Question 1

The two major parties use different rules to count the ballots in primaries. The Democrats require state parties to use:

Accepted Answer

A)  winner-take-all rules 
B)  "first past the post" rules 
C)  proportional representation 
D)  multi-member districts 
A)  winner-take-all rules 
B)  "first past the post" rules 
C)  proportional representation 
D)  multi-member districts

Question 2

As states have moved their primaries and caucuses closer to the beginning of the nominating season, the nomination process has become highly ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  top heavy 
B)  corrupt 
C)  front loaded 
D)  based on caucus victories 
A)  top heavy 
B)  corrupt 
C)  front loaded 
D)  based on caucus victories

Question 3

Media coverage of the presidential primaries and caucuses:

Accepted Answer

A)  pays greatest attention to the biggest states: California and New York 
B)  focuses mainly on the primaries and caucuses at the end of the nominating season 
C)  gives equal amounts of attention to every state's nominating events 
D)  pays greatest attention to the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary 
A)  pays greatest attention to the biggest states: California and New York 
B)  focuses mainly on the primaries and caucuses at the end of the nominating season 
C)  gives equal amounts of attention to every state's nominating events 
D)  pays greatest attention to the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary

Question 4

Holding a one-day national primary, rather than the current series of state primaries and caucuses, would probably advantage:

Accepted Answer

A)  the state party organizations 
B)  the lesser-known presidential candidates at the time of the primary 
C)  the candidate with the greatest name recognition at the time of the primary 
D)  voters in the western states 
A)  the state party organizations 
B)  the lesser-known presidential candidates at the time of the primary 
C)  the candidate with the greatest name recognition at the time of the primary 
D)  voters in the western states

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

National Conventions:

Definition:
Natio

Question 6

The nomination reforms of the 1970s:

Accepted Answer

A)  required that party bosses give their approval to any presidential candidate 
B)  stemmed from the anti-Communist sentiment of the postwar period 
C)  gave the local parties the primary power over nominations 
D)  resulted in an increase in the number of state primaries 
A)  required that party bosses give their approval to any presidential candidate 
B)  stemmed from the anti-Communist sentiment of the postwar period 
C)  gave the local parties the primary power over nominations 
D)  resulted in an increase in the number of state primaries

Question 7

Write an essay comparing voters in presidential primaries with voters in general elections. Are there differences between these two sets of voters in their levels of political knowledge, the intensity of their partisanship, or their social demographics? How should any differences between the primary electorate and the general election electorate affect the election results?

Accepted Answer

Voters in presidential primaries and vot

Question 8

A party's vice-presidential nominee is chosen by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the party's national committee 
B)  voters in the primaries and caucuses 
C)  the party's presidential candidate 
D)  superdelegates 
A)  the party's national committee 
B)  voters in the primaries and caucuses 
C)  the party's presidential candidate 
D)  superdelegates

The two major parties use different rules to count the ballots in primaries. The Democrats require state parties to use:

As states have moved their primaries and caucuses closer to the beginning of the nominating season, the nomination process has become highly ______.

Media coverage of the presidential primaries and caucuses:

Holding a one-day national primary, rather than the current series of state primaries and caucuses, would probably advantage:

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

The nomination reforms of the 1970s:

A party's vice-presidential nominee is chosen by:

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

How Parties Choose Candidates

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 10: Choosing the Presidential Nominees

The two major parties use different rules to count the ballots in primaries. The Democrats require state parties to use:

As states have moved their primaries and caucuses closer to the beginning of the nominating season, the nomination process has become highly ______.

Media coverage of the presidential primaries and caucuses:

Holding a one-day national primary, rather than the current series of state primaries and caucuses, would probably advantage:

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

The nomination reforms of the 1970s:

A party's vice-presidential nominee is chosen by:

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

How Parties Choose Candidates

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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