What are the three major types of thirdparties? Should third parties play a greater role in the electoral process?
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1, Discuss splinter parties, or offshoots of a major party (e.g., Teddy Roosevelt's Progressives in 1912, Strom Thurmond's States' Righters in 1948, and George Wallace's American Independents in 1968), which claim that they did not get fair hearings from Republicans or Democrats.
2, Discuss third parties that are built around a specific cause.
3, Describe third parties that have formed around popular individuals with presidential aspirations (e.g., John Anderson in 1980 and Ross Perot in 1992 and 1996).
4, Assess whether third parties should play a larger role in electoral politics in the United States.
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Parties appeal to moderate voters by doing all of the following EXCEPT ______.
a. publicly denouncing the more extreme wing of their own party b. not publicly endorsing positions they may like but know that moderates reject c. emphasizing issues they know are popular with moderates d. reframing issues in ways that are more palatable to voters e. changing positions that have been rejected by moderates
In communities, the need for group norms collides with the notion of individual _____
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Discuss two factors that led to the rise of social movements in the 1950s and 1960s in much of the Western world.
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Which political era saw the longest period of Republican domination? Explain the origin and demise of party domination during this period
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