FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CH 8 AP GOV VOCAB

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CH 8 AP GOV VOCAB

EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: party image

Answer:

what voters know or think they know what each party stands for

Question 2: straight ticket

Answer:

voting for candidates of the same party

Question 3: split ticket

Answer:

voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election

Question 4: sponsored party

Answer:

local or state political party that is largely supported by another organization in community

Question 5: political party

Answer:

team of men and women seeking control of the government apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election

Question 6: Mugwumps (progressives)

Answer:

Republican Party faction composed of reformers who opposed patronage

Question 7: closed primaries

Answer:

only people who have registered in advance with the party can vote

Question 8: ideological party

Answer:

party that values principles stands on issues above all else

Question 9: runoff primary

Answer:

second primary election held when no candidate gets a majority of the votes in the first primary

Question 10: party eras

Answer:

periods with dominant majority party for long periods of time

Question 11: critical election

Answer:

election where each party's coalition of support begins to break up and a new coalition of forces is formed for each party

Question 12: open primaries

Answer:

nomination contests where voters decide on election day whether they want Democ or Repub

Question 13: National committee

Answer:

coalition of representatives from the states and territories charged with maintaining the party between elections

Question 14: linkage institutions

Answer:

institutions such as parties, elections, interest groups, and the media translate inputs from the public and outputs from the policymakers

Question 15: 3rd parties

Answer:

minor parties with promote narrow ideological issues or are splinter groups from the major parties

Question 16: National chairperson

Answer:

responsible for day-to-say activities and daily duties of party

Question 17: proportional representation

Answer:

legislative seats are allocated on basis of each party's percentage of the national vote

Question 18: blanket primaries

Answer:

nomination contest where voters are presented with a list of candidates from all the parties and allows them to pick candidates from all parties

Question 19: party identification

Answer:

self-proclaimed preference for one or the other party

Question 20: ticket-splitting

Answer:

voting one party for one office and another for other offices

Question 21: rational-choice theory

Answer:

explains political processes and outcomes as consequences of personal behavior

Question 22: new deal coalition

Answer:

new coalition of forces in Democratic party forged as a result of national economic crisis of Great Depression

Question 23: two-party system

Answer:

an electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections

Question 24: personal following

Answer:

political support provided on the basis of personal popularity and networks

Question 25: political party

Answer:

groups that seeks to elect candidates to public office

Question 26: political machine

Answer:

recruits members by dispensing patronage

Question 27: congressional campaign committee

Answer:

party committee in Congress that provides funds to members and would-be members

Question 28: coalition

Answer:

set of individuals and groups supporting a political party