Government - Chapter 5

groups in each house of Congress that work to reelect incumbents and fill "open seats" of retirees with members of their party.

• congressional campaign committee

• economic protest parties

• ideological parties

• single issue parties

party's "national voice" that takes place the summer of each presidential election year. Presidential and VP candidates chosen, party platform and rules adopted.

• political spectrum

• national chairperson

• spoils system

• national convention

parties based on a particular set of beliefs; a comprehensive view of social, economic, and political matters (ex: Socialist Party, Libertarian Party, Communist Party).

• congressional campaign committee

• single issue parties

• ideological parties

• economic protest parties

parties that concentrate on only one public policy matter (ex: Free Soil, Right to Life)

• spoils system

• single issue parties

• economic protest parties

• ideological parties

parties rooted in poor economic times, lacking a clear ideological base, dissatisfied with current conditions and demanding better time (ex: Populist, Greenback)

• republican parties

• single issue parties

• ideological parties

• economic protest parties

range of political views

• spoils system

• political spectrum

• national chairperson

• national convention

leader of the national committee; directs work of the party's headquarters and professional staff in DC, works to promote party unity and recruit new voters.

• national representative

• national leader

• national chairperson

• national convention

the practice of awarding public offices, contracts, and other governmental favors to those who support the party in power.

• political spectrum

• spoils system

• national chairperson

• national convention

Which of the following is an example of a multiparty system?

• United States

• Italy

• Great Britain

• North Korea

Who was the first president from the Democratic-Republican Party?

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson