PSCI 2305 EXAM 2 Actual Study
Questions with Elaborate Answers
1. Role of parties: Party-in-the-electorate - ANSWER -Card carrying members
-Party identifiers
-Donors
2. What is the path of the PO? - ANSWER Start as a precinct chair--> County
committees--> State committee (Texas- state lvl must have a man and
women in both Republican and Democratic party)-->National Committee
3. Unified government - ANSWER Your party control all HOR, Senate and
President. US Federal government- Republican controls. Texas government
(super-majority for Republicans: Can do whatever they want)
4. Divided Government - ANSWER HOR, Senate, and President is different
parties.
5. How long has Texas been dominate Republicans? - ANSWER Since 1900's
6. Party Unity - ANSWER Blocking legislation
7. What do we know about divided government..... - ANSWER Public opinion
tends not to favor divided government
8. Political parties are provided for in the United States Constitution.... -
ANSWER False
,9. Strong Parties Strengths - ANSWER -Have control over candidates &
officials claiming party identity
-Directly & powerfully involved in mobilizing the electorate
10.Weak Parties - ANSWER -Candidates who do not ally themselves with
party identity
-Political parties have little influence over electorate
11.FDR era (modern era) was known to be a democratic dominance. -
ANSWER True
12.What happened in the 1980's? - ANSWER -Party organizations not as
strong
-Party loyalties in government & electorate slipping
-Split-ticket voting
-Conservative democratic shift over to republican party to make it more
conservative
13.1870 to 1920 - ANSWER Party Machines
14.The US has what type of party system? - ANSWER Two party system
15.Third Party - ANSWER Have never caught on in the US because electoral
votes need 50% in every state and start to see divides in the party- other
parties sees this divide and try to bring that group into their parties.
Are a problem not a solution. From 1990's to 2000's.
Libertarian, American Independent Party, Socialist Party, Know Nothing Party
,16.Ross Perot - ANSWER Split group from the republicans parties and are
made up of moderate democrats. He won 19%. He didn't take any electoral
votes.
17.Green party - ANSWER Pro-environmental (global warming, resources,
mass-transcist program). High fines. Pro-union. Pro-rules that government is
regulated in some way.
18.Starts in the late 80's and early 90's. Ralph Nader ran as 3rd party and acting
as a spoiler. Election of 2000- electoral college were so split up. Florida
there were counties that had to be recounted. 25 votes were given to George
Bush (lost the population vote). We wouldn't have had any of this is Nadar
didn't run. Nadar took a lot of democratic votes.
19.Federalists (1789-1816) - ANSWER Strong national government; Closer
ties with Britain; Trade
20.Democratic Republicans (AKA anti-federalists) (1790-1824) - ANSWER
Favored farmers, France & states rights (Andrew Jackson) -> Go on to
become Democrats
21.Democrats (1829 - present) - ANSWER rural, states rights at first-today
different
22.Whigs (1824-1854) - ANSWER Whigs took the place as Federalists. Two
Whigs elected president (William Henry Harrison & Zachary Taylor);
favored economic protectionism, public education -> Go on to become
Republicans (decline of Whig party)
, 23.Republicans - ANSWER 1854 to present
24.Tea Party - ANSWER To the right of the Republican party. Rise of
republican conservativism.
25.Tea Party Upsets - ANSWER First pushed out Cantor (was told not
conservative enough). Ted Cruz came to power with the backing of the Tea
Party.
26.Which political party was the forerunner of today's Republican party? -
ANSWER Whig Party
27.Which political party was the forerunner of today's Democratic party? -
ANSWER Democratic-Republican Party
28.Which political party has never won a seat in the US Congress? - ANSWER
Libertarian
29.Why do third parties not do well historically? - ANSWER -Lack of
financial support
-Electoral college support (need 15% to take all)
-Lack of media coverage
-Voters view the party votes as wasted
-Absorb by the two big parties
30.Historically third parties are not successful because - ANSWER The two
major parties absorb the third party issues that need to be addressed.
