Question 1

Which best explains the rise of the Progressive Party in the 1910s?

Accepted Answer

A)  desire of voters to encourage new levels of manufacturing 
B)  fracturing within the Democratic Party over southern politics 
C)  written declarations of intent to secede from the Union 
D)  preference for greater regulation among some Republicans 
E)  humankind's innate desire to improve 
A)  desire of voters to encourage new levels of manufacturing 
B)  fracturing within the Democratic Party over southern politics 
C)  written declarations of intent to secede from the Union 
D)  preference for greater regulation among some Republicans 
E)  humankind's innate desire to improve

Question 2

Which is a reason that party organizations can be poorly coordinated?

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of office space 
B)  too many candidates in a general election 
C)  targeted legislation appealing to fringe voters 
D)  Write-in campaigns deter challengers. 
E)  Levels of the party exist separately. 
A)  lack of office space 
B)  too many candidates in a general election 
C)  targeted legislation appealing to fringe voters 
D)  Write-in campaigns deter challengers. 
E)  Levels of the party exist separately.

Question 3

During the first party system, national parties were primarily organized around policy disagreements about ________ and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the strength of the national government; relations with European powers 
B)  the free coinage of silver; the strength of the national government 
C)  slavery; the strength of the national government 
D)  relations with European powers; slavery 
E)  isolationism; federal income tax rates 
A)  the strength of the national government; relations with European powers 
B)  the free coinage of silver; the strength of the national government 
C)  slavery; the strength of the national government 
D)  relations with European powers; slavery 
E)  isolationism; federal income tax rates

Question 4

If a member of a legislature does not favor a bill and offers an amendment for the current bill before it goes to a vote, he or she is attempting to take advantage of a/an ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  unstable coalition 
B)  split congress 
C)  divided government 
D)  separation of powers 
E)  amendment referral 
A)  unstable coalition 
B)  split congress 
C)  divided government 
D)  separation of powers 
E)  amendment referral

Question 5

Which collective dilemma among members of a political party in the electorate is most clearly resolved by the process of each party nominating a single candidate to run for any given office?

Accepted Answer

A)  coordination problem 
B)  prisoner's dilemma 
C)  principal-agent problem 
D)  unstable coalition 
E)  collective action problem 
A)  coordination problem 
B)  prisoner's dilemma 
C)  principal-agent problem 
D)  unstable coalition 
E)  collective action problem

Question 6

How can election laws limit the viability of third parties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many states made third parties illegal, making parties overthrow a current party in power. 
B)  Petitions for office must have a minimum number of signatures, greatly increasing the effort required. 
C)  Ballot reforms were given to courts, removing politicians from changing election laws. 
D)  Bureaucrats were given the duty to monitor elections, making bribing nearly impossible. 
E)  Election laws do not affect the viability of third parties. 
A)  Many states made third parties illegal, making parties overthrow a current party in power. 
B)  Petitions for office must have a minimum number of signatures, greatly increasing the effort required. 
C)  Ballot reforms were given to courts, removing politicians from changing election laws. 
D)  Bureaucrats were given the duty to monitor elections, making bribing nearly impossible. 
E)  Election laws do not affect the viability of third parties.

Question 7

In the Michigan model, party identification is a/an ________ that filters the kinds of political information to which people are responsive and biases the ways in which people respond to political information and events.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Why did the South remain solidly Democratic during the third party system?

Accepted Answer

A)  collective dilemma of party affiliation from the 1780s 
B)  path dependence from northern Union involvement in the Civil War 
C)  resistance to admitting California as a state 
D)  State constitutions were rewritten to mandate Democratic victories. 
E)  Southern states were never solidly Democratic. 
A)  collective dilemma of party affiliation from the 1780s 
B)  path dependence from northern Union involvement in the Civil War 
C)  resistance to admitting California as a state 
D)  State constitutions were rewritten to mandate Democratic victories. 
E)  Southern states were never solidly Democratic.

Question 9

What was the change brought about by the introduction of primary elections?

Accepted Answer

A)  Candidates became less focused on elections. 
B)  Interest groups sought outside help to appeal to voters. 
C)  Candidates sought to change the form of ballots. 
D)  Coordination between candidates and election judges became less direct. 
E)  Voters were able to select general election candidates. 
A)  Candidates became less focused on elections. 
B)  Interest groups sought outside help to appeal to voters. 
C)  Candidates sought to change the form of ballots. 
D)  Coordination between candidates and election judges became less direct. 
E)  Voters were able to select general election candidates.

Question 10

Candidates for which public office or offices are formally selected at national party conventions?

Accepted Answer

A)  president and vice president 
B)  president, vice president, and Speaker of the House 
C)  Speaker of the House and Senate majority leader 
D)  Supreme Court justice 
E)  Senate majority leader and House majority leader 
A)  president and vice president 
B)  president, vice president, and Speaker of the House 
C)  Speaker of the House and Senate majority leader 
D)  Supreme Court justice 
E)  Senate majority leader and House majority leader

Question 11

Political parties ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  require constitutional sanction to emerge and operate in democratic systems 
B)  are fairly simple organizations, especially in American politics 
C)  tend to emerge in any political system with free and fair elections and a legislature with meaningful policy power 
D)  are regulated by Article VI, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution 
E)  are unimportant to most voters in American national elections 
A)  require constitutional sanction to emerge and operate in democratic systems 
B)  are fairly simple organizations, especially in American politics 
C)  tend to emerge in any political system with free and fair elections and a legislature with meaningful policy power 
D)  are regulated by Article VI, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution 
E)  are unimportant to most voters in American national elections

Question 12

The Whig Party was replaced by the ________ Party as the major competitor to the Democratic Party during the third party system.

