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03/31/2010

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What is a party? what do they do?
Definition
an organization or group of people to gain political power; they recruit and nominate candidates, function as a loyal opposition when out of power, unify and organize the electorate, and provide a link between the people and their gov't
Term
What is the need for political parties?
Definition
electoral organization, money, education, platform, identity, and simplify complex problems(democracy)
Term
Why do people use political parties?
Definition

parties are a recommended way of short cutting the vote

1) party/gov't: govenor(anyone in office) candidates

2) electorate: the voters, voters that have an ID w/a party

3) party organization: republicans&democrats

Term
What are the problems w/classifying a party?
Definition
turnout, racial gerrymandering:race can't be the only factor, and split-ticket voting
Term
What are the characteristics of states being democratic?
Definition

1)counties that have a university

2) Majority-min.

3) Urban centers

Term
What is the membership of deep south?
Definition

Mississippi

Louisiana

Georgia

S.Carolina

Alabama

Term
What is the membership of teh peripherial south?
Definition

Tenn.

N.Carolina

Florida

Texas

Arkansas

Virginia

Term
What are the two states that can be added to the deep south and peripherial south membership?
Definition
Kentuckey and Oklahoma because of cultural reasons
Term
What southern states have republican govenor?
Definition
Virginia, South Carolina,Georgia,Florida, Alabama,Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas
Term
What are the 11 states of the old confederacy?
Definition
Virginia, North Carloina,Georgia, Kentuckey, Oklahoma, Texas,Louisiana,Alabama,Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas
Term
Which southern states have democratic control legislatures?
Definition
Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas
Term
what is the most commonly used method to measure / identify parties?
Definition
Based on this method, the Gallup Organization reported that 24 states may be considered Democratic and 4 states Republican.  The remaining states are considered "competitive" states, that is, the marginal difference between Republican and Democratic self-identifiers is less than 10%.
Term
What was the epitome of a political machine in the U.S.?
Definition
Tammany Hall which was ran by William Tweed
Term
What is a boss?
Definition
a party leader who uses patronage, government  contracts amd access to power to dictate policy
Term
How is a party chair elected?
Definition
by the party's central commitee or delegates to a party convention
Term
What is the significance of a vice chair?
Definition
by party outlaws often must be the opposite gender from the party chair
Term
Who do party leaders answer to?
Definition
central commitee which consists of 20 or more persons elected or chosen for an elected term
Term
The day to day operations are usually carried out by the party's....
Definition
executive director
Term
What is the downfall of nonpartisian local elections?
Definition
its more difficult for less-affluent and less-educated citizens to participate
Term
What is a party caucus?
Definition
is a meeting of party leaders and legislators to discuss party policy
Term
What is redistricting?
Definition
redrawing of congressional and other legislative district lines following the census, to accomodate pop. shifts and keep districts as equal as possible in pop.
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