Question 1

Which primary system was struck down as unconstitutional by the U.S.Supreme Court in California Democratic Party v.Jones?

Accepted Answer

A) Blanket primary 
B) Closed primary 
C) Top-two primary 
D) Semi-open primary 
A) Blanket primary 
B) Closed primary 
C) Top-two primary 
D) Semi-open primary

Question 2

Party fusion occurs when

Accepted Answer

A) members of two different parties run together on the same ticket. 
B) voters can participate in the primaries for two parties on the same ballot. 
C) one person runs as the candidate of multiple parties on the same ballot. 
D) elected officials from two or more parties all represent the same district. 
A) members of two different parties run together on the same ticket. 
B) voters can participate in the primaries for two parties on the same ballot. 
C) one person runs as the candidate of multiple parties on the same ballot. 
D) elected officials from two or more parties all represent the same district.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a function of a political party?

Accepted Answer

A) Candidate recruitment 
B) Political socialization 
C) Lobby electioneering 
D) Linkage between citizens and government 
A) Candidate recruitment 
B) Political socialization 
C) Lobby electioneering 
D) Linkage between citizens and government

Question 4

Which state institution typically sets the date and determines whether a primary election or a caucus will be held?

Accepted Answer

A) Governor 
B) Elections Commission 
C) Supreme Court 
D) State Legislature 
A) Governor 
B) Elections Commission 
C) Supreme Court 
D) State Legislature

Question 5

What system,which emerged in the nineteenth century,describes the appointment of government positions that are determined by being a loyal partisan supporter?

Accepted Answer

A) Spoils system 
B) Back-scratch system 
C) Clientelist system 
D) Rewards system 
A) Spoils system 
B) Back-scratch system 
C) Clientelist system 
D) Rewards system

Question 6

Which of the following was a Progressive Era election reform?

Accepted Answer

A) Grouping candidates on a ballot by office rather than by party 
B) Using ballots issued by the party to encourage party-line voting 
C) Allowing parties to have more control over ballot printing 
D) Prohibiting citizens and groups from placing issues on the ballot for a public vote 
A) Grouping candidates on a ballot by office rather than by party 
B) Using ballots issued by the party to encourage party-line voting 
C) Allowing parties to have more control over ballot printing 
D) Prohibiting citizens and groups from placing issues on the ballot for a public vote

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a type of direct primary?

Accepted Answer

A) Closed 
B) Open 
C) Caucus 
D) Top-Two Blanket 
A) Closed 
B) Open 
C) Caucus 
D) Top-Two Blanket

Question 8

The "tripartite" structure of parties includes all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) party-in-the-electorate. 
B) party­in-activism. 
C) party­in-government. 
D) party organization. 
A) party-in-the-electorate. 
B) party­in-activism. 
C) party­in-government. 
D) party organization.

Question 9

Who was the party boss of Tammany Hall,often seen as unprincipled,self-serving,and corrupt?

Accepted Answer

A) Samuel J.Tilden 
B) William Marcy Tweed 
C) Thomas Nast 
D) George Briggs 
A) Samuel J.Tilden 
B) William Marcy Tweed 
C) Thomas Nast 
D) George Briggs

Question 10

Which primary system is one in which voters can only vote for candidates of the party with which they are registered?

Accepted Answer

A) Closed primary 
B) Secretive primary 
C) Open primary 
D) Semi-closed primary 
A) Closed primary 
B) Secretive primary 
C) Open primary 
D) Semi-closed primary

Question 11

Which type of ballot groups together all candidates running for different political offices by their party affiliation,making straight-ticket voting possible?

Accepted Answer

A) Australian (or secret)ballot 
B) Direct party ballot 
C) Party-column ballot 
D) Office-block ballot 
A) Australian (or secret)ballot 
B) Direct party ballot 
C) Party-column ballot 
D) Office-block ballot

Question 12

In Tashjian v.Republican Party of Connecticut (1986),the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that

Accepted Answer

A) the state's law permitting registered independents to vote in the Republican Party primary was unconstitutional. 
B) the state's top­two primary system,allowing all eligible voters to vote for any candidate running on any party ticket,was unconstitutional. 
C) the state's top­two blanket primary did not deprive state parties of their associational rights to choose their party nominees. 
D) the state's law requiring registered voters wishing to vote in the Republican Party's primary had to be registered with the party was unconstitutional. 
A) the state's law permitting registered independents to vote in the Republican Party primary was unconstitutional. 
B) the state's top­two primary system,allowing all eligible voters to vote for any candidate running on any party ticket,was unconstitutional. 
C) the state's top­two blanket primary did not deprive state parties of their associational rights to choose their party nominees. 
D) the state's law requiring registered voters wishing to vote in the Republican Party's primary had to be registered with the party was unconstitutional.

Question 13

All of the following functions exemplify why political parties are essential to democratic governance EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) political parties regularize the "office­seeking ambition" of politicians. 
B) political parties help citizens overcome collective action barriers to mobilization. 
C) political parties allow legislators to overcome collective action problems when voting on public policies. 
D) political parties prevent the decision making of governments from becoming too routine. 
A) political parties regularize the "office­seeking ambition" of politicians. 
B) political parties help citizens overcome collective action barriers to mobilization. 
C) political parties allow legislators to overcome collective action problems when voting on public policies. 
D) political parties prevent the decision making of governments from becoming too routine.

Question 14

Which electoral practice did the 1997 U.S.Supreme Court case,Timmons v.Twin Cities Area New Party,specifically allow states to prohibit?

