Name: _________________________________________ Per: ______ ______/ 30 process points

Due Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023

Chapter 8: Political Parties

{254} 1. Identify two purposes of political parties.

2. Identify the three different aspects of political parties.

3. Define the party organization.

4. Define the party in government.

5. Define the party in the electorate.

6. Explain what it means that the American political parties are decentralized.

{255} 7. Define “party system.”

8. Identify three main goals of the Federalists.

9. Identify three main goals of the Democratic- Republicans.

10. Define “party principle.”

11. Define the spoils system.

12. Identify the party created to abolish slavery.

13. Identify the key issues that have distinguished the Democrats and Republicans since 1969.

{256} 14.Identify five groups that made up the New Deal coalition.

{257} 15. Describe the size of government that Democrats generally favor.

16. Describe the role that Democrats and Republicans believe the government should play in managing the
economy.

17. Describe the role that Democrats and Republicans believe the government should play in regulating behavior.

18. Describe the perspective that many Democratic politicians felt during the 1960s regarding the role of the federal
government in health care, antipoverty programs, and education.

19. Describe four areas in which the Republican and Democratic parties increased their involvement.

20. Define “party realignment.”

21. Explain the effect of a crosscutting issue on a political party.

{258} 22. Define a political party’s national committee.

23. Describe three functions of state party organizations.

24. Describe the purpose of the Democratic Party’s constituency groups.

25. Describe the purpose of Republican Party teams.

26. Explain the purpose of a political action committee.

27. Explain the purpose of 527 organizations.

{259} 28. Identify the political party to which most Tea Party groups have a connection.

29. Explain why party brand names are useful to voters.

30. Identify which party is more liberal.

31. Identify which party is more conservative.

{260} 32 Describe how much overlap, if any, there would have been between the Democrats and Republicans
20 or 30 years ago.

33. Describe the relationship between the national party organization and the state and local parties.

{261} 34. Explain the purpose of a Democratic caucus or a Republican conference.

35. Define “polarization.”

36. Describe what has happened to the magnitude of the ideological difference between the two major parties over
the last 60 years.

37. Explain how party ID is different from formal membership in a political party.

{263} 38. Identify the period of time in which there has been the least ideological polarization between the
two parties.

39. Explain the effect that polarization will most likely have on enacting major changes in government policy.

{264} 40. Describe what it means to say that one identifies with a political party.

41. Describe how Independents behave differently from people who have party ties.

42. Identify the periods of time in which party identification was among Democrats and among Republicans.

43. Explain why high party identification for a political party does not guarantee electoral success for that political
party.

{265} 44. Describe how party identification affected the votes for Clinton and for Trump.

{266} 45.Define “party coalitions.”

46. Identify three groups that are disproportionately likely to identify as (tilt toward) Democrats.
47. Identify three groups that are disproportionately likely to identify as (tilt toward) Republicans.

48. Identify which group is the most loyal to the Democratic Party.

49. Identify which two groups are the most loyal to the Republican Party.

{267} 50. Identify three issues that Democrats and Republicans are most likely to agree are priorities.

51. Explain how the Democrats and Republicans would view dealing with the three issues that Democrats and
Republican most agree are priorities.

52. Identify three issues that Democrats and Republicans are least likely to agree are priorities.

{268} 53. Define “issue ownership.”

{269} 54. Identify the two ways in which most candidates for House, Senate, or presidential races are selected.

55. Describe how a closed primary operates.

56. Describe how a nonpartisan primary operates.

57. Describe how an open primary operates.

58. Describe how a semi-closed primary operates.

59. Describe how a caucus election works.

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60. Describe what happens at the nominating convention.

61. Define “party platform.”

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62. Explain how voters and candidates view party platforms.

63. Define “conditional party government.”

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64. Explain how the rules in early Republican 2016 contests benefited Donald Trump.

{274} 65. Identify which political party groups raise the most money for their respective parties.

66. Explain how the funding source can affect a presidential candidate’s decision to accept specific planks of a
party’s political platform.

{275} 67. Describe the purpose of agenda setting.

{275–276} 68. Describe one circumstance in which coordination between the branches of government becomes
necessary.

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69. Define “unified government.”

70. Define “divided government.”

71. Explain two reasons why most Democratic and Republican incumbents were reelected in the 2010 midterm
elections.

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72. Identify two significant minor parties in recent U.S. elections.

73. Explain the effect that minor parties had on the 2016 presidential election.

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74. Describe Duverger’s Law.

75. Explain why Duverger’s Law affects the success of political parties.

76. Define “single-member districts.”

77. Define “plurality voting.”

78. Identify three different purposes that political parties serve for politicians.

79. Identify three different purposes that political parties serve for citizens.

80. Identify and explain three different ways that political parties contribute to democracy.

81. Explain two problems that arise when parties try to recruit good candidates.

82. Explain two problems that arise when parties work with candidates in campaigns.

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83. Explain two problems that arise when parties work with elected officials.

84. Explain two reasons why it is difficult for elected officials to agree with their parties on policy issues.

85. Explain one reason why it is difficult for parties to provide accountability to the citizens.