Question 1

The Populist Party appealed to which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Western mining interests, small farmers, and urban workers 
B)  eastern bankers, southern planters, and wealthy merchants 
C)  northern bankers, landowners, and factory workers 
D)  southern bankers, northern mining interests, and factory owners 
E)  eastern mining interests, southern merchants, and small farmers 
A)  Western mining interests, small farmers, and urban workers 
B)  eastern bankers, southern planters, and wealthy merchants 
C)  northern bankers, landowners, and factory workers 
D)  southern bankers, northern mining interests, and factory owners 
E)  eastern mining interests, southern merchants, and small farmers

Question 2

State and local party organizations do all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  raise funds for candidates. 
B)  conduct voter registration drives. 
C)  litigate against unfavorable policies. 
D)  recruit candidates for office. 
E)  conduct get-out-the-vote drives. 
A)  raise funds for candidates. 
B)  conduct voter registration drives. 
C)  litigate against unfavorable policies. 
D)  recruit candidates for office. 
E)  conduct get-out-the-vote drives.

Question 3

Reconstruction after the Civil War was led by the ________ Party.

Accepted Answer

A)  Democratic 
B)  Republican 
C)  Whig 
D)  Populist 
E)  Free Soil 
A)  Democratic 
B)  Republican 
C)  Whig 
D)  Populist 
E)  Free Soil

Question 4

Party activists are ________ to contribute time, energy, and effort to party affairs and ________ to hold more extreme views than the party's rank-and-file voters.

Accepted Answer

A)  less likely; less likely 
B)  less likely; more likely 
C)  more likely; more likely 
D)  more likely; less likely 
E)  equally likely; equally likely 
A)  less likely; less likely 
B)  less likely; more likely 
C)  more likely; more likely 
D)  more likely; less likely 
E)  equally likely; equally likely

Question 5

Which of the following groups is most likely to support the Republican Party?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latinos 
B)  women 
C)  the wealthy 
D)  Jewish Americans 
E)  African Americans 
A)  Latinos 
B)  women 
C)  the wealthy 
D)  Jewish Americans 
E)  African Americans

Question 6

________ was elected president with no political party affiliation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  James Madison 
C)  James Monroe 
D)  George Washington 
E)  John Quincy Adams 
A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  James Madison 
C)  James Monroe 
D)  George Washington 
E)  John Quincy Adams

Question 7

A party's ________ contains its philosophy, principles, and policy positions.

Accepted Answer

A)  caucus 
B)  convention 
C)  platform 
D)  machine 
E)  primary 
A)  caucus 
B)  convention 
C)  platform 
D)  machine 
E)  primary

Question 8

From 1896 to 1932, the ________ Party was the nation's majority party.

Accepted Answer

A)  Republican 
B)  Democratic 
C)  Populist 
D)  Whig 
E)  Federalist 
A)  Republican 
B)  Democratic 
C)  Populist 
D)  Whig 
E)  Federalist

Question 9

An individual's psychological attachment to one party or another is called a party ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ideology 
B)  opinion 
C)  identification 
D)  tradition 
E)  value system 
A)  ideology 
B)  opinion 
C)  identification 
D)  tradition 
E)  value system

Question 10

The two main political parties have each changed dramatically over time. What are the historical origins of both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party? What is a party system? Describe some of the party systems that have arisen over the course of American history.

Accepted Answer

The Democratic Party and the Republican

Question 11

The United States has had ________ party systems since 1789.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  6 
C)  12 
D)  24 
E)  50 
A)  2 
B)  6 
C)  12 
D)  24 
E)  50

Question 12

Which of the following statements about parties in Congress is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The committee system in both houses of Congress is a result of the two-party system. 
B)  Assignment of individual members of Congress to committees is a party decision. 
C)  Only members of the majority party are allowed to take part in the election of the Speaker of the House. 
D)  Granting permission to transfer to another committee is a party decision. 
E)  Advancement up the committee ladder toward chair is a party decision. 
A)  The committee system in both houses of Congress is a result of the two-party system. 
B)  Assignment of individual members of Congress to committees is a party decision. 
C)  Only members of the majority party are allowed to take part in the election of the Speaker of the House. 
D)  Granting permission to transfer to another committee is a party decision. 
E)  Advancement up the committee ladder toward chair is a party decision.