Accepted Answer

A) Blanket primaries 
B) Felon disenfranchisement 
C) Fusion 
D) Nonpartisan primaries 
A) Blanket primaries 
B) Felon disenfranchisement 
C) Fusion 
D) Nonpartisan primaries

Question 15

All of the following regarding party fusion are true EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) party fusion was a regular feature of American electoral politics during the late nineteenth century. 
B) the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that party fusion was unconstitutional and could no longer be used. 
C) party fusion permits two or more parties to nominate the same candidate for office. 
D) issue-oriented third parties frequently cross-listed their candidates on the tickets of the weaker of the two major parties in the state. 
A) party fusion was a regular feature of American electoral politics during the late nineteenth century. 
B) the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that party fusion was unconstitutional and could no longer be used. 
C) party fusion permits two or more parties to nominate the same candidate for office. 
D) issue-oriented third parties frequently cross-listed their candidates on the tickets of the weaker of the two major parties in the state.

Question 16

The weakening of the attachment that voters have to a political party is known as

Accepted Answer

A) partisan dealignment. 
B) party detachment. 
C) partisan abandonment. 
D) partisan alienation. 
A) partisan dealignment. 
B) party detachment. 
C) partisan abandonment. 
D) partisan alienation.

Question 17

What are some of the major barriers to electoral participation in the American states? Do you think your state has greater participation barriers today compared with other states? Provide at least two examples to make your case.

Accepted Answer

Some of the major barriers to electoral

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT true regarding interparty competition?

Accepted Answer

A) Increased party competition tends to lead to the passage of more liberal public policies. 
B) State governments produce different kinds of public policies depending on the dynamics of party strength and interparty competition. 
C) Interparty competition recently has decreased across the country. 
D) Heightened interparty competition leads to greater levels of participation by citizens. 
A) Increased party competition tends to lead to the passage of more liberal public policies. 
B) State governments produce different kinds of public policies depending on the dynamics of party strength and interparty competition. 
C) Interparty competition recently has decreased across the country. 
D) Heightened interparty competition leads to greater levels of participation by citizens.

Question 19

What are some of the major differences between open and closed primary systems? How might a state's primary
system affect partisan politics as well as political participation in a state?

Accepted Answer

Open and closed primary systems are two

Question 20

The strength of an individual's attachment to a party is measured by one's

Accepted Answer

A) party affiliation. 
B) political ideology. 
C) party identification. 
D) political affection. 
A) party affiliation. 
B) political ideology. 
C) party identification. 
D) political affection.

Which primary system was struck down as unconstitutional by the U.S.Supreme Court in California Democratic Party v.Jones?

Party fusion occurs when

Which of the following is NOT a function of a political party?

Which state institution typically sets the date and determines whether a primary election or a caucus will be held?

What system,which emerged in the nineteenth century,describes the appointment of government positions that are determined by being a loyal partisan supporter?

Which of the following was a Progressive Era election reform?

Which of the following is NOT a type of direct primary?

The "tripartite" structure of parties includes all of the following EXCEPT

Who was the party boss of Tammany Hall,often seen as unprincipled,self-serving,and corrupt?

Which primary system is one in which voters can only vote for candidates of the party with which they are registered?

Which type of ballot groups together all candidates running for different political offices by their party affiliation,making straight-ticket voting possible?

In Tashjian v.Republican Party of Connecticut (1986),the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that

All of the following functions exemplify why political parties are essential to democratic governance EXCEPT

Which electoral practice did the 1997 U.S.Supreme Court case,Timmons v.Twin Cities Area New Party,specifically allow states to prohibit?

All of the following regarding party fusion are true EXCEPT

The weakening of the attachment that voters have to a political party is known as

What are some of the major barriers to electoral participation in the American states? Do you think your state has greater participation barriers today compared with other states? Provide at least two examples to make your case.

Which of the following is NOT true regarding interparty competition?

What are some of the major differences between open and closed primary systems? How might a state's primary system affect partisan politics as well as political participation in a state?

The strength of an individual's attachment to a party is measured by one's

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Exam 5: Political Parties

Which primary system was struck down as unconstitutional by the U.S.Supreme Court in California Democratic Party v.Jones?

Party fusion occurs when

Which of the following is NOT a function of a political party?

Which state institution typically sets the date and determines whether a primary election or a caucus will be held?

What system,which emerged in the nineteenth century,describes the appointment of government positions that are determined by being a loyal partisan supporter?

Which of the following was a Progressive Era election reform?

Which of the following is NOT a type of direct primary?

The "tripartite" structure of parties includes all of the following EXCEPT

Who was the party boss of Tammany Hall,often seen as unprincipled,self-serving,and corrupt?

Which primary system is one in which voters can only vote for candidates of the party with which they are registered?

Which type of ballot groups together all candidates running for different political offices by their party affiliation,making straight-ticket voting possible?

In Tashjian v.Republican Party of Connecticut (1986),the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that

All of the following functions exemplify why political parties are essential to democratic governance EXCEPT

Which electoral practice did the 1997 U.S.Supreme Court case,Timmons v.Twin Cities Area New Party,specifically allow states to prohibit?

All of the following regarding party fusion are true EXCEPT

The weakening of the attachment that voters have to a political party is known as

What are some of the major barriers to electoral participation in the American states? Do you think your state has greater participation barriers today compared with other states? Provide at least two examples to make your case.

Which of the following is NOT true regarding interparty competition?

What are some of the major differences between open and closed primary systems? How might a state's primary system affect partisan politics as well as political participation in a state?

The strength of an individual's attachment to a party is measured by one's

Introduction to State and Local Politics

Federalism: State and Local Politics Within a Federal System

Participation,elections,and Representation

State and Local Direct Democracy

Interest Groups

State Legislatures

Governors and the State Bureaucracy

State Courts and the Criminal Justice System

Fiscal Policy

The Structure of Local Governments

Local Land Use and Environmental Politics

Morality Policy

Social Welfare and Health Care Policy

Education Policy

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