SMG_Green_Chapter 9 Political Parties SlideDeck WG

Labelling

Label the following items on the illustration of the checks and balances of the branches of the federal government

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Veto

Declare laws unconstitutional

Declares orders unconstitutional

Override a veto

Appoints new justices

Confirms new justices

Multiple Choice

A group of people who share political beliefs

• Public Policy

• Party Platform

• Political Party

• Candidates

Multiple Choice

What is a key characteristic of a political party's ideology?

• It is rigid and unchanging over time

• It only pertains to economic issues

• It guides the party's policies and positions on various issues

• It is determined solely by the party's current leader

Multiple Choice

Lobbying is an example of how _________ can influence the government.

• Individuals

• Interest Groups

• Media

Multiple Choice

What do the following groups have in common? M.A.D.D., A.A.R.P., W.W.F., N.R.A., P.E.T.A.?

• They're all government agencies seeking to influence Congress.

• They're all nonprofit groups seeking funding for their causes.

• They're all political third parties seeking election of supportive candidates.

• They're all interest groups seeking to draw attention to and lobby for their causes.

Multiple Choice

The media can act as a linkage institution in all of the following ways except...

• reporting breaking news to inform our electorate

• investigative journalism (to expose corruption, politicians, government inaction, etc.)

• covering campaigns/elections (horse race journalism)

• nominating candidates, endorsing candidates for office

Match

Match the following

• Weak government that failed due to events like Shays Rebellion

• Favored the Constitution

• Opposed the Constitution

• State representation should be equal

• State representation should be based on population

Articles of Confederation

Federalists

Anti-Federalists

New Jersey Plan

Virginia Plan

• Articles of Confederation

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

Dropdown

George Washington was concerned that ​​​

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would fight to control the government.

Multiple Choice

Who tied with Jefferson in the Election of 1800?

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

• Aaron Burr

• John Marshall

Multiple Choice

A political party's belief or stance on issues is referred to as its

• platform
• plank
• communicaiton
• manifesto

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Although ​

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rarely win elections, they can play an important role in public politics.

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third parties

democrats

republicans

Match

Match the following key terms regarding Political Parties with their correct meaning.

• Political Party

• Two-Party System

• Third Party

• Political Platform

People with many shared interests who join together to help candidates they support win elections

A system of government in which two parties compete for political power

A political party that typically focuses on a key issue that challenges the two major parties

A series of statements expressing the party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues

• People with many shared interests who join together to help candidates they support win elections

• A system of government in which two parties compete for political power

• A political party that typically focuses on a key issue that challenges the two major parties

• A series of statements expressing the party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues

Dropdown

If you seek a more liberal set of government policies such as the creation of a government ran universal healthcare system you would want to ensure the ​

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won the elections as they would be the ones who would likely work towards that policy initiative.

Match

Match the following

• Winner Take All Voting

• Single Issue Group

• Incumbency Advantage

• Political Realignment

An Electoral system in which the party that receives at least one more vote than any other party

focus on a narrow interest, dislike compromise, and often draw membership from new politicians

Already holding office.

when people are moving away from the 2 political parties and moving towards the idea of indifference

• An Electoral system in which the party that receives at least one more vote than any other party

• focus on a narrow interest, dislike compromise, and often draw membership from new politicians

• Already holding office.

• when people are moving away from the 2 political parties and moving towards the idea of indifference

Match

Match the Following definitions to the term.

• Candidates want the voters to think they are just like us.

• Everyone's supporting me and you should too.

• Slogans that sound good and mean nothing.

• Telling only one side of the story.

Plain Folks

Bandwagon

Glittering Generalities

Card-stacking

• Plain Folks

• Bandwagon

• Glittering Generalities

• Card-stacking

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Representation in the House of Representatives is based on a state's ​

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while in the Senate, every state has ​

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​ representatives.

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two

population

four

six

economy

religion

Multiple Choice

In ______, the political party with the most seats wins the elections.

• Proportional Representation

• First-Past-the-Post

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best defines our plurality concept to accumulating votes in an election?

• It is a system in which a candidate needs at least 50% of the votes cast to win an election.

• It is a system in which a candidate wins with the most votes in an election, not necessarily needing a majority of votes to win.

• It is a system in which multiple parties have a chance to win seats in Congress.

• It is a system in which multiple ballots are cast by each citizen to determine the winner of a Primary Election

Multiple Choice

Which of the following policies would an individual who identifies as a Democrat most likely support?

• Increasing federal enforcement of immigration laws

• Reducing regulations on Wall Street to stimulate economic growth

• Strengthening anti-discrimination policies for married gay

  couples

• Decreasing the role of the federal government to ensure access to health care

Multiple Choice

Why might a voter choose a candidate from a political party they usually do not support?

• Because the candidate's views on specific issues align more closely with their own

• Because they are required to vote for candidates from multiple parties

• Because political parties do not matter in elections

• Because they made a mistake on their ballot

Multiple Choice

Critical elections in the United States typically have occurred

• as a result of a temporary shift in the popular coalition supporting one or both parties

• whenever a third party has secured more than fifteen percent of the presidential vote

• each time a Republican has been elected President

• when groups of voters have changed their traditional patterns of party loyalties

Multiple Choice

What is a Political Party Platform?

• The various layers and levels of party leadership with the highest elected office holder at the top.

• The physical structures used by candidates in the various states when campaigning.

