What you will need for class in the fall:
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Have a great summer! Watch the news and stay up on current events. Former students it was great working with you. Good luck! New students getting ready for the fall I can't wait to meet you and get started. See you August 21st! What you will need for class in the fall: 1. Desire to learn 2. Notebook 3. Something to write with 4. Chromebook
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Study your old Test and Quizzes. Look over your notes and Google Classroom Good Review site for Final Exam (click the link): www.usgovernmentquiz.com/ Seniors your exams are the following days: May 18th: periods 3,6 and 9 May 19th: period 2, 5 and 8 May 22nd: periods 1, 4, and 7 Juniors your exams are the following days and times: May 23rd: 7:30 - 9:00 5th period / 9:10 - 10:40 1st period / 1:05 - 2:30 2nd period May 24th: 7:30 - 9:00 6th period / 9:10 - 10:40 3rd period / 1:05 - 2:30 4th period May 25th: 7:30 - 9:00 7th period / 9:10 - 10:40 8th period / 1:05 - 2:30 9th period This last week (Monday - Thursday) we will be watching Gideon's Trumpet in class. We will have a day one quiz over what we watch on Monday and an end of the movie quiz on Thursday. If you miss any of the days you may watch it on You Tube. I will post a link on the Google Classroom page.
The following link is to a summary review of the movie: www.supersummary.com/gideons-trumpet/summary/ Friday we will review for your Final Exam in class. You should start studying your old Test this week getting ready for your exam. Click on the following links to find review information: https://quizlet.com/3005480/magruders-american-government-chapter-5-flash-cards/
http://www.slader.com/textbook/9780131818903-magruders-american-government/144/ - Why do the major parties have a decentralized structure? • How does the national party machinery and the State and local party machinery operates? • What are the three components of the parties? • What are the future possibilities for the major parties? The Decentralized Nature Of the Parties Both of the major parties are Highly decentralized And fragmented. • The party out of power lacks a strong leader. • The federal system distributes powers widely, in turn causing the parties to be decentralized. • The nominating process pits party members against one another because only one person can chosen to be the party’s presidential candidate. All five elements of both major parties work together loosely to achieve the party’s goals. •The National Convention: meet to pick presidential and VP nominee •The National Committee: found in each state/territory •The National Chairperson: leader of national committee who have 4-yr term and picked by presidential candidate •Two Congressional Campaign Committees: in each house of Congress to help reelect incumbents and serve 2 years Ideological Parties •Based on a particular set of beliefs •Many built on Marxist thought –Socialist, Socialist Labor, Socialist Worker, and Communist parties •Libertarian Party –Emphasizes individualism •Ideological Parties seldom win many votes Single-issue Parties •Focus on only one public-policy matter •Free Soil Party –Opposed the spread of slaver in 1840-50s •American Party (“Know Nothings”) –Opposed Irish-Catholic immigration in the1850s •Right to Life Party –Opposes abortion today •Most die away as events have passed them by Economic Protest Parties •Rooted in periods of economic disaster •No clear-cut ideological base •Proclaim their disgust for the major parties •Greenback Party, 1876-1884 •Populist Party of the 1890s •Disappear as the nation climbs out of difficult economic periods Splinter Parties •Have split away from one of the major parties •Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive Party of 1912 •Robert La Follette’s Progressive Party of 1924 •Henry Wallace’s Progressive Party, 1948 •States’ Rights Party,1948 •George Wallace’s Independent Party of 1968 •Most form around a person who failed to win the major party’s nomination Why Minor Parties Are Important •Minor Party, Anti-Masons, first to use a national convention in 1831 •A strong third-party can play a “spoiler role” pulling votes from one of the major parties •Take clear-cut stands on controversial issues and draw attention to issues the major parties ignore Review Questions: Most single-issue parties have been a. short-lived. b. long-lived. c. rooted in times of economic crisis. d. centered around a strong personality. Over time, the ideas first developed by minor parties are often ____ by major parties. a. ignored c. suppressed b. borrowed d. attacked Parties that hold a particular set of beliefs and have often supported Marxist thinking are known as a. ideological parties. c. splinter parties. b. single-issue parties. d. economic protest parties. Answers: A / B / A Vocab incumbent is the current officeholder faction or conflicting groups electorate the people eligible to vote sectionalism emphasizes a devotion to the interests of a particular region