Parties and Voting

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Political Party
Options: Reasons include ideological, economic, and single issues. Often these parties form to propose new ideas., A propaganda technique used by politicians to try and appear like plain, common people., The constitutional amendment adopted in 1870 to extend suffrage to African American men., A group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine public policy.

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A group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine public policy.

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Partisanship

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Government action based on firm allegiance to a political party.

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Federalists

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A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in state legislatures.

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Anti-Federalists

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Opponents of the Constitution at the time when the states were contemplating its adoption.

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Washington's Farewell Address

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Warned Americans not to get involved in European affairs and not to form political parties.

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General Beliefs of the Democratic Party

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Believes in liberal ideas, greater government involvement, and the need for government to care for its people.

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General Beliefs of the Republican Party

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Believes in conservative ideas, less government involvement, and that each person is responsible for themselves.

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Advantages of a Two Party System

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With only two parties one party is usually able to win a majority of the votes and new ideas and programs emerge when one party does not succeed.

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Reasons Third Parties Form

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Reasons include ideological, economic, and single issues. Often these parties form to propose new ideas.

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Split-Ticket Voting

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The practice of voting for the candidates of more than one party in an election.