Question 1

The political parties have become more reliant on ________ organization(s) and less reliant on ________ organization(s) in the last 40 years.

Accepted Answer

A)  plutocratic; nationalistic 
B)  national; state 
C)  state; national 
D)  systemic; individual 
E)  horizontal; vertical 
A)  plutocratic; nationalistic 
B)  national; state 
C)  state; national 
D)  systemic; individual 
E)  horizontal; vertical B

Question 2

What does it mean to say that political parties are "intermediate institutions" between the public and elected officials?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parties always exist in the same fashion. 
B)  Parties mean more to members of Congress and the president. 
C)  Parties communicate and shape preferences based on each group. 
D)  Parties fulfill their constitutional obligations for citizens. 
E)  Parties are citizen advocacy groups that form periodically. 
A)  Parties always exist in the same fashion. 
B)  Parties mean more to members of Congress and the president. 
C)  Parties communicate and shape preferences based on each group. 
D)  Parties fulfill their constitutional obligations for citizens. 
E)  Parties are citizen advocacy groups that form periodically. C

Question 3

In the current party system, Republican votes tend to come from multiple groups, including ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  wealthy retirees, white rural residents, and conservatives 
B)  conservatives, business owners and executives, and labor union members 
C)  gays and lesbians, conservatives, and well-paid professionals 
D)  labor union members, whites in the South, and white rural residents 
E)  whites in the South, white suburban residents, and residents of large cities 
A)  wealthy retirees, white rural residents, and conservatives 
B)  conservatives, business owners and executives, and labor union members 
C)  gays and lesbians, conservatives, and well-paid professionals 
D)  labor union members, whites in the South, and white rural residents 
E)  whites in the South, white suburban residents, and residents of large cities A

Question 4

In which model of party identification are party labels represented as a psychological bias rather than a rational response to complex political information?

Accepted Answer

A)  running tally 
B)  gut rationality 
C)  informational shortcut 
D)  Michigan 
E)  party professionalism 
A)  running tally 
B)  gut rationality 
C)  informational shortcut 
D)  Michigan 
E)  party professionalism

Question 5

Which is a manifesto or explanation of the policies a party plans to pursue once in office?

Accepted Answer

A)  party diary 
B)  stump speech 
C)  partisan diatribe 
D)  party platform 
E)  party manual 
A)  party diary 
B)  stump speech 
C)  partisan diatribe 
D)  party platform 
E)  party manual

Question 6

To the extent that citizens' party identifications are markers of individuals' judgments about the quality of various parties' performance in office, party identification is best understood as a/an ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  running tally of political judgments 
B)  rational choice 
C)  informational shortcut 
D)  formal declaration of party affiliation 
E)  psychological attachment 
A)  running tally of political judgments 
B)  rational choice 
C)  informational shortcut 
D)  formal declaration of party affiliation 
E)  psychological attachment

Question 7

Why did political machines put a great deal of effort into obtaining citizenship for new immigrants?

Accepted Answer

A)  to establish loyalty to the party by providing such services 
B)  to employ a new skilled labor force 
C)  No such effort was made to gain citizenship. 
D)  to create a new tax base 
E)  to overthrow the established party system 
A)  to establish loyalty to the party by providing such services 
B)  to employ a new skilled labor force 
C)  No such effort was made to gain citizenship. 
D)  to create a new tax base 
E)  to overthrow the established party system

Question 8

Vibha, a Republican, follows politics closely. Since Donald Trump's nomination, Vibha has paid close attention to his actions and policy proposals, and she has found that she disagrees with Mr. Trump more and more as the 2016 election nears. In casting her ballot for the 2016 presidential election, she switches her party identification to Democratic and votes for Hillary Clinton. Which model of party identification best explains Vibha's decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychological attachment 
B)  running tally 
C)  Michigan 
D)  informational 
E)  rational choice 
A)  psychological attachment 
B)  running tally 
C)  Michigan 
D)  informational 
E)  rational choice

Question 9

Which of the following is a psychological attachment or loyalty to a political party?

