Question 1

Tipping takes place

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A)  when a substantial group of voters switches party allegiance. 
B)  when increasing numbers of voters call themselves "independents." 
C)  when a group that is becoming more numerous over time grows large enough to change the political balance in a state. 
D)  as a result of immigration or differential birth rates. 
E)  only in countries that employ a multi-party system. 
A)  when a substantial group of voters switches party allegiance. 
B)  when increasing numbers of voters call themselves "independents." 
C)  when a group that is becoming more numerous over time grows large enough to change the political balance in a state. 
D)  as a result of immigration or differential birth rates. 
E)  only in countries that employ a multi-party system.

Question 2

Third parties

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A)  are minor parties. 
B)  can act as critics of the major parties. 
C)  can be spoilers in an election. 
D)  often start because of an idea or person. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  are minor parties. 
B)  can act as critics of the major parties. 
C)  can be spoilers in an election. 
D)  often start because of an idea or person. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 3

A political party differs from an interest group in that

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A)  political parties want to operate the government and interest groups do not. 
B)  political parties do not want to operate the government and interest groups do. 
C)  individuals must pay dues to a political party but not to an interest group. 
D)  individuals in a political party agree on all major policy issues. 
E)  interest groups select candidates to run for office and political parties do not. 
A)  political parties want to operate the government and interest groups do not. 
B)  political parties do not want to operate the government and interest groups do. 
C)  individuals must pay dues to a political party but not to an interest group. 
D)  individuals in a political party agree on all major policy issues. 
E)  interest groups select candidates to run for office and political parties do not.

Question 4

In a proportional representation electoral system

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A)  candidates for office run in single-seat, winner-take-all districts. 
B)  political parties win seats in a legislature based on the proportion of the vote they receive. 
C)  election results are roughly proportional to the amount of money raised by each party. 
D)  parties win a proportion of seats in a legislature, weighted to give small parties a larger share. 
E)  the top three parties in an election divide the government proportionally between them. 
A)  candidates for office run in single-seat, winner-take-all districts. 
B)  political parties win seats in a legislature based on the proportion of the vote they receive. 
C)  election results are roughly proportional to the amount of money raised by each party. 
D)  parties win a proportion of seats in a legislature, weighted to give small parties a larger share. 
E)  the top three parties in an election divide the government proportionally between them.

Question 5

The first partisan political division in the United States was between

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A)  the Democrats and the Republicans. 
B)  the Whigs and the Democrats. 
C)  the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. 
D)  the Whigs and the Tories. 
E)  the Whigs and the Republicans. 
A)  the Democrats and the Republicans. 
B)  the Whigs and the Democrats. 
C)  the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. 
D)  the Whigs and the Tories. 
E)  the Whigs and the Republicans.

Question 6

George Washington viewed political parties as a

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A)  necessity for the functioning of democracy. 
B)  tradition from colonial times that would always exist. 
C)  threat to national unity and popular government. 
D)  legitimate means for interest groups to attempt to gain control of the government. 
E)  vestige of politics under Great Britain and thus a thing of the past. 
A)  necessity for the functioning of democracy. 
B)  tradition from colonial times that would always exist. 
C)  threat to national unity and popular government. 
D)  legitimate means for interest groups to attempt to gain control of the government. 
E)  vestige of politics under Great Britain and thus a thing of the past.

Question 7

From the late 1960s onward, many southern Democrats in Congress

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A)  were conservatives who commonly voted with Republicans. 
B)  managed to keep the South balanced between liberal and conservative ideologies. 
C)  were replaced by Republicans as the retired. 
D)  led the modern period of progressivism. 
E)  Both A and C. 
A)  were conservatives who commonly voted with Republicans. 
B)  managed to keep the South balanced between liberal and conservative ideologies. 
C)  were replaced by Republicans as the retired. 
D)  led the modern period of progressivism. 
E)  Both A and C.