American Parties: Four Major Eras The Era of the Democrats, 1800 - 1860•Started with Jefferson in 1800 •The were unopposed until the 1820s when the party split into factions •The Whig party led by Henry Clay were the major opponents until the Civil War •During the Democratic Era: –Voting for white males was established –Huge increase in the number of elected offices –Spread of the spoils system The Era of the Republicans, 1860 - 1932 •Started with Abraham Lincoln in 1860 •After the Civil War, the Democrats only hold was the “Solid South” •McKinley’s victory in 1896 drew a broader range of electorate and helped Republicans to dominate even more •In 1912 Republicans nominated Taft and not Theodore Roosevelt so he went to the Progressive Party and the vote was split so Democrat Woodrow Wilson won •The GOP regained its ground winning the next 3 elections The Return of the Democrats, 1932 - 1968 •During the Great Depression people voted Democrat FDR •FDR’s New Deal strengthened the Democratic Party and got them the support of the African American community •FDR won 3 terms until his death •Eisenhower won for the Republicans from 1952-56 •JFK regained the Presidency for the Democrats in 1960 The Start of a New Era, 1968 - present •The Republicans regained power in 1968 with Nixon until the Watergate Scandal in 1974 •In 1976 Jimmy Carter won for the Democrats after the Watergate Scandal and pardon of Nixon hurt Gerald Ford •Republicans won again in 1980 & 84 with Reagan and held it with George Bush in 1988 •Democrats won in 1992 & 96 with Clinton •Republicans got it back in 2000 & 04 with George W. Bush -Democrats won in 2008 & 2012 with Barack Obama Review Questions:
The two-party system developed in the United States mainly because a. the Constitution established a democratic government. b. conflicts about the Constitution created opposing viewpoints. c. leaders and voters agreed on the existence of two parties. d. it was voted on and approved by both houses of Congress. The era of one-party domination that began in 1968 was different from past eras of one-party domination because a. the Republican party gained no new members in Congress. b. the Democratic party gained no new members in Congress. c. one party controlled Congress while the other controlled the presidency. d. minor parties interfered with the power of the Republican party. Answers: B / C Historical Basis •The framers didn’t want political parties but they were first formed with the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists •The nation has always had a two-party system, and it will continue to have one because Americans accept it Electoral System •Single-member districts work to discourage minor parties – encouraging the two-party system •Much of American election law is written to discourage minor parties •Republicans and Democrats work together to preserve the two-party system •Non-major candidates have made it to the ballot everywhere in only seven presidential elections American Ideological Consensus •Over time, Americans have come to share many of the same ideals, principles, and patterns of belief –This causes American society and politics to simply not permit more that two major parties –This also causes the two major parties to be very much alike, both trying to go down the middle to get the most votes •There are however, some significant differences between Democrats and Republicans Multiparty System •In many European democracies •Consists of several major and many lesser parties •Various parties are based on particular interests –Economic class, religion, etc. •Makes for a broader and more diverse representation •Sometimes causes the power to govern to be shared by many parties (coalition) One-Party System •In dictatorships •Example of states in U.S. having one-party systems is the Democrats until the 1950s in the “Solid South” •1/3 of states still have a modified one-party system in which on major party always wins Party Membership Patterns •Being a member of a party is voluntary •Each party comprised of a cross section of the nation’s population •African Americans, Catholics, Jews, and union members tend to be more Democratic •White males, Protestants, and the business community tend to be more Republican •Decide which party by: family, major events, economic status, age, education, and job Review Questions
A multi-party system a. tends to produce a stable government. b. helps one party win the support of a majority of voters. c. is composed of parties with special interests. d. promotes the ideological consensus of the public. Which of the following is NOT one of the three main elements of the major parties in terms of the roles of their members? a. the party organization b. the party in the electorate c. the party media consultants d. the party in government A one-party system a. is what the United States has today. b. creates an unstable government. c. exists in nearly all dictatorships today. d. results in democracy. Answers: C / C / C |
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