Accepted Answer

A)  party identification 
B)  party planning 
C)  party mood 
D)  partisan mind-set 
E)  partisan allegiance 
A)  party identification 
B)  party planning 
C)  party mood 
D)  partisan mind-set 
E)  partisan allegiance

Question 10

How can interest groups affect primary elections?

Accepted Answer

A)  run advertisements coordinated with individual candidates' campaigns 
B)  give money and support to certain candidates who are viable 
C)  push for impeachment proceedings of Supreme Court justices 
D)  Interest groups exist outside of elections and cannot affect them. 
E)  write letters to elected officials encouraging them to campaign 
A)  run advertisements coordinated with individual candidates' campaigns 
B)  give money and support to certain candidates who are viable 
C)  push for impeachment proceedings of Supreme Court justices 
D)  Interest groups exist outside of elections and cannot affect them. 
E)  write letters to elected officials encouraging them to campaign

Question 11

Political machines relied on ________ to win the loyalty of voters.

Accepted Answer

A)  mechanics 
B)  wards 
C)  patronage 
D)  power 
E)  reimbursement 
A)  mechanics 
B)  wards 
C)  patronage 
D)  power 
E)  reimbursement

Question 12

Identify and explain three major theories of partisan identification. How does each theory conceptualize individual identification with a political party? To what extent does each theory represent partisanship as a psychological identity versus the product of rational judgment? In your opinion, which model most clearly represents your own association (or lack thereof) with a political party?

Accepted Answer

A thorough answer may include the follow

Question 13

Duverger's law predicts that single-member, plurality electoral systems are associated with the presence of ________ principal political party/parties.

Accepted Answer

A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  three 
D)  four 
E)  five 
A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  three 
D)  four 
E)  five

Question 14

Which is a local organization that controls a city or county government to an extent that enables it to reward large numbers of political supporters with tangible benefits such as government jobs?

Accepted Answer

A)  political party 
B)  interest group 
C)  political machine 
D)  partisan syndicate 
E)  political collective 
A)  political party 
B)  interest group 
C)  political machine 
D)  partisan syndicate 
E)  political collective

Question 15

What is the greatest threat to contemporary political parties?

Accepted Answer

A)  external pressures 
B)  developing economies 
C)  monetary fiscal policies 
D)  internal splits 
E)  presidential persuasion 
A)  external pressures 
B)  developing economies 
C)  monetary fiscal policies 
D)  internal splits 
E)  presidential persuasion

Question 16

What is the primary role of a party as an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  organize the efforts of elected officials to achieve policy goals 
B)  design governmental institutions in order to maximize efficiency in the development of public policy 
C)  select candidates to seek public office and to assist candidates in organizing election campaigns 
D)  develop coherent policy platforms to support the party's electoral efforts 
E)  coordinate the actions of ordinary citizens to support the party's candidates for office 
A)  organize the efforts of elected officials to achieve policy goals 
B)  design governmental institutions in order to maximize efficiency in the development of public policy 
C)  select candidates to seek public office and to assist candidates in organizing election campaigns 
D)  develop coherent policy platforms to support the party's electoral efforts 
E)  coordinate the actions of ordinary citizens to support the party's candidates for office

Question 17

What is the primary role of a party in the electorate?

Accepted Answer

A)  work to get citizens to identify the party's values with their own beliefs and interests 
B)  design governmental institutions in order to maximize efficiency in the development of public policy 
C)  select candidates to seek public office and to assist candidates in organizing election campaigns 
D)  develop coherent policy platforms to support the party's electoral efforts 
E)  organize the efforts of elected officials to achieve policy goals 
A)  work to get citizens to identify the party's values with their own beliefs and interests 
B)  design governmental institutions in order to maximize efficiency in the development of public policy 
C)  select candidates to seek public office and to assist candidates in organizing election campaigns 
D)  develop coherent policy platforms to support the party's electoral efforts 
E)  organize the efforts of elected officials to achieve policy goals

Question 18

What is a political party? What are the major functions of parties in government, parties in the electorate, and parties as organizations? How do these three party roles relate to one another? What kind of oversight or organization ensures the effective integration of various components of American political parties?

