5. Political Parties.

5. Political Parties.

Parties and What They Do.

The Two-Party System.

The Two-Party System in American History.

The Minor Parties.

Party Organization.

political party

political partya group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of

public offices

major parties

major partiesRepublicanDemocratic

partisanship

partisanshipstrong support of their party and its policy stands

party in power

party in powerthe party that controls the executive branch of

government

minor party

minor partyone of the many political parties without wide voter

support in this country

single-member district

single-member district

contests in which only one candidate is elected to each office on the ballet

plurality

pluralitylargest number of votes cast for the officer

bipartisan

bipartisantwo major parties find common ground and work

together here

pluralistic society

pluralistic society

consisting of several distinct cultures and groups

consensus

consensusa general agreement among various groups

multiparty

multipartyseveral major and many lesser parties exist

coalition

coalitiontemporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority and so to

control a government

one-party system

one-party system

“no party” system

incumbent

incumbentcurrent office holder

faction

factionconflicting groups

electorate

electoratepeople eligible to vote

sectionalism

sectionalisma devotion to the interests of a particular region

ideological parties

ideological parties

based on a particular set of beliefs

single-issueparties

single-issueparties

focus on only one public-policy matter

economic protest parties

economic protest parties

rooted in periods of economic discontent

splinter parties

splinter partiesthose that have split away from one of the major

parties

ward

warda unit into which cities are often divided for the

election of city council members

precint

precintsmallest unit of election administration

split-ticketvoting

split-ticketvoting

voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election

Campaign Fundraiser.

The Election Process.

Voices on Government

Interpreting Political Cartoons.

Democrat and then Republican.

Multi-Party System.

Dictator Joseph Stalin.

Political Party Contacts.

Perspectives?

Interpreting Political Cartoons.

Four Eras of Political Parties.

Four Eras of Political Parties.

Democratic vs Repbulican.

Four Types of Minor Parties.

The 1912 Presidential Election.

Minor Parties, 1880-2004.

Voting Leadership.

Local Party Organization.

Direct Access.

Interpreting Political Cartoons.

Political Party Identification, 1964-2004.

Analyzing Political Cartoons.