American Politics Today - Essentials (3rd Ed)

MODERN AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES| 171 all 50 states. If the committee chair and the committee disagree, the chair cannot force ...

172 CHAPTER 6|POLITICAL PARTIES the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), the National Republi- can Senatorial Comm ...

MODERN AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES| 173 the moderate (middle) and even somewhat conservative right side. Democrats in the 112th ...

174 CHAPTER 6|POLITICAL PARTIES to 100 percent, and the diff erence represents the percentage of independent voters who do not ...

THE ROLE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN AMERICAN POLITICS| 175 The Republican and Democratic party coalitions diff er systematically i ...

176 CHAPTER 6|POLITICAL PARTIES Contesting Elections In modern American politics virtually everyone elected to a state or nati ...

THE ROLE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN AMERICAN POLITICS| 177 election or a caucus, in which they compete for a particular party’s sp ...

178 CHAPTER 6|POLITICAL PARTIES ballot are much less onerous than those for minor parties and independents. In California, for ...

OPEN^ PRIMARIES Open to voters from any political party and independents CLOSE D^ PRIMARIE S Only voters registered with party v ...

180 CHAPTER 6|POLITICAL PARTIES CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE One of the most visible ways that the political parties support candidates ...

THE ROLE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN AMERICAN POLITICS| 181 In theory, party platforms describe diff erences between the major part ...

182 CHAPTER 6|POLITICAL PARTIES AGENDA SETTING Throughout the year the parties in government meet to devise strategies for leg ...

MINOR PARTIES| 183 behavior in offi ce, voters use the party system to hold offi cials accountable for out- comes such as the s ...

184184 CHAPTER 6|POLITICAL PARTIES SHOULD PARTIES CHOOSE THEIR CANDIDATES? One of the facts of life for the leaders of the Dem ...

MINOR PARTIES| 185 a disputed recount, Nader received almost 100,000 votes—enough to swing the state, and the election, to Gore ...

186 CHAPTER 6|POLITICAL PARTIES those espoused by the major parties. The Constitution Party, for example, advocates an end to ...

STUDY GUIDE|^187 PARTIES AND PARTY SYSTEMS E Show how American political parties and party systems have evolved over time. Page ...

188 CHAPTER 6|POLITICAL PARTIES SUMMARY The modern party comprises three parts. The party organi- zation is a loosely defi ned ...

STUDY GUIDE|^189 SUMMARY There are many minor political parties, and while they rarely make a signifi cant impact on the politi ...

Elections 190 7 ...