Chapter+8

=GQ MAINE ARTICLE= = = =Political Parties p.247=

Ranked Choice Voting

Chapter 8 Video Overview

Primary vs. Caucus

Electoral College

Why have the Electoral College?

Chapter 8 Study Guide


After studying this chapter, students should be able to: •Understand the roles of the party-in-the-electorate, the party as an organization, and the party-in-government.
 * LEARNING OBJECTIVES :**

•Examine how political parties in a democracy serve as key linkage institutions to translate inputs from the public into outputs from the policymakers.

•Describe Anthony Downs’ rational-choice theory as a working model of the relationship among citizens, parties, and policy.

•Trace the historical development of the American two-party system.

•Describe what is meant by party eras,critical elections, and party realignment. •Examine the significance of divided government and explain how the recent pattern of divided government may explain party dealignment.

•Differentiate between the ideology or party philosophy of the Democratic and Republican parties.

•Explain how electoral rules such as the “winner-take-all” plurality system have helped to maintain a two-party system in the United States.

•Evaluate the impact of third parties on American politics and the American party system.

•Describe the consequences or effects of the American two-party system as contrasted with a multiparty system.

•Understand the significance of the weak and decentralized character of the American party system.

Primary Problem?

Maine Primary


 * Caucus vs. Primary**

A caucus is more public, in which case,your entire community knows whom you are voting for.

Picture this: 5 people standing with signs(for refrence,yes i know they are diff political parties)the signs are marked: Huckabee, Thompson, Mccain,Clinton, Obama

You have 100 people in the room, with the 5 people spread out,

for Huckabee 30 people stand up Thompson only has 20 Mccain has 8 Clinton 28 Obama 14

Then, Mccain can chose whom his supporters go to at a later stage(say Thompson)

This is for the democrats,

republicans do it more secretively.

BUT IT'S NOT QUITE THAT SIMPLE! TO LEARN MORE CHECK OUT THIS LINK: PRIMARY AND CAUCUS SCHEDULE WITH INFORMATIVE LINKS THAT WILL MAKE YOU AN EXPERT