• The collection of a Party's values, ideologies, issues and possible actions to be supported by its members.

• The physical structures that bind the party together.

Multiple Choice

The type of election in which candidates from opposing Political Parties challenge each other with the winner taking public office is .....

• A General Election

• Final Election

• Inter-Party Election

• A Primary Election

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best defines our plurality concept to accumulating votes in an election?

• It is a system in which a candidate needs at least 50% of the votes cast to win an election.

• It is a system in which a candidate wins with the most votes in an election, not necessarily needing a majority of votes to win.

• It is a system in which multiple parties have a chance to win seats in Congress.

• It is a system in which multiple ballots are cast by each citizen to determine the winner of a Primary Election

Dropdown

The political party that has more than half the seats in each house is known as the ​

Select answer

party. The other party is the ​

Select answer

party.

Multiple Choice

How often is Election day?

• 1 time a year

• 3 times a year

• Every 4 years

Multiple Choice

What would be a good TITLE for the diagram?

• Similarities and Differences of Political Parties

• Similarities and Differences of Branches

• Federalism

• Similarities and Differences of Countries

Multiple Choice

All of the following are functions of political parties except...

• educating the electorate, grassroots canvassing (GOTV efforts)

• levying poll taxes on unaffiliated voters

• recruiting and nominating candidates

• donating to candidates campaigns (especially incumbents)

Hotspot

This is the 2024 electoral college map.

Identify the THREE states with THE MOST electoral votes.

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The republican party is on the ​​

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side of the political spectrum​ and they are the more ​ ​

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party.

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right

conservative

left

liberal

Multiple Choice

A precinct is....

• a single voting district for a city or county

• a satellite office/station for a major police department

• the physical facility in which one votes

• two or more wards combined

Multiple Choice

The presence of increasingly conflicting and divided viewpoints between the Democratic and Republican Parties on a variety of issues regarding policy or beliefs.

• Limited Government

• Party Platform

• Polarization

• Means Test

Multiple Choice

What is gerrymandering?

• a federally governed process designed to ensure equal representation.

• a system of checks and balances used to ensure fairness in the House of Representatives.

• a legal process that helps parties keep power.

• the use of redistricting to unfairly disenfranchise specific groups of people.

Multiple Choice

CE.5b:  What does it mean when a political party “appeals to the political center”?

• appealing to people who live in the Midwestern U.S.

• appealing to voters who do not choose a political party

• appealing to people who are extremely liberal

• appealing to people who do not lean to either extreme in politics

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best defines our plurality concept to accumulating votes in an election?

• It is a system in which a candidate needs at least 50% of the votes cast to win an election.

• It is a system in which a candidate wins with the most votes in an election, not necessarily needing a majority of votes to win.

• It is a system in which multiple parties have a chance to win seats in Congress.

• It is a system in which multiple ballots are cast by each citizen to determine the winner of a Primary Election

Multiple Choice

The type of election in which members from the same Political Party challenge each other for their party's endorsement in the next election.

• General Election

• Intra-Party Election

• Semi-Final Election

• Primary Election

Multiple Choice

The type of election in which candidates from opposing Political Parties challenge each other with the winner taking public office is .....

• A General Election

• Final Election

• Inter-Party Election

• A Primary Election

Multiple Choice

What is a Political Party Platform?

• The various layers and levels of party leadership with the highest elected office holder at the top.

• The physical structures used by candidates in the various states when campaigning.

• The collection of a Party's values, ideologies, issues and possible actions to be supported by its members.

• The physical structures that bind the party together.

Multiple Choice

What is a Plank in relation to a Political Party Platform?

• A single issue found within a Political Party Platform.

• One of the key building blocks to various physical structures holding a party together.

• One of the unifying issues for a Political Party.

• A form of punishment for party members not towing the party line.

Multiple Choice

The Incumbent is.....

• A candidate that is not the current office holder in a challenged campaign/race.

• The most powerful lawmaker in the US House of Reps.

• The most powerful lawmaker in the US Senate.

• The candidate that is the current office holder in a challenged campaign/race.

Multiple Choice

A precinct is....

• a single voting district for a city or county

• a satellite office/station for a major police department

• the physical facility in which one votes

• two or more wards combined

Multiple Choice

“Any candidate using Facebook can put a campaign message promising one thing in front of one group of voters while simultaneously running an ad with a completely opposite message in front of a different group of voters. The ads themselves are not posted anywhere for the general public to see (this is what’s known as ‘dark advertising’), and chances are, no one will ever be the wiser.

That undermines the very idea of a ‘marketplace of ideas,’ says Ann Ravel, a former member of the Federal Election Commission who has long advocated stricter regulations on digital campaigning. ‘The way to have a robust democracy is for people to hear all these ideas and make decisions and discuss,” Ravel said. ‘With microtargeting, that is not happening.’”

Julia Carrie Wong, "'It Might Work Too Well:' the Dark Art of Political Advertising Online," The Guardian, March 19, 2018.

Which of the following scenarios reflects the most direct effect of the practice described in the passage on the electoral process?

• State legislatures will redraw the boundaries of electoral districts to group like-minded voters together.

• Political parties will rely increasingly on social media advertising to reach different coalitions of voters.

• Political campaigns will operate with greater transparency regarding the sources of their financing and advertising.

• Political parties will play a greater role in recruiting qualified candidates capable of effectively communicating their party’s policy agenda to potential voters.