Question 13

Dealignment refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the decline of partisan attachment within the electorate, the growth in the number of voters identifying themselves as independents, and the rise of split-ticket voting. 
B)  the condition in American government wherein the presidency is controlled by one party while the opposing party controls one or both houses of Congress. 
C)  the point in history where a new party becomes the dominant political force by supplanting the ruling party. 
D)  conflicts within the government that create divided factions, each of which tries to mobilize popular support. 
E)  attempts by politicians outside of government to mobilize popular support in order to win governmental power. 
A)  the decline of partisan attachment within the electorate, the growth in the number of voters identifying themselves as independents, and the rise of split-ticket voting. 
B)  the condition in American government wherein the presidency is controlled by one party while the opposing party controls one or both houses of Congress. 
C)  the point in history where a new party becomes the dominant political force by supplanting the ruling party. 
D)  conflicts within the government that create divided factions, each of which tries to mobilize popular support. 
E)  attempts by politicians outside of government to mobilize popular support in order to win governmental power.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT accomplished at a party's national convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  nomination of the presidential candidate 
B)  nomination of the vice-presidential candidate 
C)  determination of the party's rules and bylaws 
D)  development and ratification of the party's platform 
E)  nomination of Senate and House candidates 
A)  nomination of the presidential candidate 
B)  nomination of the vice-presidential candidate 
C)  determination of the party's rules and bylaws 
D)  development and ratification of the party's platform 
E)  nomination of Senate and House candidates

Question 15

One reason that America has such low levels of political involvement and voter turnout is that

Accepted Answer

A)  political parties are too strong to allow for public involvement in the political process. 
B)  political parties are not strong enough to function effectively. 
C)  there are too many political parties from which Americans can choose. 
D)  political parties do not exert any influence over elected officials. 
E)  the major political parties are too similar on most issues to provide effective choices for voters. 
A)  political parties are too strong to allow for public involvement in the political process. 
B)  political parties are not strong enough to function effectively. 
C)  there are too many political parties from which Americans can choose. 
D)  political parties do not exert any influence over elected officials. 
E)  the major political parties are too similar on most issues to provide effective choices for voters.

Question 16

Describe third parties in American politics. Why has there never been a party system of three or more parties in the United States? How do third parties arise? Describe some notable third-party candidates for president.

Accepted Answer

Third parties in American politics refer

Question 17

Which of the following statements about partisan identification in the United States is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Party identification does not vary significantly by ideology. 
B)  Party identification varies significantly by gender but not by race. 
C)  Party identification varies significantly by income but not by ideology. 
D)  Party identification varies significantly by income, race, and gender. 
E)  Party identification does not vary by income, race, and gender. 
A)  Party identification does not vary significantly by ideology. 
B)  Party identification varies significantly by gender but not by race. 
C)  Party identification varies significantly by income but not by ideology. 
D)  Party identification varies significantly by income, race, and gender. 
E)  Party identification does not vary by income, race, and gender.

Question 18

The Tea Party movement is

Accepted Answer

A)  an official third party that challenges both Democrats and Republicans in national elections. 
B)  an organized challenge to incumbents in the Republican Party by the most conservative wing of the Republican Party. 
C)  an organized challenge to incumbents in the Democratic Party by the most liberal wing of the Democratic Party. 
D)  an offspring of the Green Party that runs for state and local office in many Midwestern states. 
E)  the now defunct party that gave way to the Republican Party at the end of the "Second Party System." 
A)  an official third party that challenges both Democrats and Republicans in national elections. 
B)  an organized challenge to incumbents in the Republican Party by the most conservative wing of the Republican Party. 
C)  an organized challenge to incumbents in the Democratic Party by the most liberal wing of the Democratic Party. 
D)  an offspring of the Green Party that runs for state and local office in many Midwestern states. 
E)  the now defunct party that gave way to the Republican Party at the end of the "Second Party System."

Question 19

During the 1980s, the Republicans added ________ to their coalition.

Accepted Answer

A)  religious conservatives and working-class whites 
B)  African Americans and upper-class intellectuals 
C)  Latinos and the business community 
D)  Jews and unionized workers 
E)  gays and lesbians and southern farmers 
A)  religious conservatives and working-class whites 
B)  African Americans and upper-class intellectuals 
C)  Latinos and the business community 
D)  Jews and unionized workers 
E)  gays and lesbians and southern farmers

Question 20

Describe the organizational structure of political parties. How do both the electoral system and federalism affect the shape of parties? What are some of the functions of parties in the electoral arena?

Accepted Answer

Political parties have a hierarchical or

The Populist Party appealed to which of the following groups?

State and local party organizations do all of the following EXCEPT

Reconstruction after the Civil War was led by the ________ Party.

Party activists are to contribute time, energy, and effort to party affairs and to hold more extreme views than the party's rank-and-file voters.

Which of the following groups is most likely to support the Republican Party?

________ was elected president with no political party affiliation.

A party's ________ contains its philosophy, principles, and policy positions.

From 1896 to 1932, the ________ Party was the nation's majority party.

An individual's psychological attachment to one party or another is called a party ________.

The two main political parties have each changed dramatically over time. What are the historical origins of both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party? What is a party system? Describe some of the party systems that have arisen over the course of American history.

The United States has had ________ party systems since 1789.

Which of the following statements about parties in Congress is FALSE?

Dealignment refers to

Which of the following is NOT accomplished at a party's national convention?

One reason that America has such low levels of political involvement and voter turnout is that

Describe third parties in American politics. Why has there never been a party system of three or more parties in the United States? How do third parties arise? Describe some notable third-party candidates for president.

Which of the following statements about partisan identification in the United States is most accurate?

The Tea Party movement is

During the 1980s, the Republicans added ________ to their coalition.

Describe the organizational structure of political parties. How do both the electoral system and federalism affect the shape of parties? What are some of the functions of parties in the electoral arena?

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters

Exam 9: Political Parties

The Populist Party appealed to which of the following groups?

State and local party organizations do all of the following EXCEPT

Reconstruction after the Civil War was led by the ________ Party.

Party activists are ________ to contribute time, energy, and effort to party affairs and ________ to hold more extreme views than the party's rank-and-file voters.

Which of the following groups is most likely to support the Republican Party?

________ was elected president with no political party affiliation.

A party's ________ contains its philosophy, principles, and policy positions.

From 1896 to 1932, the ________ Party was the nation's majority party.

An individual's psychological attachment to one party or another is called a party ________.

The two main political parties have each changed dramatically over time. What are the historical origins of both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party? What is a party system? Describe some of the party systems that have arisen over the course of American history.

The United States has had ________ party systems since 1789.

Which of the following statements about parties in Congress is FALSE?

Dealignment refers to

Which of the following is NOT accomplished at a party's national convention?

One reason that America has such low levels of political involvement and voter turnout is that

Describe third parties in American politics. Why has there never been a party system of three or more parties in the United States? How do third parties arise? Describe some notable third-party candidates for president.

Which of the following statements about partisan identification in the United States is most accurate?

The Tea Party movement is

During the 1980s, the Republicans added ________ to their coalition.

Describe the organizational structure of political parties. How do both the electoral system and federalism affect the shape of parties? What are some of the functions of parties in the electoral arena?

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters

Party activists are to contribute time, energy, and effort to party affairs and to hold more extreme views than the party's rank-and-file voters.