSON STATE CHAIRPERSON

12. PARTY STRUCTURE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS WARDS WARDS PRECINCTS PRECINCTS

13. COMPONENTS OF A POLITICAL PARTY PARTY ORGANIZATION PARTY ORGANIZATION PARTY ELECTORATE PARTY ELECTORATE PARTY IN GOVERNMENT PARTY IN GOVERNMENT

14. FUTURE OF POLITICAL PARTIES DECREASE IN PARTY IDENTIFICATION DECREASE IN PARTY IDENTIFICATION INCREASE IN SPLIT TICKET VOTING INCREASE IN SPLIT TICKET VOTING INCREASE IN INTERNAL CONFLICT INCREASE IN INTERNAL CONFLICT CHANGES IN CAMPAIGN TECHNOLOGY CHANGES IN CAMPAIGN TECHNOLOGY GROWTH OF PAC’s GROWTH OF PAC’s