Accepted Answer

A)  Democratic-Republican 
B)  Independence 
C)  Free Soil 
D)  Federalist 
E)  Republican 
A)  Democratic-Republican 
B)  Independence 
C)  Free Soil 
D)  Federalist 
E)  Republican

Question 13

Derek, Amanda, and Greg are running for the Senate as members of the Democratic Party. Greg and Derek are similar in their policy standpoints, but Amanda holds more extreme preferences. Greg wins the primary, but Amanda chooses to run in the general election regardless. What effect is this likely to have on the results of the general election?

Accepted Answer

A)  There will be no difference in the general election. 
B)  The Democratic Party is more likely to win the office. 
C)  The Democratic Party is less likely to win the office. 
D)  The Democratic Party will definitely lose the office. 
E)  Primary elections in the state will be declared invalid. 
A)  There will be no difference in the general election. 
B)  The Democratic Party is more likely to win the office. 
C)  The Democratic Party is less likely to win the office. 
D)  The Democratic Party will definitely lose the office. 
E)  Primary elections in the state will be declared invalid.

Question 14

Which explains the relative success of the New Deal coalition?

Accepted Answer

A)  resolution of the prisoner's dilemma by Teddy Roosevelt 
B)  inclusion of new blocs of voters into the Democratic Party 
C)  inclusion of new blocs of voters in the Republican Party 
D)  creating the federal bureaucracy for the first time 
E)  the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson 
A)  resolution of the prisoner's dilemma by Teddy Roosevelt 
B)  inclusion of new blocs of voters into the Democratic Party 
C)  inclusion of new blocs of voters in the Republican Party 
D)  creating the federal bureaucracy for the first time 
E)  the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

Question 15

Largely due to the parties' positions on civil rights, ____________ switched their support from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.

Accepted Answer

A)  southern whites 
B)  African Americans 
C)  Catholics 
D)  disenchanted whites 
E)  farmers 
A)  southern whites 
B)  African Americans 
C)  Catholics 
D)  disenchanted whites 
E)  farmers

Question 16

Why is a party comprised of all elected officials not possible in a society with open, fair elections?

Accepted Answer

A)  Officials will pursue court actions to break the party into small pieces. 
B)  Neglected groups will organize to elect officials that are not members of that party. 
C)  Writing legislation for a single party would be impossible. 
D)  A single party is necessary in order to carry out taxable actions. 
E)  The principle of Rohde and Krehbiel states that more than one party is necessary. 
A)  Officials will pursue court actions to break the party into small pieces. 
B)  Neglected groups will organize to elect officials that are not members of that party. 
C)  Writing legislation for a single party would be impossible. 
D)  A single party is necessary in order to carry out taxable actions. 
E)  The principle of Rohde and Krehbiel states that more than one party is necessary.

Which best explains the rise of the Progressive Party in the 1910s?

Which is a reason that party organizations can be poorly coordinated?

During the first party system, national parties were primarily organized around policy disagreements about and .

If a member of a legislature does not favor a bill and offers an amendment for the current bill before it goes to a vote, he or she is attempting to take advantage of a/an ________.

Which collective dilemma among members of a political party in the electorate is most clearly resolved by the process of each party nominating a single candidate to run for any given office?

How can election laws limit the viability of third parties?

In the Michigan model, party identification is a/an ________ that filters the kinds of political information to which people are responsive and biases the ways in which people respond to political information and events.

Why did the South remain solidly Democratic during the third party system?

What was the change brought about by the introduction of primary elections?

Candidates for which public office or offices are formally selected at national party conventions?

Political parties ________.

The Whig Party was replaced by the ________ Party as the major competitor to the Democratic Party during the third party system.

Which explains the relative success of the New Deal coalition?

Largely due to the parties' positions on civil rights, ____________ switched their support from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.

Why is a party comprised of all elected officials not possible in a society with open, fair elections?

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Which best explains the rise of the Progressive Party in the 1910s?

Which is a reason that party organizations can be poorly coordinated?

During the first party system, national parties were primarily organized around policy disagreements about ________ and ________.

If a member of a legislature does not favor a bill and offers an amendment for the current bill before it goes to a vote, he or she is attempting to take advantage of a/an ________.

Which collective dilemma among members of a political party in the electorate is most clearly resolved by the process of each party nominating a single candidate to run for any given office?

How can election laws limit the viability of third parties?

In the Michigan model, party identification is a/an ________ that filters the kinds of political information to which people are responsive and biases the ways in which people respond to political information and events.

Why did the South remain solidly Democratic during the third party system?

What was the change brought about by the introduction of primary elections?

Candidates for which public office or offices are formally selected at national party conventions?

Political parties ________.

The Whig Party was replaced by the ________ Party as the major competitor to the Democratic Party during the third party system.

Which explains the relative success of the New Deal coalition?

Largely due to the parties' positions on civil rights, ____________ switched their support from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.

Why is a party comprised of all elected officials not possible in a society with open, fair elections?

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

During the first party system, national parties were primarily organized around policy disagreements about and .