Exam 9: How Parties Choose Candidates

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If someone claimed to you that the use of primaries to select the major parties' candidates helps to make the American political system more democratic, in what ways would you argue that he or she is correct, and in what ways would you suggest he/she is wrong?

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The greatest dangers of open primaries from the parties' perspective are:

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Question 22

What are the main reasons why turnout in a primary tends to be lower than turnout in a general election? Have there ever been exceptions to this pattern?

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Question 23

Voter turnout in primary elections currently tends to be:

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If you were a state party leader intending to strengthen your state party organization's power over candidates, would you urge your legislature to adopt a closed, an open, or a "top two" primary? Explain your reasoning: what are the benefits and costs to the party organization of each of these different types of primaries?

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Question 25

Promoted by the Progressive movement, primary elections:

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Question 26

Define each of the following and briefly explain why it is relevant to the study of political parties. -Direct primaries.

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If someone claimed to you that the use of primaries to select the major parties' candidates helps to make the American political system more democratic, in what ways would you argue that he or she is correct, and in what ways would you suggest he/she is wrong?

The greatest dangers of open primaries from the parties' perspective are:

What are the main reasons why turnout in a primary tends to be lower than turnout in a general election? Have there ever been exceptions to this pattern?

Voter turnout in primary elections currently tends to be:

Promoted by the Progressive movement, primary elections:

Define each of the following and briefly explain why it is relevant to the study of political parties. -Direct primaries.

What Are Political Parties

The American Two-Party System

State and Local Party Organizations

The Parties National Organizations

Party Activists

Party Identification

Party Coalitions and Party Change

Parties and Voter Turnout

Choosing the Presidential Nominees

The General Election

Financing the Campaigns

Parties in Congress and State Legislatures

The Party in the Executive and the Courts

The Semi-Responsible Parties

The Place of Parties in American Politics

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