Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes the attitude of the American people toward political parties?

Accepted Answer

A) Americans feel strong personal loyalties to their parties. 
B) Americans see parties as inherently undemocratic. 
C) Americans would like to see many more than two parties. 
D) Americans recognize the value of parties but distrust the existing ones. 
E) Americans are ideologically divided, as are parties. 
A) Americans feel strong personal loyalties to their parties. 
B) Americans see parties as inherently undemocratic. 
C) Americans would like to see many more than two parties. 
D) Americans recognize the value of parties but distrust the existing ones. 
E) Americans are ideologically divided, as are parties.

Question 2

In the discipline of political science,party identification refers to

Accepted Answer

A) a sense of psychological attachment to a party. 
B) one's voting record. 
C) formal membership. 
D) ability to discuss the platforms of a number of political parties that one admires. 
E) one's voting record and formal membership. 
A) a sense of psychological attachment to a party. 
B) one's voting record. 
C) formal membership. 
D) ability to discuss the platforms of a number of political parties that one admires. 
E) one's voting record and formal membership.

Question 3

The __________ is not a national political party because it does not nominate its own candidates.

Accepted Answer

A) Libertarian Party 
B) Green Party 
C) Democratic Party 
D) Tea Party 
E) Republican Party 
A) Libertarian Party 
B) Green Party 
C) Democratic Party 
D) Tea Party 
E) Republican Party

Question 4

About __________ of all Americans adopt their parents' party.

Accepted Answer

A) 15 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 30 percent 
D) 50 percent 
E) 80 percent 
A) 15 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 30 percent 
D) 50 percent 
E) 80 percent

Question 5

Surveys show today that approximately __________ of the American population today think that the United States needs a third party.

Accepted Answer

A) one-fourth 
B) one-third 
C) one-half 
D) two-thirds 
E) three-fourths 
A) one-fourth 
B) one-third 
C) one-half 
D) two-thirds 
E) three-fourths

Question 6

The South still casts many votes for Democrats because of the high proportion of

Accepted Answer

A) middle-class voters. 
B) labor union members. 
C) members of the military. 
D) Protestants. 
E) African Americans. 
A) middle-class voters. 
B) labor union members. 
C) members of the military. 
D) Protestants. 
E) African Americans.

Question 7

Where in the Constitution are political parties discussed?

Accepted Answer

A) Article I : The Legislative Branch 
B) Article II : The Executive Branch 
C) The Preamble 
D) Throughout the Constitution 
E) Nowhere in the Constitution 
A) Article I : The Legislative Branch 
B) Article II : The Executive Branch 
C) The Preamble 
D) Throughout the Constitution 
E) Nowhere in the Constitution

Question 8

____________ was the first candidate elected as a Republican​.

Accepted Answer

A) ​Abraham Lincoln 
B) ​John Quincy Adams 
C) ​John Fremont 
D) ​Andrew Jackson 
E) ​Warren G. Harding 
A) ​Abraham Lincoln 
B) ​John Quincy Adams 
C) ​John Fremont 
D) ​Andrew Jackson 
E) ​Warren G. Harding

Question 9

During the Jacksonian Era,parties had to appeal to much larger numbers of voters,and one response was using _________ to select presidential candidates.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​party caucuses 
B) ​national primaries 
C) ​state-by-state primaries 
D) ​national conventions 
E) ​congressional caucuses 
A) ​party caucuses 
B) ​national primaries 
C) ​state-by-state primaries 
D) ​national conventions 
E) ​congressional caucuses

Question 10

The term Solid South refers to the

Accepted Answer

A) strength of the old Confederacy. 
B) South's habit of consistently voting for the eventual winner in presidential elections. 
C) South's consistent Democratic voting record for much of the twentieth century. 
D) South's consistent Republican voting record for much of the twentieth century. 
E) dominance of the agricultural issue in the South. 
A) strength of the old Confederacy. 
B) South's habit of consistently voting for the eventual winner in presidential elections. 
C) South's consistent Democratic voting record for much of the twentieth century. 
D) South's consistent Republican voting record for much of the twentieth century. 
E) dominance of the agricultural issue in the South.

