A.P. Government Ch. 9:1-3

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What term refers to groups with divergent interest that join together for a greater purpose?

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Coalition

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Before the advent of Political Parties, what term did the Founders give to groups of people with common interest that seek to control the government?

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Factions

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Although a multiparty system is more ______________, it is less _____________ than a two-party system.

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democratic; stable

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Which term refers to the system in which members of Congress chose Presidential candidates (behind closed doors), and lost favor after the election of Andrew Jackson?

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Caucuses

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What term refers to the dispensation of party favors or jobs and was attacked by mugwumps in the late 1800s?

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Patronage

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In a multiparty system, coalitions are built __________ an election; in a two-party system coalitions are built _________ an election

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after; before

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Which of the following is an example of party realignment? The creation of an anti-slavery Republican Party in 1860, Democrats adopting environmentalism as an issue in the 1970s, The Populist Party trying to push a bi-metalic money standard, Independents changing their votes from one party to another with each election.

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The creation of an anti-slavery Republican Party in 1860

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Why did Donald Trump do better in Open Primaries than he did in Closed Primaries in 2016?

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Because anyone can vote in Open Primaries, he drew a lot of votes from independents

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Which term refers to a primary election in which voters can only vote for candidates in the party in which they are registered?

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Closed Primary

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What is the tendency in Primary Elections versus General Elections?

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Candidates campaign to the fringes of their party in the Primary; they run to the Center in the General.