Question 1

Party organizational strength is indicated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  more party identifiers among citizens 
B)  being able to recruit candidates for each office on the ballot 
C)  less fund-raising 
D)  larger budgets and more full-time staff members 
A)  more party identifiers among citizens 
B)  being able to recruit candidates for each office on the ballot 
C)  less fund-raising 
D)  larger budgets and more full-time staff members

Question 2

Define each of the following and briefly explain why it is relevant to the study of political parties.
-Cadre party organizations.

Accepted Answer

Cadre party organizations, also known as

Question 3

Jobs awarded on the basis of party loyalty rather than qualifications were known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  pork barrel 
B)  patronage 
C)  civil service 
D)  merit appointments 
A)  pork barrel 
B)  patronage 
C)  civil service 
D)  merit appointments

Question 4

Local party organizations today are:

Accepted Answer

A)  weaker than they were in the mid-1900s 
B)  stronger than they were in the mid-1900s 
C)  uniformly strong in every state 
D)  more active after elections are over than during campaigns 
A)  weaker than they were in the mid-1900s 
B)  stronger than they were in the mid-1900s 
C)  uniformly strong in every state 
D)  more active after elections are over than during campaigns

Question 5

The main unit of local party organization in most states is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  city 
B)  county 
C)  town 
D)  cadre 
A)  city 
B)  county 
C)  town 
D)  cadre

Question 6

The relationship between national, state, and local party organizations is best described as a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchy 
B)  oligarchy 
C)  stratarchy 
D)  monopoly 
A)  hierarchy 
B)  oligarchy 
C)  stratarchy 
D)  monopoly

Question 7

Define each of the following and briefly explain why it is relevant to the study of political parties.
-Allied groups (to the party organizations).

Accepted Answer

Allied groups to party organizations are

Question 8

Which of the following is true about local party organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are correctly described as party "machines," as they have been since the late 1800s. 
B)  They often have trouble recruiting enough people to fill precinct committee leadership positions. 
C)  They are usually very well-funded by corporations and wealthy individuals. 
D)  It is the state party's leaders who choose the local parties' leadership and staff members. 
A)  They are correctly described as party "machines," as they have been since the late 1800s. 
B)  They often have trouble recruiting enough people to fill precinct committee leadership positions. 
C)  They are usually very well-funded by corporations and wealthy individuals. 
D)  It is the state party's leaders who choose the local parties' leadership and staff members.

Question 9

The party machine was a method by which ethnic groups, especially ______, gained a foothold in American politics.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Italians 
B)  African Americans 
C)  Hispanics/Latinos 
D)  the Irish 
A)  the Italians 
B)  African Americans 
C)  Hispanics/Latinos 
D)  the Irish

Question 10

The major American parties, in important ways, are:

Accepted Answer

A)  mass membership parties 
B)  inactive party organizations 
C)  cadre parties 
D)  interest groups 
A)  mass membership parties 
B)  inactive party organizations 
C)  cadre parties 
D)  interest groups

Party organizational strength is indicated by:

Define each of the following and briefly explain why it is relevant to the study of political parties. -Cadre party organizations.

Jobs awarded on the basis of party loyalty rather than qualifications were known as:

Local party organizations today are:

The main unit of local party organization in most states is the:

The relationship between national, state, and local party organizations is best described as a(n):

Define each of the following and briefly explain why it is relevant to the study of political parties. -Allied groups (to the party organizations).

Which of the following is true about local party organizations?

The party machine was a method by which ethnic groups, especially ______, gained a foothold in American politics.

The major American parties, in important ways, are:

What Are Political Parties

The American Two-Party System

The Parties National Organizations

Party Activists

Party Identification

Party Coalitions and Party Change

Parties and Voter Turnout

How Parties Choose Candidates

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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Exam 3: State and Local Party Organizations

Party organizational strength is indicated by:

Define each of the following and briefly explain why it is relevant to the study of political parties. -Cadre party organizations.

Jobs awarded on the basis of party loyalty rather than qualifications were known as:

Local party organizations today are:

The main unit of local party organization in most states is the:

The relationship between national, state, and local party organizations is best described as a(n):

Define each of the following and briefly explain why it is relevant to the study of political parties. -Allied groups (to the party organizations).

Which of the following is true about local party organizations?

The party machine was a method by which ethnic groups, especially ______, gained a foothold in American politics.

The major American parties, in important ways, are:

What Are Political Parties

The American Two-Party System

The Parties National Organizations

Party Activists

Party Identification

Party Coalitions and Party Change

Parties and Voter Turnout

How Parties Choose Candidates

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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