Question 11

The presidency supports the two-party system because

Accepted Answer

A) the Constitution requires all electors to vote for candidates under the same party label. 
B) the presidency is a big enough political prize to induce parties to harbor uncomfortable coalitions of voters just to win the electoral vote and the presidential election. 
C) presidential candidates cannot run as independents. 
D) no one could hope to win the presidency without the backing of a political party. 
E) competition from multiple parties would simply prove too costly. 
A) the Constitution requires all electors to vote for candidates under the same party label. 
B) the presidency is a big enough political prize to induce parties to harbor uncomfortable coalitions of voters just to win the electoral vote and the presidential election. 
C) presidential candidates cannot run as independents. 
D) no one could hope to win the presidency without the backing of a political party. 
E) competition from multiple parties would simply prove too costly.

Question 12

Voters ​favor one-party control of the presidency and the congress when

Accepted Answer

A) ​there is general agreement on national priorities between the parties. 
B) ​it is wartime. 
C) ​their party is in control. 
D) ​unemployment is low. 
E) ​it is not an election year. 
A) ​there is general agreement on national priorities between the parties. 
B) ​it is wartime. 
C) ​their party is in control. 
D) ​unemployment is low. 
E) ​it is not an election year.

Question 13

The short-lived __________ Party nominated Robert La Follette of Wisconsin for the presidency in 1924,but carried only La Follette's home state and ceased to nominate candidates in 1925.

Accepted Answer

A) Populist 
B) Reform 
C) Progressive 
D) Democratic Farmer-Labor (DFL) 
E) American Independence 
A) Populist 
B) Reform 
C) Progressive 
D) Democratic Farmer-Labor (DFL) 
E) American Independence

Question 14

Research indicates that one important reason​ for the decline of third-party voting starting in the 1930s may be

Accepted Answer

A) disenchantment with rules promulgated by the Federal Election Commission restricting who can vote for third parties. 
B) ​realization that issues raised by third parties are always insignificant. 
C) ​leftward drift of the Democratic Party to adopt issues otherwise raised by third parties. 
D) ​voter fraud sabotaging the actual results earned by third-party candidates. 
E) belief that the Republican Party was going to have a platform that would accomplish anything a third party would otherwise work toward. 
A) disenchantment with rules promulgated by the Federal Election Commission restricting who can vote for third parties. 
B) ​realization that issues raised by third parties are always insignificant. 
C) ​leftward drift of the Democratic Party to adopt issues otherwise raised by third parties. 
D) ​voter fraud sabotaging the actual results earned by third-party candidates. 
E) belief that the Republican Party was going to have a platform that would accomplish anything a third party would otherwise work toward.

Question 15

The two ideological protest parties​ that together managed just over 1 percent of the vote in the 2012 presidential race were the _______ Party and the ________ Party.

Accepted Answer

A) ​Green; Progressive 
B) Libertarian; Green 
C) ​​Labor; Libertarian 
D) ​Populist; Progressive 
E) ​Libertarian; Populist 
A) ​Green; Progressive 
B) Libertarian; Green 
C) ​​Labor; Libertarian 
D) ​Populist; Progressive 
E) ​Libertarian; Populist

Question 16

Presence of multiple (more than two)political parties

Accepted Answer

A) ​is the only guarantee of a truly stable democratic system. 
B) ​does not occur in modern democratic political systems. 
C) ​would be unconstitutional in America. 
D) ​tends to split opposition to a dominant regime and help it maintain power. 
E) ​has historically always caused the fairly rapid downfall of any political system that has had that characteristic. 
A) ​is the only guarantee of a truly stable democratic system. 
B) ​does not occur in modern democratic political systems. 
C) ​would be unconstitutional in America. 
D) ​tends to split opposition to a dominant regime and help it maintain power. 
E) ​has historically always caused the fairly rapid downfall of any political system that has had that characteristic.

Question 17

Describe the principles of responsible party government and how well they are being achieved in American politics today.​

Accepted Answer

The principles of responsible party gove

Question 18

George Washington,generally considered sympathetic to the Federalist Party,felt that political factions

Accepted Answer

A) had negative effects on democracy. 
B) should increase and multiply. 
C) should be outlawed by government action. 
D) were vital to a strong democracy. 
E) were necessary consequences of separation of powers. 
A) had negative effects on democracy. 
B) should increase and multiply. 
C) should be outlawed by government action. 
D) were vital to a strong democracy. 
E) were necessary consequences of separation of powers.

