legislative bodies
states
a constitution
political parties
a person pays $250 for a membership card.
a person registers to vote for that party.
a person is issued a driver’s license.
a person reaches 18 years of age if he or she is an American citizen.
General election
Open primary
Closed primary
Run-off primary
Democratic
Whig
Republican
Federalist
gain the support of independent voters.
argue for more money from the presidential election campaign fund.
discuss the issues.
nominate a candidate.
Federalist Party
Whig Party
Democratic Party
Republican Party
disinterested voters
Independent voters
disillusioned voters
illegal voters
are decreasing in number.
are growing in number.
are not allowed to vote in the general election.
may only vote for third party candidates in the general election.
the publicity the nightly news offers candidates
the proportional system in the Electoral College
the publicity the internet offers candidates
the winner-take-all provision of the single-member system in the Electoral College
Third parties can easily win the Electoral College.
Third parties can easily raise money and gain the support of a wide range of voters.
Third parties can draw votes away from one of the major candidates allowing the other to win the election.
Third parties can easily gain a portion of the presidential election campaign fund.
Get voters to support a party.
Build support for political reform.
Open primary
Closed primary
Party machines provided jobs and other favors to party loyalists (voters) in order to get their votes and financial support for the party.
Party machines were never allowed to control politics in America.
The political boss headed the party machine.
Ward, district, and precinct captains had tremendous power over voters.