Hamilton's Influence On Political Parties

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1. How attached to political parties are voters today?
Not very attached (most people are indepednd)
2. What was Jefferson’s and Hamilton’s influence on America’s first parties?
They formed the Federalists and Antifederalists. (They’re considered the founders of the first 2 parties)
3. What were America’s first parties?
Federalists and Antifederalists
4. Who were the mugwumps?
Progressives who wanted to end political patronage
5. What are party realignments? Major shift in support for a political party
6. Under which presidents did major party realignments take place? Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, FDR Theodore Roosevelt
7. Geographically, where is the major voting strength of the Republican Party? Southeast
8. Geographically, where …show more content…

What is a unicameral institution? Legislative chamber
4. What is cloture? How many senators are needed? The end of a debate on legislator; 60 senators
5. What is the duty of the whip? Organizes party support
6. Has the influence of political parties in Congress has decreased? One term
17. Can states impose term limits on its own congress members? No, the supreme court does
18. How many first term members were brought to the House in the November 2012 elections? 10%
19. What is a marginal? Districts which could swing either way
20. Leadership in the Senate is located in which position? Majority leader
21. What is the duty of the majority party whip? Who presides over the House? The Speaker of the House
22. What are the formal powers of the Speaker? Set an agenda and appoint committee members No
7. What position dominates work of Congress? Comittes
8. Where must all measures dealing with taxes or appropriations originate? In the House of Representatives
9. What are the powers of congress in Article 1, section 8? List on page 262
10. What is party polarization in Congress? Pushes to the opposites of the issue
11. How are candidates for parliament chosen? 12. What is the principal work of Congress? Passes

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