Question 19

The __________ party is probably the oldest political party in existence.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Republican 
B) ​British Conservative 
C) ​United Russia 
D) ​British Whig 
E) ​Democratic 
A) ​Republican 
B) ​British Conservative 
C) ​United Russia 
D) ​British Whig 
E) ​Democratic

Question 20

The best the Socialist Party has ever done in America was to capture 6 percent of the vote in the election of

Accepted Answer

A) 1896. 
B) 1912. 
C) 1932. 
D) 1968. 
E) 2004. 
A) 1896. 
B) 1912. 
C) 1932. 
D) 1968. 
E) 2004.

Which of the following statements best describes the attitude of the American people toward political parties?

In the discipline of political science,party identification refers to

The __________ is not a national political party because it does not nominate its own candidates.

About __________ of all Americans adopt their parents' party.

Surveys show today that approximately __________ of the American population today think that the United States needs a third party.

The South still casts many votes for Democrats because of the high proportion of

Where in the Constitution are political parties discussed?

____________ was the first candidate elected as a Republican.

During the Jacksonian Era,parties had to appeal to much larger numbers of voters,and one response was using _________ to select presidential candidates.

The term Solid South refers to the

The presidency supports the two-party system because

Voters favor one-party control of the presidency and the congress when

The short-lived __________ Party nominated Robert La Follette of Wisconsin for the presidency in 1924,but carried only La Follette's home state and ceased to nominate candidates in 1925.

Research indicates that one important reason for the decline of third-party voting starting in the 1930s may be

The two ideological protest parties that together managed just over 1 percent of the vote in the 2012 presidential race were the _ Party and the __ Party.

Presence of multiple (more than two)political parties

Describe the principles of responsible party government and how well they are being achieved in American politics today.

George Washington,generally considered sympathetic to the Federalist Party,felt that political factions

The __________ party is probably the oldest political party in existence.

The best the Socialist Party has ever done in America was to capture 6 percent of the vote in the election of

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Participation and Voting

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Policymaking and Domestic Policy

Filters

Exam 8: Political Parties

Which of the following statements best describes the attitude of the American people toward political parties?

In the discipline of political science,party identification refers to

The __________ is not a national political party because it does not nominate its own candidates.

About __________ of all Americans adopt their parents' party.

Surveys show today that approximately __________ of the American population today think that the United States needs a third party.

The South still casts many votes for Democrats because of the high proportion of

Where in the Constitution are political parties discussed?

____________ was the first candidate elected as a Republican​.

During the Jacksonian Era,parties had to appeal to much larger numbers of voters,and one response was using _________ to select presidential candidates.​

The term Solid South refers to the

The presidency supports the two-party system because

Voters ​favor one-party control of the presidency and the congress when

The short-lived __________ Party nominated Robert La Follette of Wisconsin for the presidency in 1924,but carried only La Follette's home state and ceased to nominate candidates in 1925.

Research indicates that one important reason​ for the decline of third-party voting starting in the 1930s may be

The two ideological protest parties​ that together managed just over 1 percent of the vote in the 2012 presidential race were the _______ Party and the ________ Party.

Presence of multiple (more than two)political parties

Describe the principles of responsible party government and how well they are being achieved in American politics today.​

George Washington,generally considered sympathetic to the Federalist Party,felt that political factions

The __________ party is probably the oldest political party in existence.​

The best the Socialist Party has ever done in America was to capture 6 percent of the vote in the election of

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Participation and Voting

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Policymaking and Domestic Policy

Filters

____________ was the first candidate elected as a Republican.

During the Jacksonian Era,parties had to appeal to much larger numbers of voters,and one response was using _________ to select presidential candidates.

Voters favor one-party control of the presidency and the congress when

Research indicates that one important reason for the decline of third-party voting starting in the 1930s may be

The two ideological protest parties that together managed just over 1 percent of the vote in the 2012 presidential race were the _ Party and the __ Party.

Describe the principles of responsible party government and how well they are being achieved in American politics today.

The __________ party is probably the oldest political party in existence.