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Elections in the United States

AP Government chapter 10 vocab

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Voting systems
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voting
Elections in the United States
Political philosophy
elections
Single winner electoral systems
Primary election
Blanket primary
Two-round system
Ticket
General election

CH 10 VOCAB blanket primary A primary election in which each voter may vote for candidates from both parties. closed primary A primary election in which voting is limited to already registered party members. Coattails The alleged tendency of candidates to win more votes in an election because of the presence at the top of the ticket of a better-known candidate, such as the president. 527 organizations Organizations that, under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, raise and spend money to advance political causes. general election An election held to choose which candidate will hold of?ce. Gerrymandering Drawing the boundaries of legislative districts in bizarre or unusual shapes to favor one party. Incumbent The person already holding an elective of?ce.

AP Government chapter 9 vocab

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Delegate
Elections in the United States
Ticket
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Political parties in the United States
Ballot access
Ralph Nader presidential campaign

CH 9 VOCAB Caucus A meeting of party members to select delegates backing one or another primary candidate. An association of congressional members created to advance a political ideology or a regional, ethnic, or economic interest. Congressional campaign committee A party committee in Congress that provides funds to members and would-be members. Critical/realignment period A period when a major, lasting shift occurs in the popular coalition supporting one or both parties. Ideological party A party that values principled stands on issues above all else. Mugwumps/progressives Republican party faction of the 1890s to the 1910s composed of reformers who opposed patronage. National chair Day-to-day party manager elected by the national committee. National committee

ch 24 outline

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Politics of the United States
Political parties in the United States
Elections in the United States
reconstruction
Grover Cleveland
James G. Blaine
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Benjamin Harrison
Redeemers
Electoral Commission
gilded age
Politics

Seamus Moran Chapter 24: Politics in the Gilded Age 1869 ? 1889 1/11/13 The ?Bloody Shirt? Elects Grant Republicans nominated General Ulysses S. Grant for president No political experience Democrats were unorganized Only could agree that they didn?t want military Reconstruction Grant elected through his popularity ?waved bloody shirt? - relived war victories Beat Democrat Horatio Seymour Made mistake that cost them loss Didn?t accept a redemption of greenback for maximum value Republicans couldn?t take victories for granted- election was close The Era of Good Stealings Population was still rising despite Civil War High immigration Politics were corrupt Railroad promoters took advantage of uneducated customers

US History Notes

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Politics of the United States
Elections in the United States
united states
Vice Presidents of the United States
American Federation of Labor
Conservatism in the United States
Dudley–Winthrop family
Herbert Hoover
New Deal
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Samuel Gompers
Warren G. Harding
Politics

SEMESTER 2 Unit 1: Growth of big business in America led to- Better transportation Transcontinental railroad Steel Industries Iron ore that is heater 1859= Drakes Folly He drilled a hole in Titusville Pa and oil came out Oil at the time was used to make Kerosene which was used for lighting and heating Lazzie Faire- hands off by the government Samuel Clements (Mark Twain)- Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer Horratis Alger and Samuel Clements were both authors that lived at the same time Rockefeller- Believed in cutthroat competition Went from rags to riches Hard Worker Lived in Cleveland Started to make barrels for oil Came up with rebates Controls 90% of the oil Had a monopoly on oil Standard Oil is the name of his company now called exon Also a philanthropist Robber Barren

Unit 7 Slurves

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Political parties in the United States
Elections in the United States
Vice Presidents of the United States
Sons of the American Revolution
Presidency of Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New Deal
Herbert Hoover
William Howard Taft
Politics

Unit 7 Slurves Jennifer Lyon 4/8/13 1. The progressive movement contributed to a decline in party influence. This resulted in a decline in voter turnout. After 1912, the voter turnout never again reached 70%, when it had regularly been in the 80%s in the late nineteenth century. The power of the parties was replaced by interest groups. 2. Wilson was, in general, a trustbuster. He believed that big business was both unjust and inefficient. He thought that monopoly could not be regulated and thus had to be destroyed. This was the basis of his successful New Freedom program.

Ch 32 The Politics of Boom and Bust

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Louis Brandeis
Muller v. Oregon
Muller
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Supreme Court of the United States
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Politics of the United States
Political parties in the United States
Elections in the United States
Vice Presidents of the United States
Presidency of Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
McNary–Haugen Farm Relief Bill
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
Fordney–McCumber Tariff
Herbert Hoover
Teapot Dome scandal
Politics
boom or bust
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Chapter 32 03/18/13 The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932 Key Terms Adkins v. Children?s Hospital (1923): A landmark Supreme Court decision reversing the ruling in Muller v. Oregon, which had declared women to be deserving of special protection in the workplace. Nine-Power Treaty (1922): Agreement coming out of the Washington ?Disarmament? Conference of 1921-1922 that pledged Britain, France, Italy, United States, China, Netherlands, Portugal and Belgium to abide by the Open Door Policy in China. The Five-Power Naval Treaty on ship ratios and the Four-Power Treaty to preserve the status quo in the Pacific also came out of the conference.

APHUSH CH.32

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Politics of the United States
Elections in the United States
Political parties in the United States
Great Depression in the United States
Conservatism in the United States
Dudley–Winthrop family
Herbert Hoover
Old Right
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
McNary–Haugen Farm Relief Bill
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
Politics

CHAPTER 32 The Politics of Boom and Bust, 1920-1932 Ill. SINGLE-ANSWER MULTIPLE CHOICE. Mark the one best answer for each of the following questions. 1. Warren G. Harding?s weaknesses as president included all of the following except a (n) a. lack of political experience. b. mediocre mind. c. inability to detect moral weaknesses in his associates. d. unwillingness to hurt people?s feelings by saying no. e. administrative weakness. 2. Match each member of President Harding?s cabinet below with his major area of responsibility. A. Charles Evans Hughes 1. taxes and tariffs B. Andrew Mellon 2. naval oil reserves C. Herbert Hoover 3. naval arms limitation D. Albert Fall 4. foreign trade and trade associations

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