Question 1

The party ______ are the members of a political party who consistently vote for that party's candidates.

Accepted Answer

A)  base 
B)  organization 
C)  core 
D)  factions 
E)  platform 
A)  base 
B)  organization 
C)  core 
D)  factions 
E)  platform

Question 2

The two functions of parties are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  lobbying and fundraising 
B)  electioneering and lobbying 
C)  fundraising and governing 
D)  electioneering and governing 
E)  lobbying and governing 
A)  lobbying and fundraising 
B)  electioneering and lobbying 
C)  fundraising and governing 
D)  electioneering and governing 
E)  lobbying and governing

Question 3

Electioneering refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of the courts to decide a close election 
B)  the process of a president campaigning for members of his political party 
C)  the false counting of votes conducted by many party machines in the Third Party Era 
D)  groups providing financial support to candidates they favor 
E)  the process of getting a person elected to public office 
A)  the use of the courts to decide a close election 
B)  the process of a president campaigning for members of his political party 
C)  the false counting of votes conducted by many party machines in the Third Party Era 
D)  groups providing financial support to candidates they favor 
E)  the process of getting a person elected to public office

Question 4

Party officials complain about the open primary because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  too many voters are likely to participate 
B)  too many candidates can get their names on the ballot 
C)  party members who haven't paid their dues can still vote 
D)  there are too many write-in votes 
E)  members of the other party can get involved in the nomination process 
A)  too many voters are likely to participate 
B)  too many candidates can get their names on the ballot 
C)  party members who haven't paid their dues can still vote 
D)  there are too many write-in votes 
E)  members of the other party can get involved in the nomination process

Question 5

What three reasons do scholars give to explain how parties help maintain democracy?

Accepted Answer

(1)They provide political link

Question 6

According to James Madison,political parties were ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the organizations that would link citizens to government 
B)  a dangerous version of factions 
C)  not likely to become influential until after the writers of the Constitution died 
D)  the organizations that would potentially develop policy agendas for the new American democracy 
E)  unlikely to become influential in American politics 
A)  the organizations that would link citizens to government 
B)  a dangerous version of factions 
C)  not likely to become influential until after the writers of the Constitution died 
D)  the organizations that would potentially develop policy agendas for the new American democracy 
E)  unlikely to become influential in American politics

Question 7

Loyalty to a political cause or party is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  fealty 
B)  allegiance 
C)  partisanship 
D)  devotion 
A)  fealty 
B)  allegiance 
C)  partisanship 
D)  devotion

Question 8

The party base are the members of a political party who consistently vote for that party's candidates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the responsible party model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Each party should present a coherent set of programs to the voters, consistent with its ideology and clearly different from those of the other party. 
B)  The candidates for each party should pledge to support their party's platform and to implement their party's program if elected. 
C)  Voters should make their choices based on which party's program most closely reflects their own ideas and hold the parties responsible for unkept promises by voting their members out of office. 
D)  While governing, each party should exercise control over its elected officials to ensure that party officials are promoting and voting for its programs, thereby providing accountability to the voters. 
E)  Each party should act in a polarized fashion to such an extent that their behavior impedes government functions. 
A)  Each party should present a coherent set of programs to the voters, consistent with its ideology and clearly different from those of the other party. 
B)  The candidates for each party should pledge to support their party's platform and to implement their party's program if elected. 
C)  Voters should make their choices based on which party's program most closely reflects their own ideas and hold the parties responsible for unkept promises by voting their members out of office. 
D)  While governing, each party should exercise control over its elected officials to ensure that party officials are promoting and voting for its programs, thereby providing accountability to the voters. 
E)  Each party should act in a polarized fashion to such an extent that their behavior impedes government functions.

Question 10

Which of the following regions is NOT a stronghold of the Republican Party today?

Accepted Answer

A)  the West 
B)  the Northeast 
C)  the Midwest 
D)  the mountain states 
E)  the South 
A)  the West 
B)  the Northeast 
C)  the Midwest 
D)  the mountain states 
E)  the South

Question 11

The third party mentioned in the text that had a significant impact on the 2010 midterm elections is the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Green Party 
B)  Tea Party 
C)  Rainbow Party 
D)  World Socialist Party 
E)  American Workers 
A)  Green Party 
B)  Tea Party 
C)  Rainbow Party 
D)  World Socialist Party 
E)  American Workers

Question 12

The responsible party model ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  weakens the link between voters and officials 
B)  makes it easier for voters to hold parties accountable for their actions 
C)  causes campaigns to be less negative 
D)  makes legislatures less divisive 
E)  decreases political efficacy 
A)  weakens the link between voters and officials 
B)  makes it easier for voters to hold parties accountable for their actions 
C)  causes campaigns to be less negative 
D)  makes legislatures less divisive 
E)  decreases political efficacy

Question 13

An election signaling a significant change in popular allegiance from one party to another is a ______ election.

Accepted Answer

A)  party era 
B)  critical 
C)  dealignment 
D)  realignment 
E)  transformational 
A)  party era 
B)  critical 
C)  dealignment 
D)  realignment 
E)  transformational

Question 14

All of the following statements concerning party identification in the electorate are true EXCEPT this one:

Accepted Answer

A)  Most people who are registered members of a party work actively for their party organization. 
B)  Most voters who identify with a party identify with the same party as their parents. 
C)  The percentage of the electorate identifying themselves as independents grew substantially in the 1970s and 1980s. 
D)  Most people who identify with a party regularly vote for that party in elections. 
E)  The percentage of voters identifying with the Democratic Party has dropped significantly from its high in the 1950s. 
A)  Most people who are registered members of a party work actively for their party organization. 
B)  Most voters who identify with a party identify with the same party as their parents. 
C)  The percentage of the electorate identifying themselves as independents grew substantially in the 1970s and 1980s. 
D)  Most people who identify with a party regularly vote for that party in elections. 
E)  The percentage of voters identifying with the Democratic Party has dropped significantly from its high in the 1950s.

