Sunday, March 22, 2015

Chapter 7-8 The Party System

Two-party system                                                                                                                                     
Plato’s Republic                                                                                                                                           
Political Party why natural? Why necessary?
Identify periods when major political parties have dominated the other.
On what issues is there a clear distinction between Republican and Democrat?
What factors determine where a persons identification a political party over another?
one-party system
multi-party system
Four types of third parties                                                                                                                       

Four significant political results of Andrew Jackson's election to the presidency in 1828?
Four components of a National Party
How were many of the delegates to the National Convention chosen Before 1968?  After 1968?
ticket splitting
The Campaign Trail: Identify each of the steps and the main hurdles candidates must overcome along the path to becoming president
Primaries: Closed primaries –Open primaries –Blanket primaries …                                                      

Caucus
The Primary Hurdles: How have presidential primaries become increasingly important in the process of determining a party's presidential candidate since the 1960's and 1970's?
Describe two problems the major parties have experienced because of presidential primaries.
Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary?                                 

Threefold purpose of the national convention                                     
Make-up of delegates to the national convention                                                                                     Balancing the ticket
Differences between the primary campaign and the general election campaign.
Winner-take-all system of the Electoral system
Date for the general election?        

Exit polls                                                                                                                                                    Electoral College make up and how it works