FINAL JEOPARDY QUESTION

Definitions “P” Definitions “Parties” Who?

Row 1, Col 1 What is Candidate? A person running for political office

1,2 What is the Political Views? A person’s ideas about how government should run and how issues should be solved

1,3 What is Multi-Party System? Three or more political parties have officials elected to office

1,4 What is Andrew Jackson? He stood for the common citizen but looked out for southern and western interests.

2,1 What is Interest Group? A political group of people acting together in support of a common interest to voice a common concern and/or to influence legislation

2,2 What is the Public Policy? The stand the government take about how issues should be handled

2,3 What is Single-Party System? Political system with one political party

2,4 Who is Theodore Roosevelt? Left the Republican Party and was nominated by the Progressive Party

3,1 What is a Electorate? the body of persons entitled to vote in an electionelection

3,2 What is a Platform? Set of statements describing a party’s views on major issues

3,3 What is Two-Party System? Two major political parties hold all the power

3,4 Who is Thomas Jefferson? His group took the name Democratic- Republicans. Due to experience with Britain, they feared a powerful central government. Wanted states to have power

4,1 What is an Ideology? Is a body of ideas put forth by a person or group

4,2 What is Political Party? An organization group of people who share similar political views and work to influence government

4,3 What is a Minority Party? Political party that does not have a majority of the elected members

4,4 Who is Alexander Hamilton? His group believes a strong national government with a powerful chief executive (strong central government). His followers called themselves Federalist

5,2 What is a Public Opinion? The collective ideas from different people on some idea or view, problem, especially as a guide to action, decision

5,3 What is majority party? Political party with the most elected members

5,4 Who is Theodore Roosevelt? Nicknamed “Bull Moose”

1)What are China, Cuba, North Korea, and Iran? 2)There is no choice of candidates in the election therefore it is not a democracy. 1) Name the Counties that have a one party system. 2) Explain why a one-party system cannot exist in a democracy.

1)What is the Linkage Institutions? A structure within a society that connects people to the government or a centralized authority. These institutions include: elections, political party, interest groups, and the media ) 2)