Accepted Answer

A thorough answer may include the follow

Question 19

What is the primary role of a party in government?

Accepted Answer

A)  develop coherent policy platforms to support the party's electoral efforts 
B)  select candidates to seek public office and to assist candidates in organizing election campaigns 
C)  design governmental institutions in order to maximize efficiency in the development of public policy 
D)  organize the efforts of elected officials to achieve policy goals 
E)  coordinate the actions of ordinary citizens to support the party's candidates for office 
A)  develop coherent policy platforms to support the party's electoral efforts 
B)  select candidates to seek public office and to assist candidates in organizing election campaigns 
C)  design governmental institutions in order to maximize efficiency in the development of public policy 
D)  organize the efforts of elected officials to achieve policy goals 
E)  coordinate the actions of ordinary citizens to support the party's candidates for office

Question 20

Generally speaking, American parties are __________ organized and ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tightly; nonhierarchical 
B)  loosely; nonhierarchical 
C)  tightly; hierarchical 
D)  loosely; hierarchical 
E)  well; nonhierarchical 
A)  tightly; nonhierarchical 
B)  loosely; nonhierarchical 
C)  tightly; hierarchical 
D)  loosely; hierarchical 
E)  well; nonhierarchical

The political parties have become more reliant on organization(s) and less reliant on organization(s) in the last 40 years.

What does it mean to say that political parties are "intermediate institutions" between the public and elected officials?

In the current party system, Republican votes tend to come from multiple groups, including ____________.

In which model of party identification are party labels represented as a psychological bias rather than a rational response to complex political information?

Which is a manifesto or explanation of the policies a party plans to pursue once in office?

To the extent that citizens' party identifications are markers of individuals' judgments about the quality of various parties' performance in office, party identification is best understood as a/an ________.

Why did political machines put a great deal of effort into obtaining citizenship for new immigrants?

Which of the following is a psychological attachment or loyalty to a political party?

How can interest groups affect primary elections?

Political machines relied on ________ to win the loyalty of voters.

Duverger's law predicts that single-member, plurality electoral systems are associated with the presence of ________ principal political party/parties.

Which is a local organization that controls a city or county government to an extent that enables it to reward large numbers of political supporters with tangible benefits such as government jobs?

What is the greatest threat to contemporary political parties?

What is the primary role of a party as an organization?

What is the primary role of a party in the electorate?

What is the primary role of a party in government?

Generally speaking, American parties are organized and __.

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Exam 12: Political Parties

The political parties have become more reliant on ________ organization(s) and less reliant on ________ organization(s) in the last 40 years.

What does it mean to say that political parties are "intermediate institutions" between the public and elected officials?

In the current party system, Republican votes tend to come from multiple groups, including ____________.

In which model of party identification are party labels represented as a psychological bias rather than a rational response to complex political information?

Which is a manifesto or explanation of the policies a party plans to pursue once in office?

To the extent that citizens' party identifications are markers of individuals' judgments about the quality of various parties' performance in office, party identification is best understood as a/an ________.

Why did political machines put a great deal of effort into obtaining citizenship for new immigrants?

Which of the following is a psychological attachment or loyalty to a political party?

How can interest groups affect primary elections?

Political machines relied on ________ to win the loyalty of voters.

Duverger's law predicts that single-member, plurality electoral systems are associated with the presence of ________ principal political party/parties.

Which is a local organization that controls a city or county government to an extent that enables it to reward large numbers of political supporters with tangible benefits such as government jobs?

What is the greatest threat to contemporary political parties?

What is the primary role of a party as an organization?

What is the primary role of a party in the electorate?

What is the primary role of a party in government?

Generally speaking, American parties are __________ organized and ____________.

Introduction

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Rights and Liberties

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Public Opinion

Political Participation

Interest Groups and Social Movements

Elections and Campaigns

Mass Media and the Press

Economic Policy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters

The political parties have become more reliant on organization(s) and less reliant on organization(s) in the last 40 years.

Generally speaking, American parties are organized and __.