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civics chapter 8

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Sometimes no candidate gets a majority. Then the party holds another primary called a
Third-party candidates have to get on the __ by petition
Thomas Nast drew a political __ that helped bring down the Tweed
He thought that state governments should have most of the power in order to protect people's rights
are special meetings of state and local party organizations.
In 1854, people who were against slavery got together to form a new party. They named it the __ Party
Republicans think that government should not get involved in __ those problems
Primary: Voters do not need to choose a party in order to vote for the party’s nominees. Any registered voter can vote in a primary
has three major parties
Today, cities avoid political machines because it is more likely to ignore people’s
Those who agreed with Jefferson’s ideas formed the ___ Party.
THIRD parties usually do not get much support from voters, but they often make people aware of special
Today’s major parties are the Democratic and the Republican
In 1828, People who supported __for president called themselves the Democratic Party
A political party is a group of people with general common interests about
The ___ Party broke up when slavery became a major political issue.
He believed that the national government needed to be strong to protect people’s rights
Each city or county is divided into election districts called
Political machines also run the risk of public officials becoming
A __ is a long process of collecting a large number of signatures from voters
Democrats think that government should help fix society’s
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Primary: Voters have to choose a party in order to vote for that party’s nominees. Only party members can vote.
Our founding ___ were afraid that political parties would divide and weaken the new nation
Since the late 1850s, the Republicans and the Democrats have been the nation's __ parties
Precincts are areas that have a certain number of
This party wanted to outlaw alcohol
Sometimes a local party organization becomes too strong and it wins almost every election. Then it is called a political
has five major parties
Those who opposed Jackson were called the ___ Republicans
Tweed and his “ring” stole over $200 million from ___ between 1865 and 1871
The Whigs and the Democrats were the two major parties in the__until the 1850s
Third parties usually lose major
Sometimes small parties form to compete with the Democratic and Republican parties. These parties are called __ parties
The convention is an important time to build party unity. It also starts the election
People who agreed with Hamilton’s ideas formed the ___ Party
By the late 1790s, ___parties formed because people had different ideas about what the government should do
Some Republicans believed -- should be abolished in Southern states
The United States has a __-party system
In the U.S. you do not have to join a political __ in order to vote
has more than 20 major parties.
, political machines gave immigrants and poor people food and fuel and helped them find