Prep for Tuesday's class

Here are guiding questions from Chapters 8 and 9

1.Strength of American Political Parties compared to political parties in other nations.

2.What is a Political Party?
3.What is a Linkage Institution?
4.How do Americans see themselves politically?
5.Why is US considered a 2 party system if we have many 3rd parties?
6.What is a primary? Types of primaries - Open, Closed, Blanket?
7.National Convention – party platform
                            nomination of President and Vice-president
8.    Critical elections and party realignment: 2012 election? 2008?
9.3rd Parties – What are they? Defined.
            Why haven’t third parties done well in recent US elections?
            What do third parties provide to American democracy?
            What is happening to the strength of the American political party?

1.What is frontloading?

2.What is a caucus?
3.Why is the national convention losing its “luster”?
4.Significance of Citizen’s United!
5.Matching federal funds – a thing of the past?
6.Soft money vs hard money
7.PACS vs SuperPACS

You are welcome Lindsey,
Mr. Thompson