Questions with Elaborate Answers
1. Role of parties: Party-in-the-electorate - ANSWER -Card carrying members
-Party identifiers
-Donors
2. What is the path of the PO? - ANSWER Start as a precinct chair--> County
committees--> State committee (Texas- state lvl must have a man and
women in both Republican and Democratic party)-->National Committee
3. Unified government - ANSWER Your party control all HOR, Senate and
President. US Federal government- Republican controls. Texas government
(super-majority for Republicans: Can do whatever they want)
4. Divided Government - ANSWER HOR, Senate, and President is different
parties.
5. How long has Texas been dominate Republicans? - ANSWER Since 1900's
6. Party Unity - ANSWER Blocking legislation
7. What do we know about divided government..... - ANSWER Public opinion
tends not to favor divided government
8. Political parties are provided for in the United States Constitution.... -
ANSWER False
,9. Strong Parties Strengths - ANSWER -Have control over candidates &
officials claiming party identity
-Directly & powerfully involved in mobilizing the electorate
10.Weak Parties - ANSWER -Candidates who do not ally themselves with
party identity
-Political parties have little influence over electorate
11.FDR era (modern era) was known to be a democratic dominance. -
ANSWER True
12.What happened in the 1980's? - ANSWER -Party organizations not as
strong
-Party loyalties in government & electorate slipping
-Split-ticket voting
-Conservative democratic shift over to republican party to make it more
conservative
13.1870 to 1920 - ANSWER Party Machines
14.The US has what type of party system? - ANSWER Two party system
15.Third Party - ANSWER Have never caught on in the US because electoral
votes need 50% in every state and start to see divides in the party- other
parties sees this divide and try to bring that group into their parties.
Are a problem not a solution. From 1990's to 2000's.
Libertarian, American Independent Party, Socialist Party, Know Nothing Party
,16.Ross Perot - ANSWER Split group from the republicans parties and are
made up of moderate democrats. He won 19%. He didn't take any electoral
votes.
17.Green party - ANSWER Pro-environmental (global warming, resources,
mass-transcist program). High fines. Pro-union. Pro-rules that government is
regulated in some way.
18.Starts in the late 80's and early 90's. Ralph Nader ran as 3rd party and acting
as a spoiler. Election of 2000- electoral college were so split up. Florida
there were counties that had to be recounted. 25 votes were given to George
Bush (lost the population vote). We wouldn't have had any of this is Nadar
didn't run. Nadar took a lot of democratic votes.
19.Federalists (1789-1816) - ANSWER Strong national government; Closer
ties with Britain; Trade
20.Democratic Republicans (AKA anti-federalists) (1790-1824) - ANSWER
Favored farmers, France & states rights (Andrew Jackson) -> Go on to
become Democrats
21.Democrats (1829 - present) - ANSWER rural, states rights at first-today
different
22.Whigs (1824-1854) - ANSWER Whigs took the place as Federalists. Two
Whigs elected president (William Henry Harrison & Zachary Taylor);
favored economic protectionism, public education -> Go on to become
Republicans (decline of Whig party)
, 23.Republicans - ANSWER 1854 to present
24.Tea Party - ANSWER To the right of the Republican party. Rise of
republican conservativism.
25.Tea Party Upsets - ANSWER First pushed out Cantor (was told not
conservative enough). Ted Cruz came to power with the backing of the Tea
Party.
26.Which political party was the forerunner of today's Republican party? -
ANSWER Whig Party
27.Which political party was the forerunner of today's Democratic party? -
ANSWER Democratic-Republican Party
28.Which political party has never won a seat in the US Congress? - ANSWER
Libertarian
29.Why do third parties not do well historically? - ANSWER -Lack of
financial support
-Electoral college support (need 15% to take all)
-Lack of media coverage
-Voters view the party votes as wasted
-Absorb by the two big parties
30.Historically third parties are not successful because - ANSWER The two
major parties absorb the third party issues that need to be addressed.