Question 15

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the American party system?

Accepted Answer

A)  American parties are more ideologically extreme than many of their European counterparts. 
B)  American parties have recently increased their party discipline. 
C)  American party organizations are decentralized. 
D)  The lack of success of third parties in the United States is the result of election rules. 
E)  Third parties occasionally have had a dramatic impact on presidential election outcomes. 
A)  American parties are more ideologically extreme than many of their European counterparts. 
B)  American parties have recently increased their party discipline. 
C)  American party organizations are decentralized. 
D)  The lack of success of third parties in the United States is the result of election rules. 
E)  Third parties occasionally have had a dramatic impact on presidential election outcomes.

Question 16

Which of the following questions is NOT one that needs to be asked by a critical reader of party platforms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whose platform is it, and what do you know about that party's basic political positions? 
B)  Do public opinions polls show this party's platform was the one supported by the voters at the time it was written? 
C)  Who is the audience? 
D)  What statements reflect values, and which are statements of fact? 
E)  What is your reaction to the platform? 
A)  Whose platform is it, and what do you know about that party's basic political positions? 
B)  Do public opinions polls show this party's platform was the one supported by the voters at the time it was written? 
C)  Who is the audience? 
D)  What statements reflect values, and which are statements of fact? 
E)  What is your reaction to the platform?

Question 17

Political parties generally have two roles: electioneering and governing.Explain how the parties perform each of these roles.

Accepted Answer

Regarding electioneering,students should

Question 18

Do political parties in the United States live up to the responsible party model? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

In some ways,yes,but most political obse

Question 19

Party activists are important to the parties for all of the following reasons EXCEPT this one:

Accepted Answer

A)  They provide the base of votes from which candidates build majorities to win elections. 
B)  They are able to exert power over the nomination of candidates. 
C)  They force potential candidates to take issue positions consistent with their beliefs. 
D)  They are the source of the drive to capture moderate voters and win elections. 
E)  They put pressure on members of the party in Congress to vote on the basis of the party's ideology. 
A)  They provide the base of votes from which candidates build majorities to win elections. 
B)  They are able to exert power over the nomination of candidates. 
C)  They force potential candidates to take issue positions consistent with their beliefs. 
D)  They are the source of the drive to capture moderate voters and win elections. 
E)  They put pressure on members of the party in Congress to vote on the basis of the party's ideology.

Question 20

American political parties are decentralized for all of the following reasons EXCEPT this one:

Accepted Answer

A)  The nature of the federal electoral structure leads to decentralization. 
B)  Americans resist efforts of the parties to become more centralized. 
C)  Federalism leads to decentralization. 
D)  U.S. party organizations do not control the nomination process. 
E)  States write the laws that dictate party structure. 
A)  The nature of the federal electoral structure leads to decentralization. 
B)  Americans resist efforts of the parties to become more centralized. 
C)  Federalism leads to decentralization. 
D)  U.S. party organizations do not control the nomination process. 
E)  States write the laws that dictate party structure.

The party ______ are the members of a political party who consistently vote for that party's candidates.

The two functions of parties are ______.

Electioneering refers to ______.

Party officials complain about the open primary because ______.

What three reasons do scholars give to explain how parties help maintain democracy?

According to James Madison,political parties were ______.

Loyalty to a political cause or party is known as ______.

The party base are the members of a political party who consistently vote for that party's candidates.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the responsible party model?

Which of the following regions is NOT a stronghold of the Republican Party today?

The third party mentioned in the text that had a significant impact on the 2010 midterm elections is the ______.

The responsible party model ______.

An election signaling a significant change in popular allegiance from one party to another is a ______ election.

All of the following statements concerning party identification in the electorate are true EXCEPT this one:

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the American party system?

Which of the following questions is NOT one that needs to be asked by a critical reader of party platforms?

Political parties generally have two roles: electioneering and governing.Explain how the parties perform each of these roles.

Do political parties in the United States live up to the responsible party model? Why or why not?

Party activists are important to the parties for all of the following reasons EXCEPT this one:

American political parties are decentralized for all of the following reasons EXCEPT this one:

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Exam 12: Political Parties

The party ______ are the members of a political party who consistently vote for that party's candidates.

The two functions of parties are ______.

Electioneering refers to ______.

Party officials complain about the open primary because ______.

What three reasons do scholars give to explain how parties help maintain democracy?

According to James Madison,political parties were ______.

Loyalty to a political cause or party is known as ______.

The party base are the members of a political party who consistently vote for that party's candidates.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the responsible party model?

Which of the following regions is NOT a stronghold of the Republican Party today?

The third party mentioned in the text that had a significant impact on the 2010 midterm elections is the ______.

The responsible party model ______.

An election signaling a significant change in popular allegiance from one party to another is a ______ election.

All of the following statements concerning party identification in the electorate are true EXCEPT this one:

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the American party system?

Which of the following questions is NOT one that needs to be asked by a critical reader of party platforms?

Political parties generally have two roles: electioneering and governing.Explain how the parties perform each of these roles.

Do political parties in the United States live up to the responsible party model? Why or why not?

Party activists are important to the parties for all of the following reasons EXCEPT this one:

American political parties are decentralized for all of the following reasons EXCEPT this one:

Politics: Who Gets What, and How?

American Citizens and Political Culture

Politics of the American Founding

Federalism and the U.S.Constitution

Fundamental American Liberties

The Struggle for Equal Rights

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The American Legal System and the Courts

Public Opinion

Interest Groups

Voting, Campaigns, and Elections

The Media

Social and Environmental Policy

Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters