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What product did the British begin using to trade with China in the 19th century?
Why did the British continue to sell opium to China even though the Chinese weren't happy?
What did some citizens believe would happen if the United States did not join the land rush?
What 2 factors helped fuel the European goal to colonize Africa and much of the world?
Characteristics of a ______________ party model are: (1) parties have clear policy platforms and offer distinct choices to the voters, (2) voters must be aware of the differences in parties and vote based on party platforms, and (3) once elected, members of each party must actively work to enact their party's platform.
Individuals who support a high degree of both personal freedom and economic freedom often identify themselves as ______________. They typically advocate low taxes, small government, decreased regulation, respect for civil rights, and social tolerance.
The liberal, progressive, and/or socialist side of the political spectrum is often referred to as the:
The act of voting for candidates from different parties for different offices in a general election is called ________________ and is evidence of _______________.
The party ________________ describes the employees and volunteers of the party organization who are actively engaged in party activities and play a crucial role in organizing and contesting elections.
The party ________________ refers to members of a political party who hold political office and how they organize themselves to pursue policies in government.
"Our party insists on the appointment of constitutionalist judges; men and women who will not distort our founding documents to deny the people's right to self-government, endorse federal powers that violate our liberties, or inject foreign law into American theory or philosophy of law." This statement most likely comes from the platform of which political party?
The BEST explanation of why political partisanship is increasingly weak in the United States is that the U.S. has:
The typical Democratic voter, statistically, is more likely to be ____________, economically more likely to be a _____________, and ethnically more likely to be (a) ______________.
According to the video Third Parties, why is the dominant two-party system healthy for the country's democracy?
According to the video Third Parties, what is the PRIMARY motivation for the formation of a third party?
Elections held within the parties to choose candidates for public office are called:
"We support free market competition and entrepreneurship, corporate deregulation and cutting entitlement spending." This statement most likely comes from the platform of which political party?
The party _______________ consists of voters who tend to identify with the particular political party.
One political party originally formed to oppose slavery and its extension into the territories, was often referred to as the GOP or Grand Old Party, and its first presidential candidate was Abraham Lincoln. Another political party claims the Democratic-Republican party of Thomas Jefferson as its political beginning and organized in support of agricultural interests, strong states' rights, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution. The first party refers to the ______ and the second party refers to the ______.
The following are two groups of former Presidents:Group 1: Woodrow Wilson, John F. Kennedy, Jimmy CarterGroup 2: Abraham Lincoln, Richard Nixon, Theodore RooseveltThe Presidents in Group 1 were from the ______ while those in Group 2 were from the _____.