'18-'19 Review Info for Political Parties & Voting
- What are the two major
parties in the United States?
- What do parties do?
(Nominating Function, Informer-Stimulator Function, “Seal of
Approval Function, Economicsal Function, Watchdog Function)
- What are the reasons for
the two party system? What is a multi-party system? A one
party system? What are the weaknesses of each?
- What are minor
parties? How do they differ? (Ideological parties, single
issue parties, economic protest parties, splinter parties) What is
the role of minor parties (why do they form) ?
- Who sets voting
qualifications? What restrictions are placed on the state?
- What are the requirements
of citizenship and residence in order to vote? What is the age
requirement?
- Who tends to vote & who doesn't?
- ballot fatigue
- political efficacy
- Cannot voter?
- What is gerrymandering?
- What is suffrage?
What are the major stages in the struggle to extend voting rights?
When? How? Who?
This list is not all
inclusive……………………….