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Government Chapter 8 Review

Author: Mr. Marx
Across
. A political system in which only two parties have a reasonable chance of winning is called
A voter or a candidate who does not identify with a political party
Unregulated donations
a subgroup within a party that holds a special interest.
at different ends of the spectrum
a belief that honest, impartial government could effectively curb the growing power of large corporations.
Within a few years of the young nation being established two parties became established. They were the Federalists and the?
One party controls the presidency while the other controls at least one house of congress
The number of Independents has _______ dramatically over the past 30 years.
A ________ is an alliance of like minded people who work together to win elections and control government.
The first partisan political division in the United States was between the federalists and the
Down
The group of people that officially elects the president and the vice president of the United States is known as the
The _____ emerged in the 1850s as an antislavery party and consisted of former northern Whigs and antislavery Democrats.
was largely absorbed by the Democratic Party in 1896.
viewed political parties as a threat to national unity and popular government
The leadership of a political party (including election committees; local, state, and national executives; and paid professional staff) are part of
Major parties are split on issues
______Democrats were blue collar workers who crossed party lines