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2. These are the two major ideologies in the U.S.

3. What are liberal and conservative?

4. The Democratic Party tends to appeal to this ideology

5. What is liberal?

6. Someone who favored low taxes and less government involvement would most likely be classified in this ideology

7. What is conservative?

8. This is who both political parties must try to appeal to in order to win elections

9. What are moderates (independents)?

10. A person on the extreme left of the ideological spectrum would tend to agree with this political party

11. What is the Communist party?

12. A Jewish woman under 30 working in a government job would likely vote for this party

13. What is the Democratic Party?

14. These were America’s first two political parties (after the ratification of the Constitution)

15. What were the Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party

16. This event caused the Democrats to come back to power in 1932

17. What is the Great Depression?

18. This is the job of a party to make sure that its office holders are doing a good job

19. What is the “Bonding Agent” function?

20. Unlike most democracies in Europe, the U. S
Unlike most democracies in Europe, the U.S. uses this system of representation, which leads to a 2 party domination

21. What are single-member districts
(winner take-all)?

22. This is a “team” of parties in a multiparty system that form a majority

23. What is a coalition?

24. Picture Daily Double!

25. What is Germany, and a multiparty system?

26. This man, Washington’s first Secretary of Treasury, founded the Federalist Party

27. Who is Alexander Hamilton ? (“That guy on the $10 bill”)

28. This charismatic and successful president led the Democrats to decades of political domination over the Whigs

29. (“That mean guy on the $20 bill”)
Who is Andrew Jackson?
(“That mean guy on the $20 bill”)

30. This is what we call the current era of political party competition in the United States

31. What is Divided Government?

32. This type of party will typically mention their major policy concern in the party’s name

33. What is a single issue party?

34. This type of party often invents an “enemy” to economic growth and virulently blames them

35. What is an economic protest party?

36. The Socialist Party would be an example of this kind of minor party

37. What is an ideological party?

38. This presidential candidate had the most successful bid for a third party presidency so far in history

39. Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
(Bull Moose)

40. This type of minor party lasts the longest

41. What is an ideological party?

42. This is the current Speaker of the House in Congress?
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This is the current Speaker of the House in Congress?

43. Who is John Boehner R-OH

44. This battle victory over Hitler’s Wehrmacht proved to be the turning point in the European theater of WWII

45. What is the Battle of Stalingrad

46. These future Hall-of-Fame NFL QBs successfully hosted Saturday Night Live, earning NBC high ratings

47. Who are Peyton & Eli Manning

48. Oscar-winning actor/director who spoke to an empty chair at the Republican National convention in 2012?

49. Who is Clint Eastwood?

50. This is the only president since James Garfield (1889) to go through an entire term without vetoing a bill

51. Who is George W. Bush in his first term?