Exam 9: Political Parties

The main effect of the rise of advocacy groups and 527 organizations in recent years has been to push the parties and their candidates into more ideological and partisan directions.

Which of the following statements does NOT support the text's claim of a new party era

The "New Deal Party System" resulted in

During George W. Bush's second term, a significant number of previously loyal Republican members of Congress abandoned support for Bush's policies concerning

Which of these groups was NOT part of the New Deal coalition?

The party system involving the Whigs and the Democrats divided the nation mainly along lines of rich and poor.

Which of these is considered a single-issue party?

Given your understanding of proportional representation as presented in the text, what do you think would happen if the United States adopted a proportional representational system? What would have to change for this to happen? What would the consequences be for American political parties, voters, and government, in general?

The chairperson of an American political party national committee usually has more control over the party

The authors of your text claim that the United States has entered a Seventh Party Era. What evidence can you bring forth to support this claim? What about any counter arguments? Do you agree or disagree with the authors' assessment?

In a parliamentary system (like Great Britain's), a political party that wins a large legislative majority would have no trouble passing legislation to which its leadership was committed.

The second party system that grew out of the 1824 presidential election can be termed Jeffersonian.

The purpose of a ________ is to conduct the business of the party during the four years between national conventions.

Who do the authors of your text identify as a Democrat who has been hurt for reaching across the aisle and supporting Republican positions?

What is the name given to a party that forms when a faction leaves one of the major political parties to run its own candidate for president?

"Free coinage of silver" relates to which presidential election?

The Founders were hostile to political parties,

________ are the people who do the most important organizational work of the parties.

According to the authors of your text, the seventh party era is called the

The People's party of the late nineteenth century was more commonly known as the ________ party.