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Left of center on the political spectrum (promotes change, assumes a greater role for gov’t in ensuring equality of
opportunity, prefers fewer gov’t limits on personal behavior) is
•liberal
How have minor parties impacted American political
development?
•played the spoiler role•drawn attention to critical issues• initiated new ideas, processes, &
policies
When political parties run radio, TV and newspaper ads, which function
are they fulfilling?
• Informer-stimulator
beliefs of both liberals and conservatives in the U.S.
•Both value freedom, order and equality, but differ on the priority placed on each
When gov’t power is distributed among executive, legislative & judicial
branches, which principle of gov’t does that reflect?
•separation of powers
What are some trends in the American political system?
•increase in independents•increase in split-ticket voting
•decline in influence of parties on policymakers and policymaking
On the extreme right of the political spectrum (favors returning to past ways of
doing things, believing gov’t should preserve & nurture the “best & brightest” in society)
is
•reactionary
Considering the interpretation of individual rights to ensure order in
society, liberals favor _____ and conservatives favor ______.
•broad•narrow
The range of political ideologies from the extreme left to the extreme right is
called
•political spectrum
Qualifications for voting in Texas
• 18 years old• resident of Texas• citizen• registered 30 days
prior to election
On a political spectrum the range of political ideologies
from left to right are…
• radical• liberal• moderate• conservative• reactionary
In a conflict between economic freedom and equality, what do
conservatives and liberals favor?
•Conservatives favor freedom
•Liberals favor equality
When the party out of power keeps an eye in the party in
power, pointing out mistakes of the “ins,” this is called
•informer – stimulator function
This is a linkage group that plays the informer-stimulator function,
but does not exist just to influence gov’t & policy making…
•news media
A PAC is…
• political arm of a special interest group organized to collect and distribute campaign funds to candidates
Why do we have a two-party system?
• we began that way (Federalists and Anti-Federalists)
• election laws do not favor minor party candidates
• Americans generally agree on basic principles
Division of power between the national gov’t and the various state gov’ts reflects which principle of gov’t?
•federalism
Interest groups do which of the following?
• They are more interested in influencing policies than winning elections.
• They may support candidates, but do not nominate.
• They are typically concerned with a narrow range of interests.
Left of center on the political spectrum (promotes change, assumes a greater role for gov’t in ensuring equality of opportunity, prefers fewer gov’t limits on
personal behavior) is
•liberal
How have minor parties impacted American political
development?• played the spoiler
role• drawn attention to
critical issues• initiated new ideas,
processes & policies
A national political party would focus its attention on which part of
the spectrum to attract voters?•center of the
spectrum
When the party selects qualified candidates & gives assurances
that the candidates can do the job well, the party is doing what?
•nominating function
To promote programs to ensure equality conservatives favor what
kind of Constitutional interpretation?
•narrow- conservatives
•broad - liberals
In a conflict between freedom and order, who favors freedom
and who favors order?
•liberals – freedom•conservatives - order
True or false?
•The U.S. has a two-party system.•The two major parties are
Republicans & Democrats.•Political parties link people with
gov’t.•Minor party candidates often win
presidential elections in the U.S.
Minor parties that have broken away from major parties &
“spoiled” expected election results are called…•splinter
parties
Working within the system to achieve a political goal would
include
•voting•sending an email to a gov’t official
•working in a political campaign