Question 8

The election of 2000 demonstrated

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A)  the effectiveness of the electoral college in mirroring the popular vote. 
B)  that Democratic blue states and Republican red states were largely the same as a century earlier. 
C)  the close political divisions of the nation. 
D)  how far the country had swung toward a period of Republican dominance. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  the effectiveness of the electoral college in mirroring the popular vote. 
B)  that Democratic blue states and Republican red states were largely the same as a century earlier. 
C)  the close political divisions of the nation. 
D)  how far the country had swung toward a period of Republican dominance. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 9

In general, the Republicans have been known as the party of

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A)  liberal political ideas. 
B)  social welfare programs. 
C)  business. 
D)  the working class. 
E)  racial and ethnic minorities. 
A)  liberal political ideas. 
B)  social welfare programs. 
C)  business. 
D)  the working class. 
E)  racial and ethnic minorities.

Question 10

Third parties have influenced American politics by

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A)  refusing to allow their policies to be adopted by a major party. 
B)  sometimes determining whether the Republicans or Democrats win an election. 
C)  focusing their efforts on getting judges appointed to the bench rather than winning elections for the executive or legislative branches. 
D)  winning elections to state legislative bodies. 
E)  gaining control of several municipal governments. 
A)  refusing to allow their policies to be adopted by a major party. 
B)  sometimes determining whether the Republicans or Democrats win an election. 
C)  focusing their efforts on getting judges appointed to the bench rather than winning elections for the executive or legislative branches. 
D)  winning elections to state legislative bodies. 
E)  gaining control of several municipal governments.

Question 11

A two-party system

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A)  is one in which there are only two legal parties. 
B)  is one in which only two parties have a reasonable chance of winning. 
C)  is one in which control of government is divided between two political parties. 
D)  tends to exist mostly in European democracies. 
E)  Both A and D. 
A)  is one in which there are only two legal parties. 
B)  is one in which only two parties have a reasonable chance of winning. 
C)  is one in which control of government is divided between two political parties. 
D)  tends to exist mostly in European democracies. 
E)  Both A and D.

Question 12

Which of the following is false?

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A)  The Jewish electorate tends to be heavily Democratic. 
B)  Hispanics are strongly Republican. 
C)  Urban people tend to vote Democratic. 
D)  Rural voters support Republicans. 
E)  Union members tend to vote Democratic. 
A)  The Jewish electorate tends to be heavily Democratic. 
B)  Hispanics are strongly Republican. 
C)  Urban people tend to vote Democratic. 
D)  Rural voters support Republicans. 
E)  Union members tend to vote Democratic.

Question 13

Which of the following is true?

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A)  The Great Depression shattered the working-class belief in Democratic economic competence. 
B)  The Great Depression solidified the Republican Party as the dominant and most trusted party in American government and politics. 
C)  Roosevelt's relief programs were generally not available to African Americans, resulting in African Americans' antagonism toward the Democratic Party that lasted for decades. 
D)  The Great Depression shattered the working-class belief in Republican economic competence. 
E)  Republicans held the presidency from the early 1930s until the late 1960s. 
A)  The Great Depression shattered the working-class belief in Democratic economic competence. 
B)  The Great Depression solidified the Republican Party as the dominant and most trusted party in American government and politics. 
C)  Roosevelt's relief programs were generally not available to African Americans, resulting in African Americans' antagonism toward the Democratic Party that lasted for decades. 
D)  The Great Depression shattered the working-class belief in Republican economic competence. 
E)  Republicans held the presidency from the early 1930s until the late 1960s.

Question 14

The two-party system has dominated the American political landscape for all of the following reasons except

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A)  political socialization and practical considerations. 
B)  the winner-take-all electoral system. 
C)  state and federal laws favor the two major parties. 
D)  historical foundations of the system. 
E)  third parties are illegal in many jurisdictions. 
A)  political socialization and practical considerations. 
B)  the winner-take-all electoral system. 
C)  state and federal laws favor the two major parties. 
D)  historical foundations of the system. 
E)  third parties are illegal in many jurisdictions.

