Exam 8: Political Parties

A critical event that helped end the Republican Party's domination of national politics in the 1920s was

According to the __________,political parties are essential in making government responsive to public opinion.

Which of the following has not been a factor encouraging the continued dominance of Democrats and Republicans as the nation's two major parties?

__________ captured the presidency in 1968 and won five of the eleven southern states in the old Confederacy,signaling an electoral realignment that has seen Republican candidates for president do very well in the south.

According to a 2012 survey in your text,which of the following individuals is most likely to identify as a Republican?

Content analysis of the 2012 party convention platforms found that Republicans were more likely to mention the word __________ whereas Democrats were more likely to mention the word __________.

The text uses the examples of Ronald Reagan and George W.Bush to make the point that,with respect to government spending,​

According to a 2013 poll,____ percent of Americans think the political parties do an adequate job of representing the American people.​

What most distinguishes political parties from interest groups like the AFL-CIO and the National Association of Manufacturers is that

In 2009,how many of the House Democrats voted against reforming health care,President Obama's most important policy initiative?

Most democratic theorists agree that a modern nation-state cannot practice democracy without

Which event helped to shape the partisan patterns of the North and South for nearly a century?

Describe the ideological differences between the Federalists led by Alexander Hamilton and the Democratic Republicans led by Thomas Jefferson.

The __________ Party won most presidential elections from 1932,during the Great Depression,through the election of 1964,when the turbulent 1960s created the environment for a major political realignment.​

The People's Party (or Populist Party)could at least brag that it was the first third party since 1860 to

In his first run for the presidency,Andrew Jackson

Political party platforms probably matter most to​

The first nomination process for two opposing candidates for the presidency was conducted in 1800 by

Explain how the party reforms of the Republicans and Democrats have differed since the 1970s.

​If someone formed the "Second Amendment Party," a political party to run on a platform of removing regulations on gun ownership,that would be an example of a _________ party.