Question 15

In the winner-take-all system

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A)  the candidate who gets the most votes wins. 
B)  one must get a majority of votes cast to win. 
C)  votes are allocated on a proportional basis. 
D)  only parties receiving more than 5 percent of the vote are allocated seats. 
E)  a party must have competed in a previous election to be placed on the ballot. 
A)  the candidate who gets the most votes wins. 
B)  one must get a majority of votes cast to win. 
C)  votes are allocated on a proportional basis. 
D)  only parties receiving more than 5 percent of the vote are allocated seats. 
E)  a party must have competed in a previous election to be placed on the ballot.

Question 16

The primary goal of an American political party is

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A)  peaceably influencing the American public. 
B)  signing up large numbers of deeply committed members. 
C)  getting the party's candidates elected to office by winning elections. 
D)  collecting member dues. 
E)  trying to find the other party doing "bad" things. 
A)  peaceably influencing the American public. 
B)  signing up large numbers of deeply committed members. 
C)  getting the party's candidates elected to office by winning elections. 
D)  collecting member dues. 
E)  trying to find the other party doing "bad" things.

Question 17

Most candidates for public office in the United States are chosen

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A)  by party "bosses." 
B)  by dues-paid party members. 
C)  as a result of the candidate's hard work and personal organization. 
D)  at party conventions. 
E)  in such a way that the party leadership can be sure that the candidates will support the party's platform. 
A)  by party "bosses." 
B)  by dues-paid party members. 
C)  as a result of the candidate's hard work and personal organization. 
D)  at party conventions. 
E)  in such a way that the party leadership can be sure that the candidates will support the party's platform.

Question 18

All of the following are a part of parties' role in organizing and running elections except

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A)  organizing voter registration drives. 
B)  recruiting volunteers to work at the polls on election day. 
C)  providing much of the campaign activity to stimulate election interest. 
D)  working to increase voter participation. 
E)  articulating policies and opposing the majority party. 
A)  organizing voter registration drives. 
B)  recruiting volunteers to work at the polls on election day. 
C)  providing much of the campaign activity to stimulate election interest. 
D)  working to increase voter participation. 
E)  articulating policies and opposing the majority party.

Question 19

After the Civil War, a candidate for office who supported currency inflation as a way to bring down the value of people's debts was likely a

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A)  Republican. 
B)  Federalist. 
C)  populist. 
D)  progressive. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  Republican. 
B)  Federalist. 
C)  populist. 
D)  progressive. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 20

Discuss the obstacles faced by third-party and independent candidates in the American two-party system as well as their successes in impacting American elections.

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Third-party and independent candidates f

Tipping takes place

Third parties

A political party differs from an interest group in that

In a proportional representation electoral system

The first partisan political division in the United States was between

George Washington viewed political parties as a

From the late 1960s onward, many southern Democrats in Congress

The election of 2000 demonstrated

In general, the Republicans have been known as the party of

Third parties have influenced American politics by

A two-party system

Which of the following is false?

Which of the following is true?

The two-party system has dominated the American political landscape for all of the following reasons except

In the winner-take-all system

The primary goal of an American political party is

Most candidates for public office in the United States are chosen

All of the following are a part of parties' role in organizing and running elections except

After the Civil War, a candidate for office who supported currency inflation as a way to bring down the value of people's debts was likely a

Discuss the obstacles faced by third-party and independent candidates in the American two-party system as well as their successes in impacting American elections.

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Campaigns and Elections

The Media

The Congress

The President

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

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Exam 8: Political Parties

Tipping takes place

Third parties

A political party differs from an interest group in that

In a proportional representation electoral system

The first partisan political division in the United States was between

George Washington viewed political parties as a

From the late 1960s onward, many southern Democrats in Congress

The election of 2000 demonstrated

In general, the Republicans have been known as the party of

Third parties have influenced American politics by

A two-party system

Which of the following is false?

Which of the following is true?

The two-party system has dominated the American political landscape for all of the following reasons except

In the winner-take-all system

The primary goal of an American political party is

Most candidates for public office in the United States are chosen

All of the following are a part of parties' role in organizing and running elections except

After the Civil War, a candidate for office who supported currency inflation as a way to bring down the value of people's debts was likely a

Discuss the obstacles faced by third-party and independent candidates in the American two-party system as well as their successes in impacting American elections.

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Campaigns and Elections

The Media

The Congress

The President

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters